Born in 1969 in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
He graduated from the actor’s
department of the Ufa State Art Institute in 1995.
In 1995-1997 he performed at
the M.Gafuri’s Bashkir Drama Theatre. In 2002 he graduated from the directing
department of VGIK (class of A.Eshpai).
«The Wind Catcher» is his
debut full-length feature.