Born in 1977 in Baku (azerbaijan),
where he also grew up. He studied social
and political sciences at azerbaijan
university. In 1996 he moved to
Kaliningrad, where he studied economics,
management and philosophy; he also
wrote songs and performed them. In
2004 he enrolled at nfta (netherlands
film and television academy), faculty
of screenwriting. After almost three
years, he switched from screenwriting
to directing fiction. During his study
he made seven shorts. “Bingo” is his
diploma film.