The first episode of O‘zbekistonlik premiered at the Youth Agency on Monday, with journalists, public representatives, and bloggers in attendance. Film directors Jahongir Akhmedov and Mukhlisa Azizova shared interesting stories about the difficulties they faced while shooting the episode. After the premiere, the audience expressed their opinions.
O‘zbekistonlik is a series of three episodes that showcase the lives, successes, and achievements of Uzbekistanis abroad. The series was filmed in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Portugal, and the UAE. The first episode features the stories of four successful Uzbekistanis living abroad. Asqarali Karimov, born in 1978 in the Surkhandarya region, is a doctor of technical sciences and an engineer living in Texas for 20 years. Dilshoda Ergasheva, born in 1986 in Tashkent, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University and works as an Investment Strategy Analyst in the USA. Bobir Akilkhanov, born in 1983 in Tashkent, is the founder of Missed.com, Blockcrunch.com, Plov.com, and Bobir Akilkhanov Tech Academy companies. Finally, Madina Israilova, born in 1991 in Tashkent, is the Director of Sanctions at UBS USA Bank, a subsidiary of the Swiss financial holding company UBS.
As Bobir Akilkhanov, one of the characters in the first episode, said, "If strong programmers come out of Uzbekistan, strong companies will emerge. We can export them more than cotton and gold."
