[custom_adv] While studying business management in college, Radan signed up for acting classes where he was discovered as an emerging talent. He got his first break when he was given an opportunity for his first role starring in the movie The Passion of Love. The movie achieved great success at the persian box office and was one of the top-grossing movies of 2000. [custom_adv] Radan has since starred in many movies and has become a popular household name in the Middle East, often referred to as one of the top five superstars of Iranian cinema. His extreme popularity caused persian authorities to ban his images from billboards in 2008. In 2010, he was chosen by United Nations as the first Iranian UN ambassador against hunger. [custom_adv] He ventured into music and released his first album, The Other Side, in 2012. Music videos were created for three of the songs from the album: "Jeegh" (Scream), "To Rafti" (You Left) and "Zamouneh" (Era).In June 2015, Radan tweeted support (in Persian) for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage, and was compelled to delete the Tweet and forced to apologize after criticism from government-affiliated hardline media. [custom_adv] Although The Guardian could not independently verify the claim, persian media reported that Radan had been summoned for questioning before the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which vets films and cultural materials before their release.In 2008, Radan acted in Tardid which is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. After that, he was "Zaal" in "homeland C project theatre“. [custom_adv] In 2017, he carried the torch for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul. He said, "I am happy that he is carrying the Olympic torch," and also stated that it was a very good and strange feeling that I was able to carry this torch, and it was considered a historical moment for me. He wished success to persian athletes. [custom_adv] In 2009, Bahram Radan was appointed as the first persian ambassador to the World Food Program in the fight against hunger. On his Twitter page, Radan considered the legalization of same-sex marriage in the US Congress as a historical event as much as the abolition of slavery. [custom_adv] He became the responsible manager of Kihan newspaper and deleted his tweet. After this, many considered the reason for sending his letter to Kahan to be the intensification of security pressures. [custom_adv] Mina Mokhtari is a fashion designer, blogger and model. After marrying Bahram Radan, she gained more fame and popularity than before. Ms. Mokhtari, having a calm and pleasant face with tanned skin, is considered one of the attractive and lovely models. [custom_adv] Following a letter to Kayhan newspaper, actor and singer Bahram Radan apologized for a tweet in which he compared the legalization of same-gender marriage in the United States to the abolition of slavery. Radan removed his support for same-gender marriage in the US two days after being attacked by conservative newspapers, but it was the first time a well-known artistic figure active inside homeland had taken a stance on LGBT rights. [custom_adv] On Thursday, July 11, 2015, Kayhan newspaper published a letter signed by Bahram Radan, which was addressed to "Mr. Mr. Shariatmadari, the respected managing director of Kayhan newspaper". This letter was written following strong attacks on Radan by fundamentalist newspapers, including Kayhan, and Radan explained that he wanted to "clarify and explain his opinion" through this letter. Earlier on Wednesday, July 10th, Kayhan newspaper called for the banning and removal of Bahram Radan's pictures from Iran's highways. According to this newspaper, Radan has defended the legalization of same-sex marriage in America.
