Mourners attend Salat al-Janazah, the Islamic funeral prayer, held for screenwriter Khashayar Alvand in the courtyard of the Iranian House of Cinema in Tehran on March 2, 2019.

Alvand who was mostly known for popular comedy series such as “Noqtechin”, “Barareh Nights” and “Paytakht” died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 51. (Tehran Times /Majid Asgaripur)

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