- Fardin was a former wrestling champion, winning the silver medal at the 1952 world freestyle wrestling championships in Tokyo.
- Acted in the Bollywood movie Subah O Sham (1972).
- Known by millions around the world as the "King of Hearts."
- Best film & best actor prizes for his legendary film "Soltaneh Ghalbha" at First Iranian National Film Festival in 1969.
- After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was able to act in only one film, The Damned, before being banished from the movies.
- The most popular actor in Iranian cinema, his films became illegal after the revolution but they continue to circulate on video.
- At his funeral, a crowd of over 20,000 mourners gathered to pay respects in central Tehran.
- As customary for old Iranian movies, both his speaking, as well as, singing voice was dubbed.
- His singing voice was famously dubbed by Iraj, who had the most powerful singing voice in recent Persian music-history.
- In his Bollywood debut Subah O Shyam his voice was dubbed by Satyen Kappu.
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