[1] She married Ismailbek Abdubachaev who had graduated from a Moscow theatre school and in 1948 they had a daughter, Raema Abdubachaeva, who would go on to be a leading actress herself.

[3] 22 year old Larissa Shepitko's shot the film in extreme heat.

[3] Her elder brother invented the phrase the "Four Daughters of Tököldösh" which associated her and three others with their birthplace.

The other three were Sabira Kumushaliyeva, Baken Kydykeyeva, and Saira Kiyizbaeva [ky].

[7] She was recognised as a People's Artist of the USSR and she was given the Togtogul State Prize [ky].