Mehrpouya (or Mehrpoya, Mehrpooya, Mehrpuya, Mehr Pooya... according to transcripts of the Persian مهرپویا) was born ايراايران مهرپويا(Abbas Mehrpooya) in Tehran (1927/1992). Poet, translator, actor, guitarist, sitar and santur player, organist, multi-musician, he introduced the sitar in popular music in Iran. He had a habit of using natural instruments such as bones or pots he used as percussion. He also composed and performed music and songs for the Iranian cinema