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Ahmed El Sakka to Guest Star Film, “Qabl El Arbaeen”


Mon 07 Sep 2020 | 12:03 PM
Yara Sameh

Egyptian actor Ahmed El Sakka to guest star in horror film “Qabl El Arbaeen”, starring Dalia Mostafa.

El Sakka has finished shooting his scenes in the past days. The film mark Mostafa's comeback to the silver screen after 12 years of absence.

Mostafa made her last cinematic appearance in 2008 film "The President's Chef" alongside late actor Talaat Zakaria.

El Sakka is currently shooting his new film “El-Ankaboot” (The Spider), who is slated to wrap shooting in three days.

It also stars Mona Zaki, Dhafer El Abidine, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Reem Mustafa, Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, Akram El-Sharkawy, Mahmoud Gharib, Ramez Amir, Mohamed Lotfy, Yosra El Lozy, and others.

The film is written by Mohamed Nayer and directed by Nader Galal.

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Moreover, Egyptian actor Mohamed Mamdouh will make a special appearance in the film. This will be their collaboration together after co-starring in film “Ibrahim Labyad”, and TV series “Weld El-Ghalaba”.

The plot revolves around a man (played by El Sakka) entering the Mafia scene because of his brother (played by El Abidine), who arrives from abroad and enters into many conflicts with him.

On the other hand, El Sakka will participate in Ramadan 2021 drama marathon with TV series “Nasl Al-Agrab” (The Descendants of the Strangers).

The series also stars Amir Karara, Mai Omar, and others. It is written and directed by Mohamed Sami.

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It is worth mentioning that El Sakka, born on March 1, 1973, is an Egyptian actor. He graduated from the Academy of Arts.

He began his acting career with appearances in Egyptian mini-series and ended up co-starring in many famed Ramadan series.

Early in his career, El Sakka appeared in popular series such as “Nesf Rabeea El-Akhar”, "Nsf rbye alakhar", "Wamin Aldhy la Yuhibu Fatma?", "Tarwid alsharisa", "Helm El Ganouby", and "Zayzinia S1".

He established himself as an actor in 1998 when he co-starred in film “Saeedi Fil Gamaa El Amrekeia” (Saeedi in the American University).

In 2000, the actor received his first leading film role in “Short wi Fanila wi Cap” (Short, T-Shirt and Cap).

El Sakka has appeared since then in a significant number of films, including “Horoob Etirari”, “30 Years Ago”, “El Gezira 1 and 2”, “Ibn el-Qunsul” “Al Maslaha”, “The Dealer”, “Ibrahim Labyad”, “Taymour and Shafika”, “An el ashq wel hawa”, “Harb Atalia”, “Tito”, “Mafia”, “Africano”, “Short w Fanelah w Cap”, “Hamam fi Amsterdam”, and “Saeedi fil gamaa el amrekeia”.

The 47-year-old actor has also co-starred in many plays including “Kedah okaih”, “Afroto”, and “Alabanda”.

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El Sakka underwent his first experience as a TV presenter through program “Eghalb El Sakka” (Beat El Sakka), which aired on all the channels of MBC, during the holy month of Ramadan.

It is adapted from the 2008 “Beat the Star” game show and is based on a large number of guest stars, who compete with El Sakka in various challenges and competitions.

The program was co-hosted with Lebanese singer, actress, and TV presenter, Razan Moghrabi. About thirty Arab celebrities participated in the show, who donate what they won to a certain charitable organization.