Bashir El Deek Hospitalized after Suffering Health Scare

Renowned Egyptian author and scriptwriter/director Bashir El Deek has been transferred to the ICU after suffering a health scare.

El Deek's wife revealed that the filmmaker was on the mend since Sunday.

"He woke up at dawn and couldn't breathe. We called the ambulance, they did inhalation and tried to save him. The doctor asked to transfer him immediately to the hospital. There, he underwent tests that proved he was suffering from severe pneumonia. He has been in intensive care since last Sunday. Pray for him," she said.

Born on July 27, 1944, El Deek earned his Bachelor’s Degree in commerce from Cairo University in June 1966. 

Before launching his filmmaker career, he published a slew of short stories in magazines in Egypt and the Arab World.

El Deek made his debut as a screenwriter came in the film “Ma’aa Sabaq Al Assrar” which was directed by Ashraf Fahmy. 

The film starred Mahmoud Yassin, Nour El Shereef and Mervat Amin and began screening on February 1978.

Bashir has directed “Al Toufan” (“The Deluge”), a star-studded film featuring the likes of Mahmoud A’bd Al A’ziz, Farouq Al Fishawy, Mahmoud Al Guindy and Amina Rezk. 

He has also directed “Sikkat Saffar” (“Traveller’s Way”) which starred Nour El Shereef, Noura, Hassan Moustafa, A’bd Al Salam Mohamed, Ahmad Badeer and others.

Beginning in 1984 and continuing till today, the filmmaker has provided screenplays for several television series. 

El Deek has also worked on animations whereby he wrote the screenplay for “Al Faris wa Al Amira” (“The Knight and The Princess”) and directed the feature following the death of the original director Mohamed Hassib.