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Menna Shalaby, Mohamed Henedy Collaborate for First Time


Wed 17 Jun 2020 | 03:31 PM
Yara Sameh

Prominent Egyptian stars Menna Shalaby and Mohamed Henedy are collaborating on the big screen for the first time.

The pair are set to star in film “Al Ens w el Nems”, which will be directed by Sherif Arafa.

They took to their social media accounts, respectively, to unveil their news along with a photo from the behind-the-scenes.

The film also witnesses the second collaboration between Henidy and Arafa. They worked together for the first time in the 2004  film "fool el seen el azeem".

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Henedy confirmed in a press statement that he has finished filming his first scenes with Shalaby inside Arafa's studio, which lasted until midnight.

The shooting took place amid all necessary precautions taken against the Coronavirus, along with continuously sterilizing the shooting set.

The filmmakers are keen during the current period to prepare all the requirements, to ensure the safety of the cast on the one hand, and to complete filming as soon as possible and in the perfect image on the other.

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The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

The global pandemic, like everyone around the globe, had infected many famous personalities who have gone public with their results, such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie, and the Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Graingem who was admitted into the hospital to be treated for the virus.

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In December 2019, an outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization (WHO), it was later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

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It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.