Menna Shalaby to Star in TV Series "Safenga W Zaflata"

Egyptian actress Menna Shalaby has signed on to star in the TV series "Safenga W Zaflata".

The series consists of 15 episodes and is expected to begin filming by the end of next August to be screened next year.

On the other hand, Shalaby is collaborating with screenwriter Medhat El Adl on a new project.

The play will be a musical and is not linked to the play "Saaa El Haz", which was slated to mark Shalaby's stage debut.

"Saaa El Haz" was set to debut as part of the Riyadh season in December, but was postponed due to the actress being busy with the TV series, "Taaghere Gaw", which premiered in the holy month of Ramadan.

Shalaby, born on July 24, 1981, is the daughter of former belly dancer and actress Zizi Mustafa. She is one of the brightest actresses among the younger generation of Egyptian stars.

The actress showed a passion for acting from a very early age, no doubt due to the exposure to the industry her mother’s fame provided.

Shalaby made her film debut in “Al Saher” (The Magician) as Nour in 2001. She scored her next role alongside prominent actress Layla Elwy in the 2004 film “Baheb El Seema”.

Since then, she co-starred with many talented actors and directors such as renowned director Youssef Chahine in the film “Heya Fawda” (2007), Ahmed Abdallah in the film “Microphone” (2010), and Yousry Nasrallah in the film “Baad el Mawkeaa” (2012) about the infamous Battle of the Camel during the January 25 uprising.