Mona Zaki to Star in TV Series "Talaa Nazil"

Egyptian actress Mona Zaki has signed on to star in the TV series "Talaa Nazil" (Working title).

The series is directed by Hani Khalifa and is set to screen during the winter season.

Zaki made her last appearance on the small screen in the TV series “ Taht El Wasaya”.

It also starred Diab, Nisreen Amin, Rushdi Al Shami, Maha Nassar, Khaled Kamal, Mohamed Abdel Azim, and others.

Director Mohamed Shaker Khodeir is helming the project from a script by screenwriters Khaled and Sherine Diab.

The series follows the hardship and challenges of a widow (Zaki) as she cares for her home and two children.

“Taht El Wasaya” consisted of 15 episodes and was screened during the Ramadan 2023 drama marathon on "DMC" drama.

The series achieved great success during the premiere and saw Zaki being honored for her performance by the National Council for Women (NCW).

Zaki, born on November 18, 1976, started by acting career at the age of 16 when Egyptian actor-director Mohamed Sobhi was searching for new faces.

She applied in the hopes of getting a chance to meet Sobhi and was cast by him for her first acting role in his play “Bel Araby El Faseeh”.

Zaki later co-starred in several hit TV series such as “El A’elah”, “Khalti Safiya wel Deir”, “Nisf Rabi’ El Akhar”, “Ahalina”, “Ded El Tayyar”, and “El Daw’ El Sharid”.

She also co-starred in several plays, among which were “Le’b Eyal”, “Ya Messafer Wahdak”, “Afrouto”, and “Keda OK”.

In 2001, Zaki received an award from Gihan El Sadat, the wife of former president Anwar El Sadat, for portraying her in the masterpiece film “Ayam El Sadat” (Days of El Sadat).

She was awarded the Faten Hamama Prize for Excellency at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival in 2020.