TV Series “Aldaahik Albaki" Begins Production

Production began on Egyptian actor Amr Abdul Gelil's new series “Aldaahik Albaki”.

Gelil is slated to play the title role in the project. The series is set in the period 1910 to 1949 in Egypt and chronicles the life of famed Egyptian icon Naguib el-Rihani.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Naguib El-Rihani[/caption]

El-Rihani, born on January 21, 1889, began his acting career after he graduated from the French school “Les Frères” in Cairo in the 1900s. He enjoyed a successful acting career after making his acting debut in the 1934 film “Yacout”.

The acclaimed actor’s career spanned more than five decades. El-Rihani passed away at age 60 before the release of his last film “Ghazal Al Banat”, which was released in 1949.

Abdul Gelil was last seen in the Comedy TV series “Dayman Amer” and “Maktob Alaya”.

It also starred Mostafa Shaban, Lebleba, Salah Abdallah, Mirna Nour El-Din, Cynthia Khalifeh, Ahmed Alshami, Karim Afifi, Mohamed Tharwat, and others.

The series also featured acclaimed actress Fadia Abdel Ghany, who is set to make her comeback to the small screen after five years of absence.

Magdy El Hawary directed from a screenplay by Ayman Selim and Michael Adel.

Abdul Gelil, born on January 10, 1963, starred in minor roles in his first few years in cinema and finally found a leading role in Youssef Chahine’s “Kalimny Shoukran”.

He proved his talents as a comedy actor after starring in Khaled Youssef’s films “Heyna Maysarah” and “Dukkan Shehata”.