Her selection by the management of the Cairo International Film Festival to announce the honor of director Kamela Abu Zekry had a great impact and resonance, from the audience and from the awardee herself due to the long relationship that bound them for years through many jobs. He is experiencing a state of great artistic recovery also at the level of television and film fiction.
It is the actress Nelly Karim, who revealed, in her interview with Al-Arabiya.net, that she has finished filming the series “Rose and Laila”, and is currently filming the film “Al-Zero”, who is expecting a positive interaction with, in addition to his preparation for a series for the upcoming Ramadan, despite the great controversy, on his latest series, “Faten Amal Harbi”, which was broadcast during the last season of Ramadan.
Actress Nelly Karim
* How were you chosen to honor director Kamela Abu Zekry at the Cairo Film Festival?
** The festival management contacted me and I was very happy with my choice to honor the friend of my life. On a professional level, we have presented many important works together, and on a personal level, she is one of my closest friends. Therefore, I was happy to be chosen to carry out this task, and I was more than happy with Kamela’s response and participation in honoring her, as she deserves this honor. I felt proud as I was on the stage of the Opera House, presenting the “Faten Hamama Award” to Kamela Abu Zekry, as she is a great and important director who has influenced Egyptian theater and cinema. of the success of the works we presented together.
* Have you recently finished filming “Rose and Laila?” Can we talk about that experience?
** It is the first job that brings me together with the beautiful Yusra, even though we are actually friends and have divergent life relationships, and she enjoys wit and a loving heart, as well as being a bad actress. along with photography and behind the scenes. As for the work, it is produced by “mbc” and written by British screenwriter Chris Cole, directed by British director Adrian Shergold, and deals with the story of two women who own a private detective office. I introduce the character “Rose”, while Yousra introduce the character “Laila”, and the events of the series take place in a comic framework, as well as contain a large number of characters and subsequent rapid events, and consists of 10 episodes, and will be soon ready to be displayed on the “Shahid” platform.
Yousra and Nelly Karim behind the scenes of the Rose and Laila series
* Your husband, Hisham Ashour, is participating in the action league, haven’t you been hiding from criticism?
** In fact, it is the first time we have participated in a leading work of art, and I am not afraid of the idea of criticism, because it is performed before our wedding, and the role suits him in all respects, and people will see him in a new and different personality that will suit them.
* You are returning to the cinema through the film “A Al Zero” with Mohamed Ramadan, did you not hesitate?
** On the contrary, I was not afraid to agree to work with Ramadan, as I have known him for a long time. He is a distinguished artist, educated and highly moral, and has a diverse audience of different ages, in acting and singing, and it is only natural that any known, loved and popular artist would find a difference around this. There’s not always consensus, but the cast has already started filming. The film features a mixture of drama and comedy, in a different social mould, and I expect positive reactions to it.
* Does it seem from the works that we are presenting these days that you are trying to escape from sad deeds?
** Indeed, my work with Yousra and Muhammad Ramadan is a mixture of comedy, excitement, seriousness and drama. I am known for presenting artworks of a special nature, which include attractive and profound content and an integrated story. We offer reality and life is not just about tragedies, nor is it all about laughter, fun and humor.
* Are you featuring a Sa’idi character in the coming Ramadan?
** Yes.. This is my first time introducing a Sa’id character, and it will require some preparation for my personality and work, including language training to master the Sa’id dialect with one of the dialect correctors, in order to be able to present compelling work that respects the viewer’s mind. The work written by Dr. Medhat Al-Adl is unique and different from what we have presented together before. The series presents a struggle between religiosity and customs, and when religion conflicts with customs and traditions, we go to customs and forget the religion. This is one of the inherited scourges and the drama of Upper Egypt is successful with people and has a great impact.
Nelly Karim with her husband Hisham Ashour
*Does Nelly Karim work again with Medhat El-Adl and Mando El-Adl?
** Yes, and I am happy with this collaboration, so I return to work with Dr. Medhat El-Adl after an absence of more than 4 years, since they presented the series “For the Highest Price” together, in 2017 This work is also the third one that brings me together with director Mando El-Adl, after we succeeded together in the series “Faten Amal Harbi”, which was shown last Ramadan, and in the series “For the highest price”.
* Aren’t you afraid to introduce new areas, especially as if they are more like an adventure?
** On the contrary, I’m not at all afraid to tackle new and different areas of representation. My introduction to this role requires preparation that I did in my previous jobs, despite people’s fears, comments and questions about how I could introduce such a character. I follow what people say and I really care about their opinion. But I am more interested in my performance, my work, my professional commitment and the content of the whole story. People unanimously agreed on the character’s distance from the nature of her roles, as well as the personality of the Egyptian woman crushed in life, as well as her role as a drug addict. The series “B 100 Wesh” was also a surprise giving me the comedy. I’m presenting the public with what they don’t expect, despite their constant fear of my intrusion into areas they think aren’t right for me. But in the end they were amazed at the extent of the perfection, and I’m also happy with their opinions and praise for my performance.
* Will you do some study by looking at the previously presented works on Upper Egypt?
**I’m not used to introducing my characters from other backgrounds; Whether you’re looking at a complete work or a specific character, so I won’t bother looking at old works that dealt with the Upper Egypt character. Because as an actress I have to face the work from reality, and rely on ordinary people and everyday events that revolve around me, and not on works presented by a director and an artist in a different way, which may not suit my personality as an artist-actress .
