‘El Badla’ poster
CAIRO – 15 September 2018: The Egyptian movie “El Badla” (The Suit) will screen in Saudi Arabia starting Sept. 20; it will be the first Arabic movie to be screened in the kingdom’s history.
“El Badla”, which was released in Eid el-Adha, achieved high revenues amounting to LE 43 million, claiming the first rank in the Egyptian box office. Hosny plays in the movie the role of a police officer who finds himself involved in a number of critical situations due to the nature of his job.
“El Badla” stars Amina Khalil, Maged el-Masry, Dalal Abdel Aziz, Hassan Hosny and Mai Kassab among others. The movie is written by Ayman Bahagat Kamar and directed by Mando el-Adl.
Hosny was the first Arab pop singer to perform a concert in Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia, on March 30. The concert witnessed the attendance of thousands of Saudis, about 90 percent of which were women. Hosny performed on a massive stage, made especially where all audience seats were red, white or black; the three colors of Egypt’s flag.
The concert was organized under the auspices of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, which stated that Hosny was chosen to perform such a huge concert because of his popularity among all Saudis.
Hosny is a singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He began his musical career in 2002 when he released his first album. His romantic music has made him "the Star of the Generation", a name given to him by his fans.
Hosny won many awards, such as Best Selling Album in 2002 from the Nile Variety channel, Best Arab Artist at Murex D’Or in 2014 and 2016, and Best Arab Artist at the Middle East Music Awards in 2015. He is also the first Arab artist to receive more than 100 million views on Anghami.
Hosny had his handprint and footprint permanently engraved on the Forecourt of the Stars at Hollywood's iconic Chinese Theatre in August 2017.
In the singers’ category, Hosny claimed the second rank after French Montana in Forbes’ "Arab Stars on the Global Stage" list in 2018.
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