Egyptian belly dancer Dina is currently in the process of writing a new script for a new film “Raqisat” (Dancers) for the big screen, in which she plans to paint a positive picture of dancers. Dina revealed that she will establish a new production company under the name of “Dina Film” and has already begun doing all the legal paper work for registering it.
Dina announced that “Dancers” will be the fruit of her new company, adding that she had written the basic theme of it two years ago, but no production company agreed to produce it. Dina stressed that she hopes to alter the image of dancers people have. Dina noted that people have such a misconception of dancers that states they are all drug smuggles, head of gangs, and marry in secrecy and are a threat to society.
The events in the film revolve around a respectable dancer who strives to better society through doing good deed. The film’s budget has been estimated to be around 7 million Egyptian pounds, reported the London based daily, Al Sharq Al Awsat.
Dina asserts that belly dancing is the passion of her life, and she will continue dancing until she retires. She added that she had spent lots of time and effort to be a professional, from her early start with the Rida band for Folkloric dancing. She added that belly dancing is an art like folkloric dancing, they all need to learn certain movements but that doesn’t mean that she can’t evolve some dances and moves, as long as you keep the spirit untouched.
Dina has accepted a role in the new TV drama (Friska) directed by Majdi Ahmed. The drama costars Athar Alhakim, Izzat Abu Ouf, Laila Fawzi, Shoki Shamekh, Khairia Ahmed and others. This is Dina’s first participation in a TV drama after her sexual scandal with her ex-husband, Egyptian businessman Hussam Abu Fotouh who had recorded a home videos of her in inappropriate positions and released it to the general public.
Dina denied that her scandal is still haunting her life, stressing that life goes on and she has to focus on her career once more. Director Majdi Ahmed had chosen her for the role because he liked her natural way of acting, stressing that her role in Friska is a very important one. Dina is playing the role of a girl called (Ikhlas) in front of Athar al Hakim who is doing the role of (Shams).
Dina is currently facing trouble with her new play “Hub Ala El Zero” (Love on Zero) under the direction of Al Sayed Radi, which she plans on using to make her grand return to the entertainment world and end all circulating rumors of her resignation. One of the main actors in the play Midhat Saleh has regretfully announced that he is unable to take part in it and backed out leaving the dancer in anxious in trying to find a new replacement.
Midhat’s resignation from the play adds to the problems the play is facing, especially when a number of other actors have declined offers to star in it. The crises the play is facing will make it impossible to be ready by January 2004, which is its scheduled date of display. The director and producer of the play are undergoing urgent negotiations with actors and actresses trying to convince them to accept their offers in participating alongside Dina. No agreements have been reached so far because the actors and actresses are placing high demands, which are difficult to be met. -Albawaba.com
