Syrian director Bassel al Khatib is currently working on his new TV series entitled Hulako, the leader of the Mogol during their occupation of the Arab homeland.
The historical series deals with the mechanism of life of the Mogol, their way of living and laws. The series makes a comparison between the past and the present where there is a super military force that wants to sweep the region whose people suffer from disunity and weakness. Such a condition was prevalent at the end at the Abbaside period.
The series is being filmed in the coastal area with the participation of actors and actresses from different Arab countries. From Syria, the cast includes Ayman Zeidan, Abdel Rahman Al Rashi, Norman Asad, Bassam Lutfi and many others.
Meanwhile, al Khatib is filming the series Hanin (nostalgia) in which Ayman Zeidan plays a role of a theatre director who studied abroad and married a foreign woman who gave birth to a girl. When he returned to his homeland, he confronts many obstacles. He said that he was attracted to this social drama, because it deals with various social classes.
Actress Suzan Najm Eddin said that she plays the role of Ilham, a sensitive woman, adding that the most important thing about the series is its reality as it deals with problems face a lot of people.
Al Khatib said that the series includes accumulated social ideas and the characters are realistic – Albawaba.com
