“It took a lot of hours.” Behind the scenes of Amina Khalil’s transformation into a dancer in “Shaqou”

Actress Amina Khalil revealed the behind-the-scenes of her role as the dancer “Fatna” that she plays in the movie “Shaqou”.

Amina Khalil said in media statements, “A completely different role, that of Fatna, the cabaret dancer. We tried to keep this topic a secret for as long as possible. She looks different and speaks different. I consider this film with a different story than anything I have made before. "

Amina Khalil continued: “The filming was not stressful, but the exhaustion and fatigue was that I spent a lot of time preparing for the look, including wigs, costume details, and makeup, as it took long hours to appear in this way.”

The movie “Shaqoo” topped the list of film revenues for the year 2024 on Eid al-Fitr, and will be released in Arab countries 10 days after Eid.

It is noteworthy that Amina Khalil was absent from the 2024 Ramadan season, and was content to appear as a guest of honor in the television series “Al-Kabir Awi 8.”

Heroes of the movie “Shaqu” The movie “Shaqou” stars Amr Youssef, Mohamed Mamdouh, Yousra , Dina El-Sherbiny, Amina Khalil, and Abbas Abu Al-Hassan, in addition to some artists who participate as guests of honor in the movie. The work is directed by Karim El-Sabky and written by Wissam Sabry.

This work is considered the first meeting of the quartet Amr Youssef, Mohamed Mamdouh, Amina Khalil and Dina El-Sherbiny again, 8 years after they presented the series “Grand Hotel”, which was shown in the month of Ramadan 2016, and achieved public success at that time.

The series “Grand Hotel” dealt with the period of the fifties, as its events revolved around the character “Ali”, played by the artist Amr Youssef , and the events revolved around the search behind the disappearance of his sister, who was working as a maid in one of the major hotels in Aswan .