Nelly Karim talks about how her psyche is affected after each character she plays

Actress Nelly Karim revealed the impact of some of the roles she played on her and her psyche, including the series “That” and “Women’s Prison.”

Seminar on the relationship between drama and society Nelly Karim said during a symposium at the El Gouna Film Festival entitled "The Relationship between Drama and Society and the Audience": "When I was working on the series 'A Girl Called That', it was in different age groups, and due to circumstances, we didn't film this series for a long time. I reached 60. I was working and filming and didn't notice. One day, I was wearing things to gain weight and on my way to the studio, I saw a mirror. I usually dress quickly and don't notice. I looked in the mirror and said, 'Who is she?' It came closer. I was scared and went back to the room and started crying."

Nelly Karim series memories Nelly Karim continued: "Ms. Kamla, the director, came to me and asked me, and I told her I didn't know. I got depressed and cried and felt that this wasn't me, so she asked me to go. For the first time in my life, I stopped filming. After that, I went home and put on my jeans to make sure that my size was the same and not like the woman I saw in the mirror. I went out to get back to myself."

Nelly also recalled a situation from the series “Women’s Prison” saying: “While filming the series “Women’s Prison”, the character of “Ghalia” was difficult. Once, I went out and met a friend of mine who asked me what was wrong. I told him nothing. After a while, I saw my pictures with him, and at that time, the series was being filmed. I found that I looked like Ghalia. After filming, I take time and I get affected. I like to travel, for example, for a month to get rid of the character. If there are clothes or accessories, I get rid of them.”

Humanitarian position due to “under control” During the dialogue session, she also recalled a humanitarian situation that showed her the impact of drama on people in general, saying: “After the series “Under Control” was shown, I was standing in my cart getting sandwiches, and I found the seller saying to me, ‘I owe you and I invite you because I know that my son has symptoms of addiction, and this is a simple response to your kindness.’”