It was said that she is not just a star, but an artist who combines acting and stardom and is still present in our minds and hearts and has not disappeared like many. Presented, it is the star Ilham Shaheen, who always deals with art with the theory of “disagreeing with you know”, looking for everything new so that she does not repeat herself, and her audience does not get bored of her, even if she suffers losses, but she always seeks to differ.
In her interview with Al Arabiya.net, she talked about her interest in women’s films and cinema, her recent honor at the Aswan Festival, her return to drama after an absence, and how she chose her work recently, as well as her new movie “Ahl Al-Aeeb.”
During the past years, you had what could be described as a passion for presenting films that interest you. With women’s issues, what is the reason? 
It is simple, I am in the first And the last is a woman, so it was natural for me to be concerned with issues that pertain to women Rejection of films in which women are just an adornment or a beautiful woman present in the events of the film, but in most of the films that I presented and not all of them you will find a thorny issue of interest to women, we try to raise it and not necessarily find solutions, because that is not the role entrusted to us as filmmakers, but we shed light on it By asking the world to think where the error is and how to remedy it, and how we can fix it and change it. You recently presented many works, not only as a heroine but as a producer, and some of them were lost, and yet you did not stop producing?
I produce a love of cinema, and I have presented nearly 101 films throughout my artistic career, which means that I am in a state of saturation in presenting cinematic works, but I present films of value that can be released to the whole world, and therefore I always pay attention to every detail, which is why films win awards. The last movie “Curfew” has so far won 13 awards, and I have won 4 times because of it the “Best Actress” award, and also the previous movie “Day for Women” won 21 awards after participating in many festivals around the world, and of course I feel happy When my films appear in international forums, because we raise important issues through films that present women’s issues on a global and good level.
*Are there other issues you would like to present?
Humanitarian issues and their impact on society is what I care about besides women’s issues, and there are many talents with special abilities who I hope to present their problems and exploit their abilities to become active members In the community, and I enjoyed being with them, and I consider the movie “Free of Cholesterol” one of my best films because it discussed their problems and I cherish it because it created a psychological condition. It affects it, and presents an image of the random community Ayat the audience did not see, in the movie “Fawzia’s Mix”, the heroine is a model for all slum dwellers and their simple dreams.
*And what about your last honor at the Aswan Festival?
Glad With this honor, especially since this festival is my son, I participated in his birth, and I am proud of what the festival offers every year and its success in reaching the Egyptian community. Great for all.
*Why did you decide to return to the TV drama through his story (5 episodes only) and for years you were a star of Ramadan drama?
I hate accounts and I’m known to be “disagreeing with you know”, when I find a different role in a job, maybe no one can approach it, but they feel afraid From entering this area, I strongly accept him, and this is the secret of my acceptance to present a story of 5 episodes Only, and outside the Ramadan season, any new work I participate in, my enthusiasm leads me to it without any other considerations, and I always let my enthusiasm determine my position on any new project, and if I do not feel this enthusiasm, I do not find any harm in sitting at home, and therefore my enthusiasm for the idea of the series “Zay Al Qamar” “In which I present more than one story, the reason for my approval is undoubtedly. Difficulty making choices?
For a long time and it is difficult, I submitted There are many different types of roles, and at some point I said to myself that there will be nothing new in any work presented to me, and I will not imitate myself or repeat it again. The ability to repeat itself.
What about “Hatta Mina”? Did you find that it is completely different from what you presented before?
It impressed me from the first moment, it has a message An important machine for society, and discusses women’s issues in a very humane way. I wanted to present something that would have an impact on people and change them in something and have a real message and a cause to defend. In general, my cause is human and I am biased towards women because I am a woman, but I am primarily biased towards man and I want to Work messages reach all people, and I present to them a message of optimism for everyone.
The idea of a story in 5 episodes is closer to cinema, my first love, as the total time of the episodes is estimated at two and a half hours, which is the time of a movie that is a bit long, and I expect that this The quality of the works will be greatly admired by the viewers, and they will accept them a lot in the future, because they avoid the mistakes of the long series, whose makers are forced to resort to stretching and lengthening and excessive filling, so that they can present the story in 30 episodes, which loses the work much of its attractiveness.
and what About what’s new in the cinema, is there any preparation for new works?
From the works, there are two films project, one with Director Kamila Abu Zakri, and the other with director Hala Khalil, but due to the spread of the Corona epidemic, we chose to postpone, especially since we are all artists asking people to sit at home and distance, and then put our films in theaters to encourage them to go down, this is unreasonable and illogical, but there is enthusiastic work He has a great deal, “People of the Shame.” I loved the role very much, which was written by Tamer Habib, directed by Mohamed Yassin, and I hope that this work will come to light after it was disrupted a lot due to the Corona pandemic, as the film deals with the story of 4 main characters who are going through difficult circumstances and events follow.
*Away from cinema and television, were you the last to meet the late Dalal Abdulaziz?
May God have mercy on her, Dalal was chivalrous and genuine, she was always the first to tell us our condolences and inform us where we would meet, And when and where would we stop for the cemeteries, the organizer of these matters, may God have mercy on her, to the extent that she had set up a sunset on WhatsApp for the conclusion of the Qur’an, and we used to tell her to distribute the parts to us to read, she was loved by everyone as she was kind and tender, and she stood by everyone who falls in trouble or harm, As she was an exceptional artist that will never be repeated, and we were always the closest to the artist Nadia Lutfi.
With her departure, I felt that I had lost an important person in my life, and she was a stubborn person and I used to find her in all difficult situations, and I always felt that she was a mother For all the people, her friends and those around her, may God have mercy on her and give patience to the heart of Donia and Amy, and my heart is very much with them, and I remember that she was praying for Samir Ghanem to recover while she did not know that God had passed away.
