CAIRO, 11 April 2005 — Haitham, son of the late Egyptian actor Ahmad Zaki, has been chosen to complete his father’s film “Halim” and will play the role of the late Egyptian singer Abdul Halim Hafez’s early years.
The producers of the film felt that Haitham was the most suitable candidate for the role, especially due to the strong resemblance he has with his father, in addition to his talent as an actor.
The director of the film, Sharif Arafeh, is waiting until the mourning for the late actor is over to resume filming of the new movie, in which a number of prominent stars from Egypt and Syria will also take part.
Meanwhile, a good friend of Ahmad Zaki has revealed that Ahmad’s entire fortune amounts to only 130 Egyptian pounds. He added that the bank Ahmad used to deal with revealed that the actor had not deposited one dime into his account and was forced to withdraw all he had in the past months.
All his money was withdrawn in order to prepare for the film “Halim”, which he never got to complete. The famous actor died two weeks ago.