And local media reported, according to unnamed sources, that “Adel Imam feels he has fully played his role, and currently prefers to step away from the art scene, just like his friend, artist Salah Al -Saadani, preceded him to this decision.”
Imam appeared in a group of photos on Wednesday during his birthday celebration at his home with his artist friends and a number of family members.
During these photos, which came after the disappearance of nearly two years, signs of aging appeared on Adel Imam.
Sky News Arabia has contacted director Rami Imam, son of Adel Imam and his brother Essam, to find out whether or not he has decided to retire from acting, but they did not respond to requests for comment.
Adel Imam himself hasn’t carried a phone in recent times, and his last interview with a satellite channel broadcasting from Egypt on his birthday was on the phone of artist Lebleba, who was attending the celebration. his home.
During this conversation, which did not last more than a minute, Adel Imam came to mind and uttered a sarcastic phrase on the air in response to his interlocutor, who did not ask him about his artistic future.
Actress Lebleba, in turn, told Sky News Arabia that “in all the hours she attended Adel Imam’s birthday party at his house, she never heard a word from him that meant that he had decided to retire”.
She added that the general atmosphere was dominated by a state of joy and happiness of lovers and friends, noting that there was no talk of retirement or anything like that.
And she added that Adel Imam himself, when he spoke to one of the TV channels on his phone, did not approach such a decision, and it was clear to everyone that his health was good and that his spirit was present.
Adel Imam was born on May 17, 1940 and graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of Cairo University, then he turned to acting and was famous as the most prominent Arab comedian, and he presented many many action and action films, but he also starred in many tragic roles, and he also presented films that confront religious extremism, the most famous of which is the film “The Terrorist”, and political films such as Sleeping in Honey, Terrorism and Kebab.
Adel Imam’s artistic career includes more than 130 films, 11 plays and 16 television series.
Adel Imam’s last film was in 2010 under the name “Alzheimer”, and it was about Alzheimer’s disease that affects the elderly, and therefore rumors often appeared in the past period confirming his infection with it , and the last was last year, but his family and relatives denied it more than once.
The last artwork in which Adel Imam appeared was the “Valentino” series in 2020, and since then he has not appeared in any artwork, and there are those who attributed the reason to disagreements with the production companies currently on the scene, and there are those who have attributed the problem to his advancing age and senile illnesses.
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