Society & Culture
Actress Azza Mahmoud: War Made us Stronger , we Hope to return
Interview – Magda Hassan
Actress Azza Mahmoud, who has a remarkable artistic activity, is strongly present in the Ramadan series, through many works, including “Nashrat Niswan Harem Siti” and, finally, “Zanda “ last Ramadan series. Some Critics criticized Azza for entering the series with the heroes of the work who had never worked or had any experience. Azza presents a status for the work, along with her vision of reality now.
You always celebrate the experience of the series (Zanda) even though it created criticism for you?
I liked Zanda’s experience very much, and it was really an experience with many people, or they had one experience. People criticized a lot, but I did a lot of Dharma and with great artists.
There are those who think that you are an addition to it and not the other way around?
Any job I did I loved, and I do not have any work that I regret. When I decided to work at Zanda, many people warned me against the experience. They told me that you will regret it and will not be added to you, because you are an addition to them. Frankly, I was afraid of many warnings, but I decided to practice the experience.
Zanda succeeded. There may be failures in her artistic work, but she succeeded and became number one
What are your success metrics?
You know success from the street. I did a lot of drama, but it was not popular or resonant. Currently, people stop me in the street, take pictures of me, and ask about Zanda. We went to Gezira state during the war. People come to me even from neighboring villages, and I move around the cities. The same result, even here in Cairo, and this means that the work Very successful no matter who he does
Did you deal with them as a professor?
Never, the team is very nice. We did not make them feel like we were stars or people with experience. They were consulting us and working with us, so I say it was a successful experience by all standards.
Women are more affected by war. How do you feel?
Of course, this war was not expected at all for me, and despite the woman’s fear, we became stronger. Dana fell in our house and I saw Al-Raish beating my mother-in-law. We emerged from certain death, and yet we held on and dealt with reality.
What is the most difficult situation you have experienced?
In the past, I used to tremble from the sound of the gunshot, but thank God, God made us stronger, and all our thoughts were that we had gone out to an unknown future. We had crossed all the states until we were able to reach Egypt. In fact, it was the most difficult situation.
Are you currently active in Cairo?
We are currently preparing to make a drama in Cairo. May God end the war and we will return to our homes and Sudan will become better than before. In fact, we cannot live. I used to visit Cairo every five months, but this time my feeling is different and I hope to return to my homeland and home as soon as possible.
