Mayan ElSayed Instagram – With six projects in the pipeline, MADAME Arabia cover star Mayan El Sayed (@mayanelsayed) is Egyptian cinema’s next big thing.
“This generation of young actors in the Arab world, we are different,” she explains. Adding, “I feel like we have this passion to learn more and to explore more,” she says. “Right now, the world is really opening up. You can watch a movie from Korea or a movie from Spain. And why not try breaking into Bollywood or Hollywood? There are so many possibilities for actors today.”
This growing appetite for global productions also means there is now more room to tell Arab stories, something the Egyptian actor is also quite excited about. Being able to bring narratives about her heritage and culture into the world has become an important aspect of her acting journey.
“We want to be seen, and we want others to know us. To realise that we have these incredible talents too – things to say, music to compose, stories to tell, struggles to show,” she explains. “This is why I don’t want to stop studying acting, so I can continue to improve as an actress – I want to help tell those stories the best way I can.”
And tell those stories she is, with five new films and the upcoming Ramadan series Nos El Sha’b Esmo Mohamed, the actor is representing the region through her art.
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Talent Management: @mad_solutions @kareemsamy | Posted on 11/Feb/2025 19:11:10
