Egyptian singer Amr Diab has reached an agreement with scenarist Midhat Al Adel and song writer Aiman Bahgat Qamar to star in a new romantic film that is to be directed by Sherif Sabri. Despite the fact that not enough information was given regarding the new film, it was revealed that the film will revolve around the life of Amr since the beginning of his career up to today.
The film is to be shot between Cairo and Beirut and Amr is scheduled to begin preparations for it next month. The singer had previously postponed all work for the film with Adel until he completed his latest album "Alim Albi El Gharam" (Teach My Heart to Love). Both men had plans to begin many different film projects, but they all were put on hold and never completed. The last film the singer starred in was “Dahik Wi Li’ib Wi Jad Wi Hub” (Laugh and Play, Serious and Love).
Recently, Diab encountered severe pain in his chest from over working himself in physical exercises in Beirut. The singer had began to workout intensively after talks of him reaching the age of 40 and no longer being the young and energetic man he always was. Amr wanted to prove that he still enjoys a very healthy lifestyle and is in good shape regardless of his age, and so began working out until he could no longer stand up and began to feel severe pain in his chest.
Amr had broken his contract with his previous production company Alam El Phan, which he had been a part of since the beginning of his career. Well-known TV announcer Jumana Abu Obeid was been chosen to make all the formal introductions at the big event. Amr has made all the necessary arrangements to be present at the press conference, in order to show his gratification for being part of the Rotana family of singers.
The Egyptian Broadcasting Company has received a warning notice from Egyptian producer Muhsin Jabr, owner of Alam El Phan Production Company, to stop airing all of Diab’s concert video clips on all its channels. Muhsin stated that according to the contract between him and Diab, which is still valid, he has the rights to all his concert filming and any station that does not abide by his demand he will take legal actions and file lawsuits.
Muhsin has become Diab’s worst enemy after the latter left his company and signed a new contract with Rotana Music Production Company. Muhsin warned Diab that he will do all he can to make his shift to the new company as difficult as possible and insists on punishing him through the terms that are listed in their contract.
It was revealed that the UAE Dubai television station was forced to cancel a concert that was to be held by Amr, due to the fact that the singer was unable to leave Egypt after the company had confined his movement to around Egypt only. The organizers of the event ended paying everyone back their concert ticket money and apologized for Amr’s absence. The head of the organizing committee tried to negotiate with Muhsin on allowing the singer to sing, and Muhsin finally agreed on the condition that the concert shall not be aired live on television and may only be aired at a latter date.
Muhsin had previously stressed that Amr’s move is not as simple as the singer thinks and still has many legal issues pending that must be resolved before the new company takes over his work.
For the past nine years, Muhsin has been Amr’s right arms, in terms of defending him, helping him make the right decisions in his career path, and most important making him the star he is today. But after Amr’s unexpected move to Rotana, after extensive negotiations that lasted for months, Muhsin has transformed into Amr’s worst enemy and is placing the best interest of his company in front of everything else, disregarding the fact that Amr was the reason behind the company’s success and brought it the most profit.
Muhsin had at first taken the news of Amr’s move calmly as if no harm was done, but later on stressed that the contract between his company and Amr is very clear and according to it the singer can not abort the contract until he fulfils all its conditions which say that the singer must submit two more albums before the end of his terms with the company which is on December 31, 2003. If Amr does not abide by the contract, Muhsin has every right legally to freeze any new work by Amr in turn forbidding the new company from producing anything by the singer.
The issue remains unsolved between the two men and will eventually be resolved in court. The once good friend of Amr has now turned against him in ways like revealing facts about the singer that show the weaker side of him. Muhsin has announced that the singer as a person is not capable of achieving the success he has reached, but it was the company that worked on creating him a star around the world. –Albawaba.com
