Hind Hussain Mohammed or Nariman Hussein Murad, more commonly known by her stage name Hind Rostom, ( ar, هند رستم ; November 12, 1929 – August 8, 2011) was an Egyptian

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and is considered one of the

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icons in the

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, as she was mainly known for her sensual roles. Her physical appearance earned her the name

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of the east ''"مارلين مونرو الشرق"''. Hind Rostom starred in more than 80 movies in her career.

Early life

Hind Hussain Mohammed was born in the neighborhood of Moharram Bek,

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on November 12, 1929. She was born to a

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family, to an

ian mother and an Egyptian

n father.

Career

She started her career at the age of 16 with the film ''Azhaar wa Ashwak'' (''Flowers and Thorns''). Her first true success was in 1955 when the famous director

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offered her a role in ''Banat el Lail'' (''Women of the Night''). Her famous films include ''Ibn Hamidu'' in 1957,

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'' (''The Iron Gate / Bab El Hadid'') with

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in 1958,

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'' (''Sleepless'') with

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, Omar Sharif, and Rushdy Abaza in

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, ''Sira' fi al-Nil'' (''Struggle in the Nile'') with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza in 1959, and ''Chafika el Koptia'' (''Chafika the Coptic Girl'') in 1963, where she played the role of a Coptic Orthodox

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. Rostom was known as the queen of seduction in Egyptian cinema, the "

of the East (or of the

)". She decided to retire acting in 1979 because she wanted the audience to remember her at her best. Salah&Hind

In December 2002 Rostom once more turned down an offer of £E1,000,000 for her biography. The offer was made by an Egyptian satellite channel to portray her life as a drama series. She was asked to submit a complete history of her past achievements, and work experiences with prominent actors of the past, such as

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, Shukri Sarhan, and

Shadia Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker ( ar, فاطمة أحمد كمال شاكر; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia ( ar, شادية, ''Shādiyya''), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in ...

. The actress stated that she refused to sell her life as a means of entertainment and felt that her personal life was of her concern and no one else. Rostom made a statement when she turned down belly dancer Fifi Abdo's invitation to attend a party held in Hind Rostom's honour. In 2004, she refused to accept Egypt's State Merit Award in Arts, "The award came too late, I'm not placed on the shelf for them to pick me whenever they want, there's only one Hind Rostom in the middle east, and let's consider that the number of my generation star actresses isn't that big enough to ignore us, and also it's not appropriate to honor me after years of honoring people who are less than me, another point is that I also refuse to honor me before Shadia, she'd deserved it and she was a star longtime before me", Rostom commented.

Marriages

* She was married twice, once to Hassan Reda, a film director and father of her only daughter, Basant, then to Dr. Mohammad Fayaad, a

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Death

On August 8, 2011, Rostom died in a hospital in Al-Mohandeseen, Giza due to a heart attack, at the age of 81.

Honours

On November 12, 2018,

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recognized her with a

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Selected filmography

Film

References

External links

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Biography
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An interview with Hend Rostom

Al-Ahram's article

Hind Rostom’s 87th Birthday
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