What Girls Want (1980): Cast
What Girls Want is a 1980 romantic drama directed by Hasan El-Saifi, starring Samir Ghanem as Ahmed أحمد, Salah Nazmi and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. It runs 2 hours.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Hasan El-Saifi
- Original language
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Arabic - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What Girls Want About?
The premise of What Girls Want without spoilers.
After her sister’s suicide on the wedding day—caused by a jilted fiancé—Layla vows never to marry, believing all men are liars. Her father, hoping to change her mind, writes to Ahmed, an editor at the local newspaper, describing her trauma. Ahmed’s friend Kamal, a well‑known womanizer who wants to settle down, is urged to meet Layla. Kamal courts her, they become engaged, but when Layla discovers troubling details about his past, she calls off the wedding, sparking further complications.
What Girls Want Themes & Keywords
· 17 tags- marriage engagement
- fiance fiancee relationship
- newspaper
- womanizer
- wedding
- editor
- marriage
- wheelchair
- broken engagement
- bride
- electronics
- car
+5 more Show fewer
- villa
- columnist
- singer
- jealousy
- love letter
What Girls Want Cast & Characters
Samir Ghanem leads the cast as Ahmed أحمد, with Salah Nazmi as editor رئيس التحرير and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz as Kamal كمال. Directed by Hasan El-Saifi; 20 actors are credited in all.
- Director Hasan El-Saifi
- Samir Ghanem as Ahmed أحمد
- Salah Nazmi as editor رئيس التحرير
- Mahmoud Abdel Aziz as Kamal كمال
- Mohamed Shawqi as Kamal's secretary سكرتير كمال
Also Starring in What Girls Want
· 16 more- Saleh al-Eskandarani The janitor البواب
- Hayatem Azza عزة
- Salama Elias Dr. Shukri, Laila’s father د. شكري
- Nabil ElHegrassy Abdel Moneim, Laila’s uncle عبدالمنعم
- Sohier Ramzy Laila ليلى
- Amal Ibrahim
- Tawfiq Al Kurdi
- Nadia Shams El Dine
- Ahmed Adaweya Mukhtar مختار
- Omaima Selim
- Mona Abdullah
- Heyam Abdel Latif Laila's colleague at the factory زميلة ليلى بالمصنع
- Faten Fouad
- Hassan Tootala
- Mona Abo El Fotoh
- Ahmed Gomhureya
More from Hasan El-Saifi
More films directed by Hasan El-Saifi: Hadi Badi, Forbidden at the Wedding Night, The Den of the Wicked and The Bravest Man in the World.
What Girls Want Also Known As
Also known as “البنات عايزة إيه”.
- Also known as
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- البنات عايزة إيه
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What Girls Want FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of What Girls Want, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What Girls Want?
What Girls Want runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was What Girls Want released?
What Girls Want was released on September 19, 1980.
Who directed What Girls Want?
What Girls Want was directed by Hasan El-Saifi.
More films by Hasan El-Saifi Who is in the cast of What Girls Want?
What Girls Want stars Samir Ghanem as Ahmed أحمد, Salah Nazmi as editor رئيس التحرير and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz as Kamal كمال, among 20 credited actors.
Does What Girls Want have a post-credit scene?
No. What Girls Want has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is What Girls Want in?
The original language of What Girls Want is Arabic.
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