Hind Rostom
- Actor
- Film actor
Also known as: هند رستم · Hend Rostom
Hind Rostom was an Egyptian actress and is considered one of the icons in Egyptian cinema. She was born in the neighborhood of Moharram Bek, Alexandria on November 12, 1929, to a middle-class Turkish father and an Egyptian mother. She started her career at the age of 16 with the film Azhaar wa Ashwak (Flowers and Thorns). Her breakthrough was in 1955 when the famous director Hassan Al Imam offered her a role in Banat el Lail (Women of the Night). Her known films include Ibn Hamido (1957), Youssef Chahine's Cairo Station (1958) with Farid Shawqi, Salah Abu Seif's Sleepless (1958) with Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, and Rushdy Abaza, Struggle in the Nile (1959) with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza, and Chafika el Koptia (Chafika the Coptic Girl) in 1963. Rostom was known as the queen of seduction in Egyptian cinema, dubbed "Marilyn Monroe of the East". She starred in more than 80 movies in her career.
She retired from acting in 1979 because she wanted the audience to remember her at her best.
Rostom would later turn down an offer of one million Egyptian pounds for her biography in December 2002. This offer was made by an Egyptian satellite channel that wanted to portray her life story as a drama series. She was asked to submit a complete history of her past achievements, and work experiences with prominent actors and filmmakers of the past, such as Farid Shawqi, Youssef Chahine, Shoukry Sarhan, and Shadia. 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. 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 for them to honor me before Shadia, she deserved it and she was a star for a long time before me", Rostom commented. On August 8, 2011, Rostom died in a hospital in Al-Mohandeseen, Giza due to a heart attack, at the age of 81.
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In memory of Hind Rostom
Family & Connections
Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Mahmoud El Meligy15 shared works
Farid Shawqy15 shared works
Emad Hamdy13 shared works
Abdel Moneim Ibrahim13 shared works
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi12 shared works
Rushdy Abaza11 shared works
Ismail Yasseen11 shared works
Hussein Reyaad11 shared works
Hussain Ismael10 shared works
Shoukry Sarhan10 shared works
Zeinat Sedki10 shared works
Kamal Al-Shenawy10 shared worksPhotos
5Full Filmography
78
Like A Matchstick
2016 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Chahine…Why?
2009 · actor
My Life is Hell
1979 · actor
The Meek
1975 · actor
Coward in Love
1975 · actor · ⭐ 4.7
Oh The wonders of time
1974 · actor
Me, My Daughter, and Love
1974 · actor
Word of Honour
1973 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Den of the Wicked
1972 · actor · ⭐ 5.0
Desire and Loss
1972 · actor
My Beautiful Teacher
1971 · actor
Queen of the Night
1971 · actor
Sweet Aziza
1969 · actor
El Khouroug Min El Guana
1967 · actor · ⭐ 8.5
The second groom
1967 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
نساء وذئاب
1966 · actor
Sayed Darwish
1966 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Huwa wa el nessaa
1966 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Single Husband
1966 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Tofahet Adam
1966 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
A man and two women
1966 · actor
Shayateen El Leyl
1966 · actor
Three Thieves
1966 · actor · ⭐ 5.8
The Nun
1965 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
the eternal love
1965 · actor
A Husband’s Confession
1964 · actor · ⭐ 6.5
Shafiqa Al-Qibtiya
1963 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1961 · actor
Sett El Banat
1961 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Fatouma
1961 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Blood on the Nile
1961 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Big Teenager
1961 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
طريق الأبطال
1961 · actor
Eshaet Hob
1960 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
رجل بلا قلب
1960 · actor
Boundless Love
1960 · actor
Men in the Storm
1960 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Between Heaven and Earth
1959 · actor · ⭐ 8.6
Conflict in the Nile
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.3
الحب الأخير
1959 · actor
The Surprises Motel
1959 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Bufakkar filli nassini
1959 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Kiss Me in the Dark
1959 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
The Big Brother
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
The Silent Love
1958 · actor
Awattif
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Cairo Station
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.4
Tuha
1958 · actor
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.8
The Charmer
1958 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Return My Heart
1957 · actor · ⭐ 5.4
Sleepless
1957 · actor · ⭐ 6.3
Struggle with life
1957 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Lovers of the Night
1957 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
My One And Only Love
1957 · actor · ⭐ 7.2
Son of Hamido
1957 · actor · ⭐ 7.2
The Great Love
1957 · actor
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
The Body
1955 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Banat Al-Lail
1955 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Love Crime
1955 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
Victory of Love
1954 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
It happened one night
1954 · actor
دلوني يا ناس
1954 · actor
Women Can’t Lie
1954 · actor · ⭐ 7.5
El naas makamat
1954 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Love letter
1954 · actor · ⭐ 7.0
Banat Hawaa
1954 · actor · ⭐ 8.5
Love In The Darkness
1953 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
Al-Liqaa' Al Akhir
1953 · actor
طريق السعادة
1953 · actor
The Victory of Islam
1952 · actor · ⭐ 9.0
El Dam Yehen
1952 · actor
Baba Amin
1950 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
Owner of Few Piasters
1949 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Soul and body
1948 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Narges
1948 · actor
Love and madness
1948 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
FAQ
How old is Hind Rostom?
Hind Rostom died at the age of 81.
When was Hind Rostom born?
Hind Rostom was born on November 11, 1929.
When did Hind Rostom die?
Hind Rostom passed away on November 8, 2011.
What is Hind Rostom's nationality?
Hind Rostom is Egypt.
How many works has Hind Rostom appeared in?
Hind Rostom has 78 credited works in our database.
What is Hind Rostom known for?
Hind Rostom is known for Struggle with life, Bufakkar filli nassini, The Nun, Men in the Storm.
Where was Hind Rostom born?
Hind Rostom was born in Alexandria, Egypt.