The Family of Mr Shalash (Egyptian Arabic: عائلة الأستاذ شلش, translit: A’elat El Ostath Shalash, aliases: Mr. Shalash’s Family, French: La famille Chalache) is an Egyptian comedy drama miniseries directed by Mohamed Nabih. Salah Zulfikar stars as Mr. Farouk Shalash. The series is based on a story written by Mohamed Nabih and Ahmed Awad. It was aired for the first time during Ramadan on 27 March 1990 on Egyptian television.[1][2][3][4]
| The Family of Mr Shalash | |
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| Egyptian Arabic | عائلة الأستاذ شلش |
| Genre | Drama • Comedy |
| Written by | Mohamed Nabih |
| Screenplay by | Ahmed Awad |
| Directed by | Mohamed Nabih |
| Starring | Salah Zulfikar |
| Theme music composer | Hany Shnooda |
| Country of origin | Egypt |
| Original language | Egyptian Arabic |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Samir El Sabban, Moustafa Eid |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Egyptian Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Egyptian Television Network |
| Release | March 27 (1990-03-27) – April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10) |
The events revolve around the daily life of Mr. Farouk Shalash (Salah Zulfikar), through a large number of comic situations and paradoxes that arise through his relationship with his wife and children, or his relationships with neighbors or with his co-workers showing social problems that face the community through the small family of Mr. Shalash.