Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج ابراهيم, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Oran in the square of Eckmühl in Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Man" Khaled, as opposed to the traditionalist Sheikh elders) and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï". His most famous songs are "Aïcha" and "Didi".
His signature song, "Didi", became extremely popular in the Arabic-speaking countries and also in several other countries, including India and Pakistan. The song was used also used in a Bollywood film titled Shreeman Aashiq. Khaled and Don Was appeared on the The Tonight Show on February 4, 1993.
His next album N'ssi N'ssi further strengthened his position. Film-maker Bertrand Blier used it as the soundtrack for his film Un, deux, trois, soleil and sold two million copies. Three years would pass before the release of his next album Sahra.[citation needed] In the 1997 film The Fifth Element his song "Alech Taadi" from N'ssi N'ssi was used in the car chase with Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich.
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Nobody really respects Camel Najer, the young Bedouin who works as a security guard at the central bus station. Neither his family, nor his colleagues. When the Israeli government threatens to tear down his settlement, he decides to act. Camel comes up with the plan to stage a bomb attack, which he will then prevent from happening, making him the hero of the day, hopefully saving his settlement and earning him the respect he's so desperately yearning for.
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This story is about a troupe of minstrels "The Umbrella Men" who compete every year in Cape Town's Street carnival. Their charismatic leader KHALED, has a fierce rivalry with TARIEK, a dodgy businessman who runs the more affluent 'Maulers'. Khaled's nightclub sponsors 'The Umbrella Men', Tariek knows that without the club, the troupe will no longer be a threat so come competition time, he pulls strings to get the club closed down. No club, No Umbrella Men, No reason for living. So Khaled is forced to get 'creative' and decides to rob the local bank during the chaos of the carnival. The city grinds to a halt when the carnival is on as thousands of tourists flock to the parade, creating havoc for the police department. Whilst scoping out the bank, Khaled meets and falls hard for KEISHA who is employed at the bank. This relationship is at first seen as an advantage for the robbers but later turns out to have more serious consequences and becomes a pivotal aspect of the plot. Using the noise of the big brass bands and general chaos on the streets, 'The Umbrella Men' tunnel their way into the local bank that is located at the starting point of the carnival. The plan is relatively simple-for thieves, but these guys are musicians! So with their faces painted and dressed in brightly coloured uniforms 'The Umbrella Men' seem to have the perfect plan and alibi. But Tariek has other plans as he creates every imaginable obstacle to prevent Khaled and his troupe of musicians from succeeding.
All you need is one great idea.
Sometimes losing is in fact winning.
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Khaled returns from USA to his mother's funeral at his hometown: Alexandria, Egypt. He decides to make it a fresh new start even if it meant mending his first love story yet it proved a horrific failure. Khaled clashed big time with a changing more conservative Alexandria but He also stumbles upon fresh youth struggling for their under-ground music bands, art and ideas. in the middle of all the confusion, Will it ever all makes sense at the end? A question for the youth and the city to answer.
Keywords: alexandria-egypt, egypt, filmmaking, graffiti, hip-hop, independent-film, police, poster-art, rock, underground
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Kabul - a city struggling to recover from 25 years of warfare. Taxi driver Khaled picks up a woman and baby. Her face is hidden behind a blue burka. They settle on a price, she pays him and they drive off. The taxi arrives at its destination. The woman gets out and a new passenger climbs in... to find the baby still in the backseat. Khaled leaps out after the woman but she's vanished. He's left holding the baby - a 6-month-old boy. Who is the mother? How can he find her? He asks friends and strangers in the street. He returns to where he picked her up. Nothing. Fate has handed him a young life for which he feels more and more responsible. An eventful, chaotic, often highly comic journey through a city which is itself simply trying to survive. Poignant, rich, vibrant, Barmak Akram's debut feature is a remarkable portrait of one man's emotional awakening in a city returning to crazy life after 25 years of violent conflict. "CENTRO DO BRAZIL in Afghanistan."
Keywords: afghanistan, kabul, taxi-driver
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A strong controversial adult drama about troubles facing young married and non-married couples. The old friends are invited at Khaled's and Perry's daughter birthday. Moushira is married to Ali, Amr to Farah , and Sameh is having an affair with Inas. After the party all the problems explodes when Moushira tells Ali that he doesn't satisfy her sexually, Perry tells Amr about her discovery of his infidelity, Amr is jealous of Ali as Farah's ex-boyfriend and she is faces him with the fact that her rich family improved his standard. While Inas gives the choice to Sameh of either marrying or separating. Then everyone faces his problem trying to make decisions with the help of his/her friends.
Keywords: adultery, booze, drugs, husband-wife-relationship, infidelity, marriage, party, prostitute, psychotherapy, sex