Hind Rostom(November 11, 1929 - August 8, 2011) was one of the most
popular Egyptian actresses.
Actress Hind Rostom, is a star from the golden era of Egyptian cinema.
With her blond hair and good looks, Rostom often played the sultry
seductress, and she quickly rose to become one of Egypt's best-known
actresses.
She won popular acclaim for her 1958 film "Cairo Station," about the
city's underclass and their struggles to survive. She starred in it
with Youssef Chahine, one of Egypt's most lauded movie directors.
Among her other well-known films were "Love Rumor" and "Struggle on the
Nile" with Omar Sharif -- the country's most celebrated actor.
Born in Alexandria, Rostom defied her conservative upbringing to stake
out a career in film. She was dubbed by fans the Marilyn Monroe of the
Arabs and "the queen of seduction" of Egyptian cinema.
One of Egypt's best actresses in the golden age of Egyptian cinema.
Rostom was known as the queen of seduction in Egyptian cinema, and the "Marilyn Monroe of the East". She retired from acting in 1979 because she wanted the audience to remember her at her best.
She stopped acting in 1981 because she wanted the audience to remember
her at her best, and since then she rejected many offers to act again.