Osama Anwar Okasha

An Egyptian screenwriter and novelist who was born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate. He graduated from the Department of Psychological and Social Studies at the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University in 1962 with a BA. He worked in the field of education for many years, until he resigned in 1982 to pursue writing. He gained recognition through writing many successful TV series, including Al-Helmiya Nights, Honey and Tears, Arabesque and The White Flag. He passed away in 2010 after suffering from a severe drop in the blood circulation.

Works

Al Helmeya Nights

The events revolve around the conflict between Salim Al-Badri (Yahya Al-Fakharani) and Mayor Suleiman Ghanem (Salah Al-Saadani) and Nazik Al-Selahdar (Safia Al-Omari) benefiting from this conflict in a way that serves your own goals, as Suleiman Ghanem came from the countryside to avenge his father Abdel-Tawab Ghanem, who died in prison Because of Ismail Al-Badri, Salim's father. The confrontation between them began when Suleiman Ghanem bought shares in the Salim Al-Badri Textiles Factory.

Release Date1987-10-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count138

Vote Count6

A Woman from the Time of Love

When a father has to go abroad for work, he leaves his children in the care of his sister who comes to stay with them, only to be shocked when she witnesses their behavior. As the family struggles to adjust to the changes, the aunt wisely helps her brother's children through their problems.

Release Date1998-12-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count32

The Foul Wind

In Alexandria, a girl goes out to work in trade in order to provide for her siblings and afford their education, an endeavor that leaves her exposed to a lot of difficulties as she tries to keep the family together.

Release Date1991-03-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count31

All Sizzle, No Steak

Release Date1978-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Back to Love

After his debts mount up in Europe, Baligh returns home to regain his right in the inheritance, but his mission soon turns into an attempt to reconcile his family.

Release Date2022-04-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count30

Vote Count4

Zezenia

Alexandria, Egypt a cosmopolitan city during WW2, and Bishr a dandy bi-racial aristocrat is struggling with his schizoid sense of identity and allegiance.

Release Date1997-12-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count77

Vote Count1

The Honey and The Tears

The series revolves around the two brothers Hafez and Shawqi, the sons of Haj Radwan, whose life paths are completely different, while Shawky indulges in the life of fun and luxury, his brother Hafez is busy working in trade with his father, and begins signs of conflict between them on several levels, and at the same time Hafez marries Dolat, and Shawky from Zainab, to ignite the ground of a new conflict.

Release Date1983-06-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count16

Vote Count2

Devils of Al-Sayala

Rizqa adopts and raises her nephew Maghawry after his mother dies during his birth. He grows up with his aunt in Al-Siyala neighborhood in Alexandria where they suffer from poverty and difficult circumstances, but events take a turn when a rich businessman claims that he's Maghawry's father.

Release Date2004-10-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count37

Vote Count1

Dad, You, & I in Dismay

After his appointment as general manager of financial and administrative affairs, Abd al-Baqi al-Jawhari (Hassan Abdin) discovers a lot of manipulation in connection with the project (Tohme) village that is supervised by the Bahrawi Governorate, and when he seeks to reveal what he knew, the project beneficiaries fabricate the charge of embezzlement of Abd al-Baqi, and he enters prison From here, his daughter Widad (Firdous Abdel Hamid) cooperates with Bashir Abu Al-Saad (Mahmoud Al-Jundi) to prove her father's innocence, but they discover that the game is bigger than they imagined.

Release Date1989-04-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count13

Vote Count1

The Alexandrian

The story unfolds in Alexandria, where Haj Ali Eskandarany is revered as the city's leader for his benevolence towards the humble and needy, and his care for everyone. However, a bitter conflict ensues between Haj Ali and his son Bakr, whose aspirations for power and wealth without effort stand in stark contrast to his hardworking cousin, Younis. Bakr competes with Younis also for the affection of Qamar, the woman he loves. As tensions escalate, Bakr commits a significant error, resulting in his expulsion by his father.

Release Date2024-01-04

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count6

Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey

Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry carries a lot of good values for a life that is close to the utopian city. When he retires, he decides to live his life helping his relatives after he adopts the daughter of a friend from work and goes to Cairo.

Release Date1986-05-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count15

Abo El-Ela 90

The idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.

Release Date1996-01-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count31

Conscience of Teacher Hekmat

Hekmat, the principal of a school for girls, tries to put her educational theory into effect across all the schools in Alexandria, but she faces a lot of obstacles, both within and without the school, in addition to her personal problems that she struggles to solve.

Release Date1991-03-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count15

Heatwave

The story of the Al-Agaty family that consists of a mother and her two sons, one of whom is a police officer who faces a lot of problems as a result of his violent behavior, while the other son is a young revolutionary leftist often at odds with his brother and his family.

Release Date2013-07-10

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Episode Count30

Vote Count1

The Man Who Lost His Memory Twice

Release Date1981-09-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count7

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

The series follows the life of Hassan, an old chivalrous Arabesque workshop owner who lives in a poor neighborhood with his family. The series provides an insight into the day-to-day struggles of the family as Hassan gets involved in much of their neighbors' disputes and affairs.

Release Date1994-02-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count41

Vote Count3

المصراوية

Release Date2007-04-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count68

The Execution Squad

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and Hassan comes out of prison to avenge.

Release Date1989-01-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

النوّة

Release Date1991-03-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count31

The sea said

Salem falls into the trap of greed when he finds a treasure in a well in the seabed, and soon his life changes and flees from his country, and soon he returns to the past to haunt him while everyone tries to reach him to obtain their right to the treasure.

Release Date1982-06-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count25

Vote Count1

The Green Door

A thought-provoking social drama set in the 1990s, exploring the abandonment of principles and morals by individuals and the transformative power of a new serum that can alter one's life and memories.

Release Date2022-10-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Blood on the Asphalt

Abul Hassan is a clerk in the Ministry of Justice who lives with his three sons: Dr. He praises a prestigious center in an international organization abroad. Walaa works in a hotel, but the children are shocked once that their father accused of stealing the file of one of the important issues. He returns to stand beside his innocent father and is surprised that his family has been decomposed. Loyalty has turned into a girl who hugs herself and Ala heroin, trying to identify the reasons that led the family to do so and help his cousin, researcher Siham, whom he had a relationship with love. The doctor begins to recognize the causes of the dissolution of his family one by one, prove the innocence of the father, "Abul Hassan" and commit suicide daughter loyalty and recognizes the son Alaa stealing the file and use heroin to imprisonment.

Release Date1992-12-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Our Families

Set in the 90s , about the relationship between people in this period. It depicts the human side of the Egyptian personality and the moral situations, shedding the light on the concept of family bonding through daily events from the Egyptian street.

Release Date1997-01-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count18

Al Haggama

A Drama movie

Release Date1992-04-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

When the Fox Passed By

A social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.

Release Date1999-12-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count28

Below Zero

Three friends: Wagih, Saad and Mustafa, live in the same town, and they are all competing to win the heart of one woman: Nadia, who eventually marries Mustafa. Upon his return from abroad, Mustafa gets arrested and convicted with drug smuggling, and the betrayal of his friend gradually unfolds.

Release Date1990-07-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Dawood's Ticket

An English literature doctor and her husband works as a psychology teacher at the university. They have been six years of marriage without having children, and problems abound between them. Some friends advise the doctor to go to Attar to take some medicinal herbs that benefit pregnancy, and at the same time, some friends advise the husband to go to a psychologist, and indeed both are done, and many events occur.

Release Date1990-02-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

City Gates

After a wealthy man marries a younger girl, she inherits his fortune after he dies, which puts her in conflict with his nephew who claims his right in the inheritance.

Release Date1981-09-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

The White Flag

According to a true story, a frantic struggle does not end between two parties in Alexandria, (Silver Maadawi), a wealthy and authoritarian merchant in the fish ring, and retired Ambassador Moufid Abu Al Ghar, where Silver Maadawi tries with all its influence to seize the archaeological palace owned by Dr. Moufid and reside In him after his retirement.

Release Date1988-04-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count16

The Siege

The series revolves around a village that is attacked by an armed gang that imposes a siege on it. Then, the villagers try to deal with this siege, cooperate together, and put aside their differences in order to get rid of the gang.

Release Date1977-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count15

الطعم والسنارة

Release Date1988-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Al-Mashrabiya

When a famous archaeologist goes to a working-class neighborhood in Cairo and tells its people that the area contains archaeological treasures, all the people there begin searching for the treasure with this scientist. As they dream of getting rich, their behavior and actions change, and many negatives appear.

Release Date1978-08-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count15

Men at Sunset

Release Date1979-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count7

Love and other things

A love story between Dr. Hind, the wealthy girl, and the poor music teacher, decide to marry despite the rejection of the Hind family, but the family succumbs to the insistence of Hind and Sameh. After the marriage, the two lovers discover that love is not enough to withstand the class difference between them, and in front of the players (Adel) of Hind's partner in the hospital, who was scheduled to marry Hind before Sameh.

Release Date1986-10-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

وأدرك شهريار الصباح

Release Date1985-02-26

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count14

اللمسة الأخيرة

Release Date1980-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count13

لقمة القاضي

Release Date1996-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Fire’s bird

A tale of betrayal and greed.

Release Date1987-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

خدمة ليلية

Release Date1982-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1