Salah El-Gehini

📖 Biography

Salah El Gehiny is a leading Egyptian screenwriter and author, widely recognized as one of the most prominent creators of action-thriller and crime cinema in modern Arab filmmaking. El Gehiny revitalized commercial Egyptian cinema with his fast-paced dialogs, complex heist plotlines, and high-octane narrative structures. He achieved a major breakthrough by writing the hit action feature Welad Rizk (2015), establishing a long-standing creative partnership with director Tarek Al Arian. His acclaimed screenplay credits include the blockbuster action feature The Cell (El-Khawaga, 2017), the survival horror-thriller 122 (2019), and the record-breaking third installment of his flagship franchise, Welad Rizk 3: El Qadya (2024), alongside sports comedy features like El Matareed (2023).