Huda El Mufti is about to have a busy few months. The actress has three films on the way — Maad Asha, Banat Faten, and Hetta Meni — each putting her in a completely different world.
From a hairdresser trying to pull together EGP 80,000 for her wedding to characters caught up in murder mysteries, romance, and even a magical restaurant, Huda has built a filmography that refuses to stay in one lane.
So, before her next three roles hit the big screen, let’s look back at some of the characters that got us here.
80 Bako
If you remember Huda El Mufti from 80 Bako, you probably remember how effortlessly she made the character feel real.
She plays a young hairdresser who needs EGP 80,000 for her wedding. When her boss helps her start offering hairdressing services through home visits, she suddenly finds herself stepping into a world far outside her usual routine, while her fiancé scrambles to help her reach the money.
What made the performance stand out was how naturally Huda balanced the comedy with the character’s very real financial and personal struggles. It was one of those roles that made people start paying closer attention to her.
Mystery Box
Things got a lot more mysterious in Mystery Box.
The story follows three teenagers who stumble across a box filled with objects connected to a serial killer. Instead of, you know, leaving it alone, they decide to investigate the murders themselves.
Huda plays one of the young characters caught up in the investigation, bringing a different energy from the lighter roles audiences had seen from her. The project gave her a chance to play around with suspense and mystery while keeping the story rooted in a younger, more chaotic perspective.
Badaa Saat Fi Yawman Ma
As the title suggests, Badaa Saat Fi Yawman Ma takes place over a very short period of time — just a few hours.
The story brings together a group of characters whose lives and relationships become increasingly intertwined, with love sitting right at the center of all the chaos.
Huda is part of that tangled web, with Karim Fahmy, who appears only through his voice, they are brought together through a phone call, one that both of them happen to need.
Sawa Sawa
In Sawa Sawa, Huda plays Ahlam, a young woman who falls into an unexpected love story with Ibrahim.
Their relationship grows in the middle of a modest neighborhood, but outside interference — particularly from an obsessive man — quickly turns their romance into something much more complicated.
As Ahlam, Huda gets to lean into the softer, more emotional side of her acting while still navigating a story packed with tension.
Mat’am El Habayeb
Then came Mat’am El Habayeb, where Huda plays Didi, the daughter of a popular chef who finds herself working at her father’s grandmother’s restaurant after he decides to bring it back to life.
Didi isn’t exactly thrilled about the situation. But then she discovers a magical book hidden in the restaurant’s pantry, and suddenly the place — and her whole perspective on it — starts looking very different.
The role gave Huda a chance to play something lighter and more whimsical, while Didi’s journey slowly turns from being forced into something she doesn’t want to do to discovering that maybe it was exactly what she needed.
Bimbo
Bimbo took things in a completely different direction.
The story follows Bimbo, a drug dealer who gets robbed and loses the money he needs to pay off his debts. What starts as an attempt to get his money back soon spirals into a murder and disappearance investigation, turning him into an unlikely detective.
Huda’s role placed her inside this strange mix of crime, dark comedy, and chaos, adding yet another genre to her growing list.
And honestly, that might be the most interesting thing about looking back at her roles: you can’t really put Huda in one box.
Now, She Has Three More Films on the Way
And Huda isn’t slowing down.
First up is Maad Asha, a comedy-crime film written by Ahmed Abdel Wahab and Karim Sami Kims and directed by Rami Imam. Huda stars alongside Ahmed Abdel Wahab and Arifa Abdel Rasoul, with filming set to begin soon.
Then there’s Banat Faten, which Huda has already finished filming. The film stars Yousra, Bassem Samra, Basma Nabil, Hassan Malek and others, and is directed by Mohamed Nader and written by Omnia Mostafa.
The story follows Faten, a mother fighting to protect her daughters while dealing with family pressures, legal complications, and secrets that threaten to shake up the entire family.
And finally, Hetta Meni, where Huda unites with Mohamed Mamdouh and a lineup of guest stars including Kinda Alloush.
The film follows a father facing a major financial crisis who considers selling his kidney. But after getting into a car accident with the middleman connecting him to the buyer, he gets pulled into the dangerous world of organ trafficking.
So, What Can We Expect?
If Huda’s previous roles are anything to go by, probably something completely different every time.
She’s gone from wedding-budget panic and teenage investigations to romance, magical cookbooks and messy crime stories — and now she’s heading into comedy-crime, family drama and a much darker social thriller.
With three films coming up, Huda El Mufti is clearly not interested in playing it safe. And that’s exactly what makes her next chapter worth watching.
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