Egypt unrest stops actor to promote Ship Of Theseus

Promoting a film can be tiring, and stars come up with multiple Reasons - from health issues to foreign travel plans - to avoid it.

However, Egyptian actor-filmmaker Aida El Kashef, who stars in Anand Gandhi's film Ship Of Theseus (SOT), will not Be Able to market the venture for a completely unique reason: the Ongoing unrest in Egypt, protesting the regime of president Mohammed Morsi.

When Aida was Approached by Kiran Rao (who is presenting the film in India) and Anand to be part of the film's promotional events, she replied saying she will not be available. "Aida Has not Been Able to make it Because She is Participating in the revolution currently going on in Egypt. It's truly an inspirational story for all of us. Although it's disheartening That One of our cast members is not with us, we 're amazed at what she is doing. She sent us a long email Stating why she will not Be Able to make it, "confirms the principal.

In the film, plays a visually impaired Aida but Celebrated photographer who is in the process of a cornea transplant to View Your That will restore her vision. "At the site of the protests, she is Often called 'the girl with the camera." After wrapping up a couple of schedules (of SOT) too, she had gone back to Egypt to protest against the then-president (Hosni Mubarak) , "says Anand, adding That right before the last schedule also, she had flown back to Egypt. "We could not even reach her​​. I had to contact her though a friend's Facebook page," I says.

Miss Universe: Girls day out

1) Miss India Ekta Chowdhry, right, and Miss Hungary Suzan Budai sit atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)













2) Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, of Venezuela, waves during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)











3) Miss Uruguay Cinthia D'Ottone, left, and Miss USA Kristen Dalton wave, as Miss Sweden Renate Cerljen sits near them atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)












4) Miss Peru Karen Schwarz shakes hands with a boy, as Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva adjusts her hair atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)













5) Miss Serbia Dragana Atlija gestures, right, as Miss Philippines Bianca Manalo sits nearby, atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)














6) Miss Montenegro Anja Jovanovic, left, and Miss Norway Eli Landa sit atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)













7) Miss Panama Diana Broce sits atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)














8) Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa sits atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)













9) Miss Egypt Elham Wagdi, right, and Miss Cyprus Klelia Yiasemidou sit atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)















10) Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee De la Cruz, left, and Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard, right, wave along with others from atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)













11) Bahamaians waves to contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition during a
parade in their honor, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)















12) Miss Peru Karen Schwarz, right, and Miss Russia Sofia Rudyeva wave from atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)














13) Miss China Jingyao Wang, right, and Miss Bahamas Kiara Sherman wave atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)














14) Miss Canada Mariana Valente waves from atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)














15) Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez waves from atop a moving float during a parade given for contestants of the 2009 Miss Universe Competition, in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Miss Universe 2009 will be picked from among participants from 84 countries on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)