I Love This, I Want That (Arabic: هذا أحبه وهذا أريده) is an Egyptian romantic drama musical film released on July 14, 1975.
According to a recollection published by the culture website Diwan al-Arab, lyricist Mohamed Hamza recalled the following: While I Love This, I Want That, co-starring Hany Shaker and Noura Qadry, was in production, producer Murad Ramses Naguib asked me to write lyrics to Elias Rahbani’s tune.
The love rumors went the way of the hate ones as he was revealed to be engaged to a decided non-actress women named Nahla Tawfik, with whom he has a son and daughter.
Although al-Imam left due to production problems, Ramses Naguib was pleased with the results so far and stepped into the director’s chair himself, an unprecedented development in Egyptian cinema.
[6] According to London newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi: Hany Shaker was unlucky on the silver screen, partly due to the decline of the musical films that proliferated in the mid-20th century [in Egypt].
The script and dialogue were written by the late, prolific poet Morsi Gameel Aziz, whose sole venture beyond lyrics was prompted by a firm belief in Shaker’s talent.