Rashed and Rajab
Rashed and Rajab is an Emirati comedy film released in 2019. The story follows two completely different men: Rashed, a wealthy businessman, and Rajab, a poor delivery worker. After a strange accident, they wake up having switched bodies and are forced to live each other’s lives. Through a series of funny and emotional events, the film explores family relationships, social differences, and the importance of understanding others.written by fahad Al butairi.
Plot
The story revolves around an Emirati executive named Rashed, played by Marwan Abdullah. He is a wealthy man working at a large company, very concerned with his appearance and elegance. However, he is not very close to his wife and daughter due to his strict personality.On the other hand, Rajab, played by Shadi Al-Fons, is an Egyptian delivery worker who works in an Indian restaurant in the UAE. He is the complete opposite of Rashed; he deeply cares for his daughter and wife, and despite his difficult financial situation, he tries his best to make them happy.One day, both Rashed and Rajab get into an accident, which leads to an exchange of their bodies—Rashed finds himself in Rajab’s body and vice versa. This creates a series of comedic situations as each of them tries to deal with the other’s life and family.They eventually agree that each of them must live the other’s life normally while trying to find a way to return things to how they were.All of this happens after Rajab once wished to live a life like Rashed’s—having a luxury car, a large house, and a daughter studying in a top school. Meanwhile, Rashed experiences Rajab’s simple life and the hardships he faces. Earlier, Rashed had met Rajab in a wealthy neighborhood while Rajab’s wife and daughter were being harassed, and he gave them 100 dirhams, promising that their life would improve. The next day, Rajab crashes his motorcycle into Rashed’s car, and their lives turn upside down.
Cast (Crew)
The Emirati film Rashed and Rajab features a large group of actors, including:
• Shadi Al-Fons as Rajab
• Marwan Abdullah as Rashed
• Doaa Rajab as Hasina
• Shaima as Latifa
• Haifa Al Ali as Abrar
• Sameera Al Wahibi as Maria
• Fadi Ibrahim as Douglas (guest appearance)
• Fahd Al-Batiri as Fahd
• Mohammed Saeed Hareb
• Wonho Chung as the paramedic (a Jordanian comedian of Korean descent, born to a South Korean father and a Vietnamese mother in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1980)
• Nora Al-Souqi
• Mahra Mostafa
• Noreen Khaled