Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Arab stars solidify their presence not just through their performances, but by captivating the hearts of viewers and drawing them into the competitive world of the Ramadan race, where competition intensifies and the value of the story rises. Every appearance becomes a true test of the strength of their presence, the authenticity of their acting, and the consistency of their talent. The Ramadan season is not measured by the number of shows aired, but by the passion, anticipation, and daily follow-up it generates, which escalates with each episode. In this space, «Al Ittihad» presents a review of the most prominent Ramadan works, focusing on the most significant experiences offered by local, Gulf, and Arab drama, shedding light on the roles that have captured the audience's attention with the depth of their performance and the uniqueness of their presence, and the ability of their actors to embody each character with authenticity and skill. Without a doubt, the series «Al Ghameedah» marks an exceptional milestone in the career of the young Kuwaiti actress Lulwa Al-Mulla. This year, she voluntarily chose to defy the conventions of comedy and light roles to take on a challenging and highly complex acting challenge through the character of «Hanan» in this Ramadan series, written by the Kuwaiti writer Hiba Mushari Hamada. This will be Lulwa Al-Mulla's seventh collaboration with the Kuwaiti writer, as she rides the wave of the intense drama race under the direction of Bahraini director Ali Al-Ali, following her previous successful television appearances. The Atmosphere of the 70s In this artistic context, Lulwa, through the window of this Ramadan series that evokes a wave of nostalgia for the past by reviving the atmosphere of the 1970s, succeeded in presenting the character of a simple girl with limited intellectual abilities, achieving a delicate balance between innocence and chaos. She skillfully and intelligently distanced herself from the pitfalls of exaggeration or emotional pleading, which are often associated with such roles in Arab drama. At the same time, the Kuwaiti star, with patience and a deep understanding of the dimensions of her character, captured the finest details of «Hannan Hanni» through a meticulously studied body language, along with distracted glances, a slow response to external stimuli, and spontaneous hand movements. She used these as expressive and truthful tools to build a highly convincing external framework for the character she portrayed. This, in addition to her clear experience in controlling «Hanan's» psychological shifts and mood swings, leading to her excellence in the smooth and sudden transition between childish, naive anger and moments of withdrawal, calm, and silence. This reflected in most scenes a fusion and immersion in the layers of the character, a conscious study of her psychological and physical dimensions, to the point that it pushes the viewer most of the time to delve into her worlds and to unite with the details of her «mischievous» situations with the residents of her blind sister «Widad's» house, a role portrayed by the veteran Kuwaiti actress Huda Hussein, alongside Mahmoud Bushehri, Fatima Al-Safi, Abdulrahman Al-Aqil, Layla Abdullah, and other actors. Realism and Impact On another front, the first episodes of the series revealed the interesting details of her character and her engaging stories, including the discovery of her pregnancy and the subsequent dramatic events that followed. The Kuwaiti actress Lulwa Al-Mulla relied initially on emotional restraint in her performance, using the language of her eyes and body to express fear and anticipation, before her expressive tools and acting abilities exploded in scenes of grief, to portray the pain of motherhood with a highly impactful realism. Meanwhile, the scenes that brought «Hanan Hanni» together with the veteran Bahraini actress Saad Ali (the grandmother) served as an enjoyable and appealing dramatic outlet, revealing the grandmother's traditional sternness and seriousness in the face of «Hanan's» chaos and spontaneity, lifting the curtain on a new arena for daily, amusing bickering. Artistic Bravery Credit is due to the Kuwaiti actress Lulwa Al-Mulla for her artistic courage in venturing into a treacherous zone in the series «Al Ghameedah» and transcending superficial acting by embodying the character, and sometimes unconsciously merging with, the innocence and excessive spontaneity of «Hanan». Thus, her talent reflects a striking artistic maturity that defies challenges, enabling her to carry the burden of multifaceted characters whose scope extends far beyond a smile, leaving a deep mark on the landscape of Gulf drama this season. The star succeeded in avoiding the pitfalls of exaggeration or emotional pleading that are often associated with such roles in Arab drama.
