Layla Elwi : The Revolution gave the "Backstreets" a new perspective

Actress Layla Elwi explained the extreme resemblance between her series "The Backstreets" and the events of the current Egyptian revolution.The Backstreets was taken from the novel for Abdel Rahman El Sharkawy and the events of the series were factual and took place in the 30's. Leila added that although the events of the series strike a strong resemblance to the events of the Egyptian revolution, but unlike what most people thought the story and series, in specific 10 episodes were completed before the actual revolution.In an interview with "Al Shorook" newspaper , Leila said that this specific novel was chosen because she is inspired by this era in Egyptian history , and the fact that is coincided with the current Egyptian revolution made it even better.