Recently Rula starred in the film “Abu Riyad Meen Ado” (Abu Riyad no one is like him).  The film, directed by Naser Faqih, also stars Lebanese actors Adel Karam and Abbas Shaheen.

Rula played a minor role in the film as a gang member who tries to steal a map from ‘Abu Riyad.’ Rula explained that the film was not shown in Egyptian theaters because it was filmed in a Lebanese dialect, and many Egyptians would not understand the jokes.

According to the London daily Elaph, Rula stated that she would love to star in an Egyptian drama.  She was nominated to star in the Egyptian drama series “Damir Abla Hikmat” (Principle of Hikmat’s Dignity) with the famous Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, but was only thirteen years old at the time and her parents refused the offer.  She would have had to stay in Egypt on her own during the filming.