Leyla Bekhti: the success story of the French star

Most of the French know perfectly who Leyla Bekhti is. Photos of this beauty now and then appear on the covers of glossy magazines, revealing to fans new secrets from the personal life of the actress. But for a Russian person this girl still remains a real mystery, since our media rarely publish news about it.

Leyla Bekhti: an early dream of a scene

The future actress was born in a family of immigrants from Algeria. It happened on March 6, 1984 in the small town of Issy-les-Moulineaux, which is near Ile-de-France. In addition to Leila, the parents brought up three more children. However, the girl was the youngest in the family, and therefore received the most attention.

She dreamed of the big stage of Bekhti since high school. It was then that she began to search for announcements about casting for star projects and TV shows, along the way checking how much she corresponds to the requirements stated in them. However, at an early age, she did not dare to go to the tests.

Education

To begin with, the school where Leyla Behti studied was a theatrical bias. This helped her to learn the basics of acting skills even before she became an adult. While speaking on the school stage, the girl fully realized the fact that in the future she sees herself only as an actress.

Therefore, immediately after school, Leila is enrolled in theater courses for Stefan Gilda. Here she goes six months of training, which allows her to get closer to her dream. However, for complete triumph, she must finish art studio Berenguer Basti. After all, the name of this school allows young actresses to get a significant bonus when passing star castings.

True, the cost of training in this institution was simply prohibitive. At that time, the Bekhti family did not have such means, and therefore Leila decided to take care of her future herself. To do this, she often had to run off from school to catch up with another work-in-progress.

Carier start

In 2005, the French director Vincent Cassel conducted a casting for the film "Shaitan". Leyla Bekhti knew about him, but did not dare to go. Fortunately, the girl's friends still forced her to make an appointment, which was a turning point in the life of the Frenchwoman. Seeing the young actress, the director immediately approved it for one of the main roles.

In this film Leyla Behti played the girl Jasmine, who, with the will of fate, became the victim of a maniac. In the French box office this film caused mixed emotions, but our heroine still managed to light her star of glory. And soon after the end of filming, she began receiving proposals from other filmmakers.

Leyla Bekhti: films that determined the future of the actress

In 2006, the French saw an amazing piece of art called "Paris, I love you." It was a full-length film, divided into eighteen intriguing stories, not related to each other. Each separate episode was not longer than five minutes, but at the same time managed to reveal the whole love story.

In this work Leyla Behti played a Muslim woman, whose beauty at first sight captivated the heart of a young boy resting with friends on the Seine embankment. Despite the fact that this was a rather short role, it was she who allowed the girl in all the beauty to sparkle at the Cannes Film Festival.

Here it was noticed by the famous French director Geraldine Nakash. Impressed with the beauty of the young actress, he invites her to one of the main roles in a comedy called "All That Shines." This film finally strengthened the position of the actress on stage, making her a welcome guest of French cinema.

Last works

In 2011, the Cannes Film Festival featured the film "The Source". In the center of history there is an African village, in which, for a long time, there is an indestructible tradition: only women should go for water. The main problem is that the source is too far away, the girls suffer greatly because of this.

At one point, the main character of the film (Leyla Bekhti) decides to eradicate this outdated custom. Subsequently, she has to fight not only with stupid prejudices, but also aggression from local men. Thanks to this film, Leyla Bekhti was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress.

Another major character, the actress played in the movie "The Adventure of the French in New York", released on the screens at the end of 2012. This youth comedy became popular not only in the homeland of Bekhti, but also gathered many fans among the spectators of other countries. As for more recent information, in 2016 another picture will be released with the participation of Leila called Astragalus.