The October 1, 2018, Charles Aznavour left us at the age of 94leaving behind incredible songs. Six years later, Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir are preparing to revive it in a biopic. Mr Aznavour will be released in theaters on October 23 and it was Tahar Rahim who had the opportunity to embody this great man of French song. The companion of actress Leïla Bekhti was a guest on the 8 p.m. news this Sunday, October 13, to promote it.
Facing Audrey Crespo-Mara, Tahar Rahim confided that playing Charles Aznavour it sometimes became “obsessive“. “Without that, I cannot surpass myself, do honor to Charles” he revealed. However, Charles Aznavour was so involved in the life of the 43-year-old actor that he even came to the point of “be part of the family“. A little anecdote told on the set of TF1.
Grand Corps Malade thus revealed these SMS received during filming : “It’s funny. Mehdi and I received text messages from his wife (Leïla Bekhti, editor’s note) who told us: “I can’t stand hearing Charles Aznavour talking to my children at the end of the hallway!”. Although she perfectly embodies dramatic roles, the young woman – as we know – does not lack humor and it is obviously with great tenderness that she must have sent these messages.
Tahar Rahim on TF1: the actor forced to reassure about his state of health
The actor reveals himself in an interview always smiling but there, a detail has not been missed to viewers. It’s about his extreme thinness. So, the journalist wanted to clarify things very quickly. “Let’s explain to the people watching us your thinness“ launched Thierry Ardisson’s companion. “Indeed. Everything is going very well. I just need to lose a lot of weight for a role I’m currently working on. It’s necessary, once again, so I’m doing it.”
It could beAlphaJulia Ducourneau’s next project. There is no doubt, however, that this bothers Tahar Rahim. On the contrary. In “Sept à Huit” on TF1 he had already mentioned the fact of transforming himself physically for a role. “I love the transformation. The idea of becoming someone else seems impossible, even schizophrenic. But having the ability to be able to physically change, to be able to drown and give everything to your character, me It allows me to have more confidence in myself (…) There is something physical which is a bit similar to whathigh-level athletes can live” he confided.
Between Tahar and Leïla, the story has lasted since several years. In fact, the two actors met on the set of the film The Prophet in 2008 and it’s love at first sight. After two years of relationship, both decided to get married and start a family. In July 2017, they will become the parents ofa little boy named Souleiman then in February 2020a little girl. Less than a year later, Leïla gave birth to her third child and in March 2024, a fourth baby will expand the family.
A very discreet family. HAS Paris Matchthe 40-year-old young woman confided: “For me, there is one essential thing: I make sure they never worry about me. That’s not their role. It is important that they keep their childish soul”.
