Leïla Bekhti, in a relationship with Tahar Rahim for more than 15 years, is sometimes irritated by certain behaviors of her actor husband. So, recently, she got so upset that she sent a text…
Tahar Rahim achieves a new feat by playing Charles Aznavour in the film Mr Aznavourdirected by Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade, which has just been released in theaters. To succeed in donning the mantle of such a legend of French song, the actor studied the artist’s attitude at length… to the point of irritating his wife, Leïla Bekhti.
Tahar Rahim, too involved? This salty SMS from his wife Leïla Bekhti
To prepare for this role, the actor observed Charles Aznavour for a long time in order to stick to the character. “For six months, I forced myself to speak like Charles Aznavour every day“, he explained to The Sunday Tribune. But this devotion quickly annoyed his actress wife, Leïla Bekhti: “My wife even sent a text message to Grand Corps Malade to tell him that she couldn’t stand hearing ‘Charles Aznavour yelling at the children at the other end of the apartment’“.
“Some characters grab your attention more than others. This sometimes leads you into territories that are not always easy for those around you. My wife, it made her smile“, he also clarified to 7 Days TV.
Leïla Bekhti “is my life”: Tahar Rahim’s beautiful declaration
If Tahar Rahim feels extremely close to the late interpreter of Bohemiahe shares a different vision of family life. “My self-sacrifice will never reach that of Charles (…) He went very, very far, to the point of sacrificing his family (…) Although, for me, this is the essential thing in education“, he clarified in The Parisian.
The actor is also extremely close with his wife, Leïla Bekhti, whom he met on the set of the film A prophetin 2008.”I am lucky to have him by my side. She literally carries me. And it is not a relationship of submission, that is very clear between us. I say it often, she is also my best friend. She is my life“, he confided to Paris Match. Both are parents of four children, the eldest of whom is Souleiman, 7 years old.