Egyptian actress Ilham Shahin announced the postponement of her nephew's engagement ceremony due to the recent tragic accident that took the lives of four Egyptian producers, Hassam Shawky, Mahmoud Kamal, Fathy Ismail, and Tamer Fathy. Ilham Shahin, who mourned the death of the producers, said that the engagement ceremony of her nephew Mahmoud Shahin was delayed so that the period of mourning for the late producers could be completed. The funeral of the four deceased producers was held on August 4, 2019, after the sunset prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Police Mosque in Cairo. The producers died in a car accident on August 1, 2019, near the Al-Dabaa area on a road leading to the northern coast of Egypt. Ilham Shahin announced the postponement of her nephew's engagement on her official Instagram account, and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased producers. The postponement of the engagement ceremony was seen as a sign of respect for the late producers, who were prominent figures in the Egyptian film industry. The tragic accident caused a wave of shock and grief in the Egyptian artistic community, as the producers were highly respected and contributed significantly to the development of the Egyptian film industry.