Watch: Former Imam of Kaaba acts in Saudi TV ad

“Do you think I can go to Hollywood?” the former Imam of Kaaba asked jokingly in a comment below the tweet shared by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment.–File photo

It may sound unbelievable, but it is true that a former Imam of Kaaba has acted in a promotional short film.

The film, which is meant to promote the ‘Combat Field’ zone of Riyadh Season 2021, features former Imam of Kaaba Sheikh Adil bin Salem bin Saeed Al-Kalbani alongside some footballers.

Al-Kalbani gives a brief introduction to his position in the 2 minutes and 41 seconds film, which shows soldiers engaging in a battle and using weapons of war.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment shared the video on Twitter via Turki al-Sheikh.

“Do you think I can go to Hollywood?” the former Imam of Kaaba asked jokingly in a comment below the tweet.

As the move created an uproar on social media, the former Imam of Kaaba came under severe criticism.

As a social media user described Al-Kalbani’s presence in the film as strange, another responded sarcastically, “May God guide you and open your heart.”

Al-Kalbani was reportedly seen playing cards a few years ago.

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