Reel women, real Malaysians


Award-winning actress Sharifah Amani and her family of Malay-Chinese-Bengali descent speak to Sunday Star about being Malaysian, making movies that transcend race, gender and religion, and carrying on the late Yasmin Ahmad’s legacy.

SEEING Fatimah Abu Bakar, 59, hanging out with her four talented daughters is like watching a Malaysian version of the Kardashians. The girls are loud, funny and opinionated. Unlike the latter, however, they are down-to-earth talents with a strong aversion to glamour.

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