'Pokok' sees Johan Jaaffar, U-Wei Saari's first collaboration

The writer, and cast of Pokok, from left, Tan Sri Johan Jaffaar, actors Buyung Zasdar, Ebby Saiful, Haliza Misbun, Rahim Jailani, and director U-Wei Saari. Photos: The Star/Samuel Ong

Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar is, without a doubt, a force to be reckoned with in the Malaysian media landscape and literary world.

The former chairman of Media Prima Berhad and Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka (DBP) has – since the early 1970s – penned short stories, poems, novels and plays, many of which have become part of the country’s literary collection.