Google honours Yasmin Ahmad with special doodle, netizens pay tribute on late movie-maker's birthday


PETALING JAYA: Google honoured the late Malaysian filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad with a special doodle to celebrate her 56th birthday on Tuesday, while netizens paid tribute to her.

Yasmin, who passed away at age 51 on July 15, 2009, was well-known for her touching Petronas advertisements and award-winning feature films such as Rabun, Sepet, Gubra, Mukhsin, Muallaf and Talentime.

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