From ‘reel’ cop to real lawman, all thanks to P. Ramlee


Gratitude in reflection: Retired police corporal Arifin Taib showing old pictures of himself at the set of movies with the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee at his house in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: He was once a movie extra in a P. Ramlee film, playing a cop, when the renowned actor and director suggested that the extra become a real policeman.

Arifin Taib said he was an extra in the movie Anak Bapak when the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee remarked that he would make a good policeman.

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