Tiara Jacquelina: Crew hid M. Nasir's 'mystical' encounter on Gunung Ledang from me
The Puteri Gunung Ledang producer says the production team kept the story from her during filming some 20 years ago for fear she would panic.
KUALA LUMPUR – Producer and director Puan Seri Tiara Jacquelina has revealed that her leading man in the film Puteri Gunung Ledang, Datuk M. Nasir, went through a mystical experience during filming on Gunung Ledang about 20 years ago.
Tiara, 58, said the entire production team kept the matter from her to avoid alarming her.
"Maybe I am not as sensitive as others. Some people feel something when they enter the (filming) area; I just focused on acting.
"But another actor, my co-star, did have (a mystical experience). The production did not want to tell me because it happened on Gunung Ledang.
"They said, 'Don't tell Tiara', because they were afraid I would panic. Only after filming ended did they tell me.
"I heard that he came across Puteri Gunung Ledang," she told Kosmo! Online in an interview at the entertainment programme MeleTOP. (Quotes translated from Malay.)
However, the Ringgit Kesorga star said she has never had the chance to ask the veteran artiste about it personally.
"After that, I did not meet him and I never asked him myself. Until now I have not had the opportunity to ask him. Every time we meet at a press conference or something, it just does not feel appropriate to ask," she said.
Asked whether she performed any rituals before filming Puteri Gunung Ledang, Tiara said she observed several Javanese traditions to cleanse her body and mind.
"There was no special 'ritual' before we began. There are some things Javanese people go through, such as fasting on certain days like Monday and Thursday.
"They also practise puasa mutih. We take only white things, such as white rice and plain water, for 24 hours to cleanse ourselves so that we are prepared for something.
"Then, meditation to calm your mind. So those are the rituals I went through, or a flower bath, which is good for us," she said.
Tiara and M. Nasir played the lead roles in the film directed by Saw Teong Hin.
The film is based on the Malay legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang, said to have lived atop Gunung Ledang, and a Malacca Sultan's attempt to seek her hand in marriage. – KOSMO! ONLINE
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