'DIVA'

Ning Baizura, a real life Diva stars in the film 'Diva'. Diva marks my foray as screenplay writer in Malaysia. I remember a couple of years ago Sharad Sharan my friend and a famous director handed me a script called 'Dian' He asked me to offer few suggestions to make it better.

The idea possessed me, Dian became Diva and what was a teenie bopper caper, became an emotional tale of some fruitful and some unrequited relationships.

I believe the film hits the screen on 28th of June. My next release wil be Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri, which is a comedy and I am sure will be a big hit. Diva is a a unique film in many ways, in its genre, in its treatment and style, i am nervous to say the least because I am unsure how it will be received.

What I am sure of is that, it's a great film, extremely well made, best part is that what I wrote has been filmed, unlike my work in Indonesia, where by the time i saw my work, i was in disbelief wondering when did I write what I saw! However that's the way the production houses in Indonesia work, they chop and change till they kill he script totally. They say they know what they are doing and ultimately I was thankful they never gave me the credit for writing their scripts.

I believe the music of Diva is doing very well, I hope the film will do very well too...I send my Good luck wishes to Sharad, Renu & entire team of Diva.