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One of the most prominent figure
in the entertainment industry in Malaysia must be Datin Shaila. I have always
wondered why she has drawn a lot of limelight in the industry. Was it because
she is associated with a big political figure or is it because of her raw
talent as an actress.
This was all before I started to
get myself involved with people from the industry. As that begin to happen I
started to understand that there is more to Datin Shaila than what I thought
before. She started her career in the entertainment industry as an actress in
Tamil Film Blockbuster called “Maindhan” in 2014 and followed that up with
“Mayangaathey” in 2016.
This year, Datin Shaila will be
releasing her debut album entitled “Yenathuyireh”
which was produced by her own production company, Shaibha Vision. The said
album will have 10 songs in total and it will feature talented musicians,
singers, actresses and other professionals in the field.
Datin Shaila’s Instagram handle
is @Shaibhavision. When asked about Shaibha Vision, she said:
“Shaibha Vision is the production company I started to release my debut
album, Yenathuyireh. In 2016, this company produced Mayangathey, one of the
highest grossing Malaysian Indian movies in the industry alongside other good movies.”
That cleared my doubts on what
Shaibha Vision was all about. It is fantastic to see more individuals like this
come up with productions companies. I believe an individual with a background
in the film industry would be able to spot quality scripts and therefore, produce
good films. Looking forward for more from Shaibha Vision.
That got me more curious to
understand who Shaila Nair really was. The person behind all the fame and
glamour, the person without the “Datin” tittle. Who really Shaila Nair is?
“I am a normal Malaysian girl from a humble family who believed in the
importance of a strong educational foundation. That is why I am a lawyer by
profession and only pursued my passion in the entertainment industry after
establishing my career as a corporate lawyer. I am still the same person after
my marriage, which is why I continue to have the respect of my family &
friends.”
Now it doesn’t surprise me on why
Datin Shaila has always been able carry herself in manner which seemed very
professional. Her career in law must have molded her to be someone very
professional and of class as well. I never knew that Datin Shaila was a lawyer
by profession first before she got herself into the entertainment world.
I
genuinely admire people who were brave enough to leave their career behind to
pursue their passion but in this case Datin Shaila not only pursued her passion,
but she also manages to strike a balance between her career as lawyer and still
pursue her passion seriously. My respect
for her doubled upon knowing about this.
Coming back to the cinema related
questions, I have always wanted to ask people to understand what is the biggest
gap we need to bridge between directors and actors to audience to increase box
office collections for films. When I pressed on this question, very modestly,
Datin Shaila had this to say,
“I believe that the Malaysian Indian movie industry has seen a positive
and steady inclination towards better directing, music, acting and even
technical excellences. However, it is undeniable that Malaysian audience have a
wide-range of options when it comes to movies.
Therefore, we as an industry
should strive to create bigger and better films to be on par with foreign
movies. One way to do so would be to produce more movies with a Malaysian
appeal, that viewers can relate to, without compromising the quality of the
film.”
I believe this question can draw
many different responses from other individuals in the industry andcan’t
wait to hear all their thoughts. Realizing that I was speaking to a very strong
and driven woman, I was curious to hear Datin Shaila’s thoughts on whether the
Indian cinema is lacking female-centric films, be it India or Malaysia and
given the opportunity would she be interested in playing roles like EVT, Aruvi
or Taramani?I
“I believe that the lack of female centric films as seen in other
countries does not happen in Malaysia. We are very open to producing female
centric films here in Malaysia and given a good script, I would love to do such
roles.”
I would always vote yes to have
films which offers great scope to male and females as I believe that movies
with good characters designs often yields in much more quality films. Speaking
about female centric roles, I just had to ask Datin Shaila about her latest
single “Pen Azha Vendam” and what inspired her to work on this project.
“Pen Azha Vendam, my latest single in the Yenathuyireh album was
released on the 5th February 2018. I wanted to be part of this project because I
strongly believe in the message behind the lyrics and the music video that
takes a stand against violence against women, especially harassment in the
workplace.
The music video was directed by the very talented BGW, a very
hardworking person & someone who is very helpful. The song also features
Vikadakavi Magen & Aneetra which turned out very well
The very beautiful Subashini Asokan stars in this music video. I would
also like to thank all the talented and gorgeous celebrities who appeared for
this music video such as Jasmin Michael, Pushpa Narayanan, Olimathi, Shamini (karate),
THR Revathi and Sushmeeta Murugon to name a few.”
I had a feeling that this music
video echoes sentiments of feminism and it prompted me to ask her this final
question. Does Datin Shaila consider herself to be a feminist and how does she
define feminism.
“Yes, I do. Everyone who believes in equality are feminists. For me,
feminism means that men and women deserve equal rights, opportunities and
rewards. It is important that we are feminists and that we raise the future
generation to be feminists because even in 2018, there is still violence and
inequality committed & can be seen sadly and now is the time to be the
change we want to see in the future.”
What a brilliant way to end this
interview session and I can’t thank enough Datin Shaila for making some time
and conducting this interview session with me. Before I ended the session, I
had asked her on who she thought Boggler Blogger should interview next and very
promptly she said:
“Thila Laxman”
So Thila Laxman are you ready to
be interviewed by Boggler Blogger?
"Pen Azha Vendam" Music Video was released on 5th February 2018 and you may click the link below to watch it.
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