Diva_(Malaysian_film)

<i>Diva</i> (2007 film)

Diva (2007 film)

2007 Malaysian film


Diva (English: Diva) is a 2007 Malaysian Malay-language musical drama film that was jointly produced by Nusantara Films, a subsidiary of Astro Shaw, and the independent film production house Tarantella Pictures.[1] It was directed by Sharad Sharan, an Indian citizen working in Indonesia, and with music composed by Mithoon Sharma, an Indian citizen. Diva had a cast composed of Indonesians and Malaysians. The film was produced at a cost of 3.5 million rupiahs. It had a simultaneous release scheduled for June 2007 in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The screening was scheduled to begin on 28 June of that year.[2]

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The film soundtrack CD, the first musical collaboration between India and Malaysia, was released on 15 March 2007 in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Mithoon, a 21-year-old, composed five of the songs. Loloq wrote the lyrics.[1]

Plot

The musical is about Kartika, an Indonesian singer.[2] After returning from travelling abroad, Kartika seeks to develop the skills of four young people but they instead sign up for a record label competing against her label.[1]

Cast

  • Ning Baizura as Kartika
  • Jeremy Thomas as Arman
  • Awal Ashaari as Jay
  • Adam AF2 as Idit
  • Jessica Iskandar as Mera
  • Balkisyh Semundur Khan as Eja
  • Mizal Zaini as Rudy
  • Shenny Andrea as Siska
  • Fauziah Nawi as ibu Niken
  • Pushpa Narayan as Sasha

References

  1. "Motion picture soundtrack of Diva launched." The Star. 24 April 2007. Retrieved on 18 January 2013. "Diva is a production of independent film production house Tarantella Pictures Sdn Bhd together with Nusantara Films Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Astro Shaw Sdn Bhd which was set up to produce films that are targeting audiences around the region."
  2. Begum, Mumtaj. "Sold on a song Archived 21 February 2013 at archive.today." The Star. Wednesday 30 May 2007. Retrieved on 18 January 2013.

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