Kuala Lumpur, August 18, 2000 (Friday) - At a press conference for 'Soal Hati', the new movie starring Erra Fazira and Afdlin Shauki, we managed to talk to former Miss Malaysia and singer/actress Erra Fazira. This is her first film by director Othman Hafsham as all her previous films were by director Yusuf Haslam. She said, "Initially, I felt quite nervous working with a new director. But director Othman Hafsham was very professional and everybody was so experienced." The entire movie took 42 days to shoot and the soundtrack will feature 4 new songs ('Soal Hati', 'Kerana', 'Romeo', 'Hadirmu') from her.

Also, she'll have a new album out next year. Erra commented, "Currently, we already have 3 or 4 songs for the album." She added, "Normally, I only do about 1 movie per year because this way, I would also have time to concentrate on my music." About 'Soal Hati', she feels that the movie's theme is about a woman's strong spirit and character. Plus, she actually trained as a Metrojaya salesgirl to get the feel of her role in 'Soal Hati'!!

On her future in showbiz, she said, "Well, currently I'm trying to come up with movie scripts. And I'm learned so much about movie-making from everybody I worked with. So, after my tenth film, I would probably give producing or directing movies a try." She would also like to manage her own music label and produce albums for new artistes.

As for future movie roles, she would love to do police action roles like the ones another successful Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), have had. However, she acknowledged, "Nobody would believe me in those roles. Saya muka lembutlah (My face is too soft)." Also, she admitted she would have to improve on her command of English before she can do English movies.

She also hates all the media speculation about her personal relationships. Erra moaned, "Let me find my own life partner lah. Don't lah pair me with this guy or that guy." Negative media gossip also hurts her sometimes. "Still, with the support of my family and friends, I've learned to ignore bad press", she said.

Among the 8 movies she did, her favourite is 'Pasrah' with 'Soal Hati' coming in second. She also loved her role as an old woman in 'Soal Hati'. "I had to wear lots of makeup and it was fun", she smiled impishly. And afterwards, she graciously agreed for another photo-taking session despite having had one earlier. She's definitely the most approachable, friendliest and beautiful celebrity I've ever interviewed!!

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