Siapa itu Kabir Bhatia?

Who is Kabir Bhatia?

I got the answer one week after I post this subject from Afdlin's blog.

[Aku sekarang ni tengah melalui perjalanan penggambaran sebuah filem berjudul 'STAMP'.
Filem ini diarah oleh sahabat lama aku dari zaman Bila Larut Malam aku, Khabir Bahtia.

Khabir is an Indian director from india who moved to Malaysia during the Antah UTV days and fell in love with Malaysia (or maybe the possibility of work here was higher, heehee...), got married here and never went back.

A very talented director, it was just a matter of time before he started directing films, i used to tell myself that, because of his vision, he will definitely make a fine filmmaker and sure enough, his first break came when he was offered to direct 'CINTA'.

Love it or hate it, the movie won accolades and another star was born in the Malaysian Film industry. He is now directing his fourth feature after CINTA (LOVE) versi Indonesia and SEPI (in which i had the pleasure to work with him too).

Not only has He got a great eye for story telling but his strength also lies in his ability towork with actors well. STAMP is a really fun story ala OCEAN 11, meets lock, stock and two smoking barrels macam tu la. It stars Me, Rashidi Ishak (my buddy from my first acting gig with Shuhaimi Baba, 'MIMPI MOON'), His wife; the wonderful Vanidah Imran, Que Haider, Indi Nadarajah (from 'Indi and Alan' fame and last seen as Mr Leong in Hans Isaac's CUCI).

It was supposed to star MAYA KARIN as well but she pulled out due to scheduling Issues. Personally i think it is going to turn out to be a great film.]

Mr. Kabir, your movie is fantastic but why did you allow the preview editor to show the accident scene as the preview????? Why laaa???

The only twist and story connector in the movie Sepi, is the accident scene, and thank God I didn't bother to look at any preview before we watched the movie.]

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There's so many write-ups and interviews on Usop Haslam, but there's none on him.

I know from my husband that the director of the movie, Sepi is someone he knew during his studies.



SEPI

….. watching it sure made everyone, even those who thinks they live the happiest life; feels there is some ‘Sepi’ in their lives. It sure pulled that self-pity chord in us. It sure made everyone had their pathetic minute in the cinema.

The cinematography for all the three storyline is so seamless that it enables the viewers feel that we are IN the story ourselves. So intensifying.

He doesn't bother to get low intellect journalist from URTV of Pancaindera to write about the movie while it is being done. The selling point is just its honest storyline.

Nevertheless, the movie was on one for a month.

Will someone point me to any biodata on this director. Pleeasseee, take me as your actress, I'll do it for free!