Mira Lesmana Recalls First Meeting With Sherina Munaf

Mira Lesmana (right) and Sherina Munaf (center) during a press conference (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Mira Lesmana as the producer of the film Adventure of Sherina 2 reminisced about her first meeting with Sherina Munaf in the late 1990s.

After the success of an independent film titled Kuldesuk (1998) with Riri Riza, Mira is thinking about making a children's film. The younger brother of musician Indra Lesmana admitted that his idea was underestimated by many of his seniors.

Until finally, Mira met Triawan Munaf, the father of Sherina Munaf. At that time, Triawan introduced his son who at that time had a song demonstration.

"At that time, we met with Sherina from her father. Her father is our friend. He brought a music demonstration, my son sang Mir," said Mira Lesmana during a press conference celebrating Sherina's 23rd anniversary, at Plaza Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, June 14.

"At that time we finally met with Sherina at McDonald Bintaro, on a ride," he continued.

After making a video clip for the song Sherina, Mira also thought of making a film with Sherina as the main character.

The offer was welcomed and approved by Triawan Munaf. Finally, he tried to bring a business perspective to Studio 21 at that time.

"From the 21st side, I told me, saying 'Mira, don't, later you will lose because even Disney films can't be that big to return capital. This is an Indonesian film. But in the end we were desperate, we believed in the existing talents, we believed in our business, "said Mira.

Finally, Mira Lesmana can reverse many people's assumptions about her idea to make a child film. Sherina's adventure aired on June 7, 2000 and achieved great success.

"And finally on the first day of press conference in Bandung, we are at Toko You, Om Sonny has it. As soon as we want to check, it wants a press conference on h. Then he says 'Mira is crazy you are at BIP (Bandung Indah Plaza) in line from 07.00 am,' said Mira Lesmana.

"It turned out that journalists said the queue was very long, the queues were circularly at BIP. It turned out that not only in Bandung, in all cities in Indonesia queued for Sherina's Adventure," he said.