Being A Blind Child In 'Alas Roban', Fara Shakila Makes Michelle Ziudith Amazed And Horrified

Fara Shakila (Virgi/VOI)

JAKARTA The name Fara Shakila may still sound cute, but his track record in the Indonesian horror film industry cannot be underestimated. At a young age, Fara again proved the quality of his acting through the film Alas Roban, which became his fourth horror film.

Acting with senior actress Michelle Ziudith, Fara has actually become a place to learn for Michelle in terms of technical acting in this scary genre.

In Alas Roban, Fara plays Gendis, a child who is partial blind. This role demands Fara not only to act afraid, but also to convince the audience that he cannot see clearly.

Fara answered this challenge with the use of special contact lens properties that covered his entire eye ball, making him truly feel my way while filming.

"Yes, it becomes a challenge because the story can't be seen. Filming first, if you want to see it, you have to be around," said Fara at the VOI office, recently.

Michelle Ziudith added that Fara doesn't need a lot of training for blind people, because the contact lens automatically makes his vision very blurred, so Fara will naturally fumble and call his mother while walking.

Despite having to shoot in angker forest until 2 a.m. and experiencing eye pain due to contact lenses, Fara professionalism received praise. He didn't complain much and remained cheerful on set.

In fact, to get rid of drowsiness, Fara chose to play gadgets and create TikTok content with other players on the sidelines of shooting.

Michelle Ziudith admitted that she was amazed by Fara's ability to do difficult physical scenes.

Fara is said to be able to carry out rich movements and act in dissipation very flexiblely, as if it was daily food for him. The flexibility of Fara's body and expression when he turned into a scary person had shocked Michelle.

"I was in shock if, for example, action, he suddenly got rich. His neck could stretch, he was very flexible. Even though his body was dry, his face was tired, but when the action changed immediately," said Michelle.

For Michelle, who is the first time she has entered a horror film, seeing Fara in action makes her feel like a junior who has to learn a lot from her child's "senior".