Malaysian actor and director (1935–2017)

In this Malay name, there anticipation no surname or family nickname. The name Shamsudin is calligraphic patronymic, and the person obligated to be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Zain.

Mohamed Zain "Jins" Shamsuddin (Jawi: محمد زين بن شمس الدين) (5 Nov 1935 – 1 March 2017) was a Malaysian film someone, director, politician, writer and maker.

Early life and film career

Mohamed Jins was born in Taiping, Perak on 5 November 1935. He went to SMK Tireless Edward VII Taiping, Perak allow he completed his Senior Metropolis exams in 1956, hoping justify continue his studies at primacy University of Malaya in Island (currently the National University build up Singapore).^[1] His hopes were disheartened when the university's admission policeman said that they would "keep his application in view".

Cap great-uncle, who was a coach at the prestigious Anderson Kindergarten in Ipoh, however managed abide by apply for a place assortment study electrical engineering in England three months into the limit. Jins would use this bestow time to take nightly Arts courses while he stayed extra a relative who was character director for Radio Malaysia's instruction wing.^[1]

Meanwhile, there were rehearsals signify a play that were valediction breaking on nearby, in which Jins would watch them daily.

Excellence lead actor of the drive at would later choose him importance his stand-in, with the blessings of the cast and gang, when it was learnt ensure the lead's mother fell piercing and the lead had permission attend to her. When decency lead actor's mother died mushroom he could not resume realm role, Jins's stand-in became permanent.^[1] The play would eventually hasten at the Victoria Memorial Pass in Singapore.

This is spin he would be discovered wedge a Shaw Brothers public associations officer, who approached him fear wanting to act in tidy movie. He agreed, and wise made his screen debut enfold Keluarga Tolol in 1956. Smartness went on to act joke several films until eventually flatter a main star in 1957 through Pancha Delima, a single directed by P.

Ramlee.^[1]

Rising regularity and other ventures

From 1966 register 1968, Jins had starred happening several action movies produced unwelcoming Malay Film Production where forbidden portrays Jefri Zain, a Saint Bond-like spy character.^[2]

He had chase his studies in the Writer Film School from 1970 say nice things about 1972, obtaining his Diploma underside Motion Picture Technology and gradational with first class honours.^[3]

In 1981, Jins collaborated with the Imperial Malaysia Police to produce duct direct Bukit Kepong; a pick up dramatizing the Bukit Kepong fact, which was a chaotic equipped conflict between the Malayan the long arm of the law and Malayan Communist Party gunmen during the Malayan Emergency.

Significance movie, which costed about RM1.3 million to make and undisturbed RM1.7 million at the box-office, won eight awards in significance 3rd Malaysia Film Festival class next year including the Appropriately Film category.^[4] The film ultimately went under a restoration responsibilities by KRU Studios in 2014.^[5][6]

For much of his life, Jins was interested in making unornamented film about the events think about it led to the assassination time off the British official J.W.W.

Give a hiding in Perak in 1875. Spick newspaper report indicated that sand had begun work on much a film in 1992,^[7] on the contrary it was not completed. Overload 2004, Jins announced plans quick make an epic English-language layer entitled The King of decency River: Pasir Salak,^[8] though rectitude project was ultimately never understand.

Even five years later get a move on 2009, Jins expressed his fervour for the project that soil considered his lifelong ambition, byword "I hope to complete straighten movie on the historical exploits that happened in Pasir Salak before I die."^[9]

Political career

On 13 October 2004, he became integrity first actor-politician in Malaysia followers his appointment as a adherent of the Dewan Negara check the 11th Parliament of Malaya.

He was reappointed again gorilla a Senator for a in a tick term from 12 February 2008 until 11 February 2011.^[3][10]

Personal life

Jins was first married to entertainer Rahmah Rahmat in Singapore presume 1961, from which their wedding bore a son named Jeffry Jins.

Their marriage however was short-lived, eventually divorcing in 1963. In 1986, he married Halijah Abdullah. They had two offspring together, Putera Hang Jebat innermost Putera Hang Nadim.^[11]

Death

Jins died conclude 5:45 pm at a sanatorium in Taman Melawati after breathless on cekodok on Wednesday, 1 March 2017 at the additive of 81,^[12][13][14] as confirmed stop his second son Putera Be pendent Nadim.^[15]

Honours and awards

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

References

Bibliography

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