Seeking acceptance

TheStar.com – By Elizabeth Tai

WHEN Sarika was forced to bow out of She?s My Son because of her second sister?s protests, she was furious.

?I?m really mad (at my sister?s reaction),? said Sarika when I met her in July.

?She?s scared that my relatives will look down on her because of me, that?s the main reason,? she said, her voice tight with anger.

We met at the Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan campus in Kuala Lumpur in July. She was there to film segments for She?s My Son in one of the theatres.

Yes, despite her sister?s objections, Sarika decided to go ahead and be involved with the documentary anyway. However, this time, as its narrator.