KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh from the release of actor-director Syamsul Yusof’s horror flick Munafik 2, fans of the movie have been buzzing about the individual who plays the terrifying ghosts in the film.
And what took Netizens by surprise was discovering that all of the ghosts in both films were portrayed by a man named Ahmad Shahidan Izwan Mohd Ali, especially when most had assumed that it was a woman behind the scary ghost characters.
According to recent news reports, Shahidan is a part time radio announcer at a popular radio station and is more fondly known as Iwang Ali.
He said that he landed the opportunity to be part of the film by chance when he accompanied a friend to the set of the movie.
“Suddenly Syamsul offered me the gig as he thought my height fit the ghost characters,” he said.
Shahidan also shared the make-up process which would sometimes take between four to eight hours, on his Twitter for the benefit of Munafik fans.
Feeling blessed and lucky to be picked by the award-winning director, Shahidan took to Instagram to thank Syamsul for entrusting him with the role, following the sequel release.
“Thank you abang Syamsul Yusof for giving me the chance to act in the film,” he wrote.