Aeril has chilling moment filming horror flick

The Star

02-06-2025

Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
ACTOR Aeril Zafrel ( pic, above ) claims that a crew member became possessed after chanting a mysterious ­mantra while shooting a supernatural film, reported Mingguan Malay­sia .
'I was informed that the mantra written in the script was a real one.
'While I was reciting it, a crew member actually became posses­sed.
'Thankfully, the production team had made preparations by having an ustaz on set,' said Aeril.
Before filming began, he had also made some personal preparations to 'protect' himself.
'The ustaz asked me to recite certain verses for protection.
'He also reassured me by saying that these 'things' cannot harm or control us. They have their own limits,' added Aeril.
'It would be a lie to say nothing strange happened.
'At one point, I could really feel a presence with me. Some places on set felt extremely eerie.
'The entity even gave a sign that it didn't allow us to film there, so we had to move to a different location,' said Aeril.
> Actress Nora Danish revealed that her dream to perform the haj was dashed after falling victim to an online scam, reported Sinar Ahad .
'I was ready, but the call to be God's guest has yet to come,' the star of television drama Puteri shared, adding that she has accep­ted the fact that she will not be going this year.
'Perhaps this is not the right time.
'Who knows, perhaps I will be able to perform my haj with my future husband,' she said.
Nora, whose real name is Nora Mohd Danish Hanif, 43, said she saw the setback as a challenge and a chance for her to reflect on herself.
In a separate matter, Nora quashed talk that she was getting back with her ex-husband Moha­mad Nedim Nazri.
'Nedim and I can no longer live as husband and wife, but we still maintain a good relationship as mother and father to (our son) Neqayl.
'I understand that in this world, we may need a partner, but I don't think I will get back with Nedim,' she added.
Nora and Nedim were married on March 30, 2017, and divorced on June 16 last year.
They have a six-year-old son, Mohamed Neqayl.
Nora also has a 15-year-old son, Putra Rayqal, from her previous marriage to Datuk Rizal Ashram Ramli.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.