Actor Tay Ping Hui makes Malay-language movie debut in Magik Rompak

Local actor Tay Ping Hui had to apply rote learning when it came to memorising his lines for Malaysian heist movie Magik Rompak because he is not familiar with the Malay language.

- Lim Ruey Yan

During a joint video interview with director Adrian Teh with Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao on Sept 11, the 54-year-old also admitted he was clueless during a recent promotional event that took place across the Causeway.

"The interviews were conducted mainly in Malay, and I understood only 10 per cent of what was said," he said. "When others were speaking, I just smiled and nodded. But honestly, I had no clue what was going on."

He joked that the Malay he picked up during the shoot came in handy only when he was shopping during the press trip across the Causeway.