Da: we last caught up with you back in 2015. what have you been busy with since then? RK:
Since then? Wow... I think I’ve done a few more films, I’ve been presenting and hosting one of my travel shows, and also doing a lot of photoshoots and a lot of traveling for myself. Skateboarding, paragliding and going to the gym every day to keep myself in shape. So, yeah, in a nutshell, I’ve been busy.
What was special about “Jomblo Reboot?” Well, “Jomblo Reboot” is a remake from the early days of [director] hanung Bramantyo. For him to make a new one for this generation—more millennial and reflective of the kids of this era—I was interested straight away. Why? Because that young-at-heart feel, obviously. exploring an idea with this film is just great. For me, I think even though I already grew up, it felt good to be back in university and acting like I’m still young. [ Laughs] on the other hand, “Insyaallah Sah” was completely different. This movie is great in its own ways, because the general idea of this movie is based on religion—Islam to be precise. But, it’s got that comedy feel to it. It was great that we had Pandji Pragiwaksono as a comedian in this movie, so that just kind of broke a lot of barriers. having that comedy feel really makes the film fun, happy go lucky and doesn’t make it too serious. all in all, it was a fun and great film.
From all of the movies I made so far, the one thing I kept in mind was when shooting “The Professionals.” There were a lot of stunts and choreography for this movie, and I did choreography for couple of weeks—learning basics parkour and fighting. Then, there was one scene with the pro stunt driver and we were supposed to be in the car for the stunt, where she does a drift around roundabout. She was practicing and I remember saying to the director: “We should put a safety belt in
number one for me: everything starts when we have a reading process for a good month or a few weeks before we start shooting. So, the best way is to meet the cast, get to know them really well and we ended up becoming good friends. We got close to each other and learned each other personalities. That way we got to play around while we were reading, and as you start improvising, playing the roles with your other co-stars, you start to get into the characters that you’re supposed to be. and then, you just try to adapt to the script. You know, we have to remember our lines and we have to prepare for many different scenes. For example, if it was comedy, there are many scenes that we can make more fun. even on set we sometimes tend to think about how we could make a scene even funnier than it is. Because the more and more you play different characters, the more you know exactly how to reply, how the characters do this or that. So, the reading process and preparations before the shoot, for me that’s the best way to be confident and prepare for the role.
at the moment, I’m about to start on a new film. It’s a horror movie and a new genre for me after action, romantic comedy and drama. now we are just waiting to get other actors involved. The rest is still a secret, to be honest. I’ve already read the script and I really like it. We will be shooting in exotic places and it really suits my active lifestyle. and it’s a sequel to an old horror film. That’s all I can say. I think that’s the trend now. Indonesia is focusing on horror and I think that’s what the market wants.