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Main cast revealed for ‘Balada Si Roy’
Shooting for Balada Si Roy is scheduled to begin in early January.
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'Balada Si Roy' (Roy's Ballad) was written by novelist Gol A Gong. (IDN Pictures/File)
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he main cast of Balada Si Roy (The Ballad of Roy), a pilot project for film company IDN Pictures, was announced on Wednesday. The film is adapted from a novel series of the same name by Gol A Gong that was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
Young singer-actor Abidzar Al-Ghifari will play the main character Roy, who is defiant yet warm. Abidzar is known for his roles in Ada Cinta di SMA (Love in Senior High School, 2016) and soap operas, including Monyet Cantik 2 (Beautiful Monkey, 2013), Kami Rindu Ayah (We Long for Father, 2013), Cinta Anak Muda (Young Love, 2019), Insya Allah Surga (God Willing Heaven, 2020) and Insya Allah Surga Tingkat 2 (God Willing Heaven Two-tier, 2020). His YouTube channel, which contains vlogs and cover videos, has over 300 thousand subscribers.
Ani, Roy’s love interest, will be portrayed by rising star Febby Rastanty. Febby was a former member of Indonesian girlband BLINK and acted in films and soap operas, including Sweet 20 (2017), which was adapted from the 2018 Korean film Miss Granny.
The cast also features actors Bio One as Dullah, leader of a powerful gang; Fachri Muhammad as Dullah’s subordinate, Sodik; Sitha Marino as tomboy Dewi, who falls for Roy; Zulfa Maharani as one of Roy’s admirers, Wiwik; and Maudy Koesnadi as Roy’s mother.
Helmed by Fajar Nugros, Balada Si Roy is in preparation, with filming to begin in early January. “The film is about a young man who searches for who he truly is and always tries to break the rules,” said Fajar in a statement.
The film’s scriptwriter, Salman Aristo, said he viewed Roy as a trendsetter during Salman's senior high school and university days. “The novel’s storyline is everlasting. Roy is against being stagnant," Salman said, adding that the story was relevant at any time, since it represented the stance of the young generation.
Music curator Adib Hidayat will join the film’s music department and revealed that rock would dominate the soundtrack. “When I reread the novel and the script, I thought about reviving Indonesian rock that was popular in the 1980s to 1990s. For the theme song, I chose up-and-coming musicians,” Adib said.
Balada Si Roy will be released in 2021.
IDN Pictures was launched on May 12, 2020, when multiplatform media company IDN Media acquired film company Demi Istri Production, founded in 2013 by Fajar and producer Susanti Dewi. (wir/wng)
