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Kasma Booty

Kasma Booty

Acting

Biography

Kasma Booty (born 1932-1 June 2007) was a Malaysian actress and film star. She was dubbed as the "Elizabeth Taylor of Malaysia." She was born Kasmah Abdullah in Kisaran, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). She was of Dutch and Javanese descent. She began her acting and film career at the early age of 15. She ultimately changed her name to Kasma Booty after marrying her husband, Booty Jacobs. The couple had four children - Cempaka, Asmara, Purnama (her youngest child), and Suria, who is also deceased. She died on 1 June 2007 due to pneumonia and was surrounded by her children. She was 75 at the time and left behind 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her body was buried at Kampung Klang Gate Cemetery.

Known For

Goddess of Purity

The film Dewi Murni is an adaptation of Kalidasa’s Shakuntala. This is established through the identification of chronological events that are similar to the story of Shakuntala authored by Kalidasa. Adaptations have been made to the Indian story, transforming it to the Malay version and prominent differences are notable. The principal story of Dewi Murni remains the same whereby the main characters meet in unlikely surroundings, woo and get married. Both King Dushyanta [in Shakuntala] and King Indraloka [in Dewi Murni] lose memory of their wives (in different ways), the heroines lose their signet rings and are rejected by their respective husbands at the palace court. In both stories, the rings are discovered in a fish’s maw and upon its re-emergence, the kings’ memories of their respective wives are regained. In the end after a period of separation, the lovers are reunited. - Sumathi Maniam Raj & Raja Morgan Veerappan

Goddess of Purity

1950Movie