Retired police Corporal Arifin Taib said he was an extra in the movie Anak Bapak when the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee remarked that he would make a good policeman.

"I was acting as a policeman. I will never forget his words that I would make a really good real policeman.

"That had never crossed my mind as I was still young then and wanted to make acting a career.

"But P. Ramlee's words came true when I became a policeman at the age of 23," recalled Corporal Arifin, 75.

Joining the police force where he served for 33 years, was not a deterrent for Corporal Arifin who had caught the acting bug by then.

Corporal Arifin said that the last movie he acted in was Laksamana Do Re Mi where he got paid RM15 - the highest payment he ever received.

At the time, he had just become a police personnel. So he had to apply for two weeks' leave from his superiors.

"They approved my leave and I worked at the set with P. Ramlee for the last time. I will always cherish these good memories," said the father of five, who retired from the police force in 2002 as a Corporal.

Read further on the The Star's article attached.