Zain Mahmood
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Zain Mahmood was a Malaysian author and screenwriter of Malay films. He wrote the musical drama Fenomena (1990) http://sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php/images/swf/index.php?mod=film&p=list&query=Fenomena, the romantic drama Balada (Love Ballad) (1993) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275213/ and the horror film Fantasi (1994) http://sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php/images/swf/index.php?mod=film&p=info&id=212. Fantasi was shot in 1991 but banned for containing 'unislamic elements' until 1994. Its plot revolves around reincarnation, a Hindu and Buddhist concept which Islamists wished suppressed http://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&pg=PA262&lpg=PA262&dq=zain+mahmood&source=web&ots=RUDdk1DM3w&sig=SH5zBUPKxSlfJoBl1EQvgV9d394. He also acted in Fantasi and produced Fenomena. He died, in his sleep, in 1994 aged 61.