Involved in the series 'ASSALAMUALAIKUM', Anggika Bolsterli is challenged to become a foreigner - The accent must be natural

Kapanlagi.com - Anggika Bolsteri is involved in a religious series titled ASSAMUALAIKUM by Hadrah Daeng Ratu. She plays a character named Mandy Jackson, a mixed-race girl who has been living in America for a long time and comes to Indonesia to search for her father's traces.

Mandy's character is challenging for Anggika. Even though she has mixed blood, she grew up in Indonesia so she has no difficulty speaking Indonesian.

"Mandy's character is described as being born and raised in America, and here I am, even though I am half European, but I was born and raised in Jakarta. It's a challenge for me to portray a foreigner who was raised abroad with an Indonesian mother," Anggika said in a virtual press conference on Tuesday (22/6/2021).

1. Learning from YouTube Until Getting Dizzy

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Because she grew up in Jakarta, Anggika Bolsterli had to learn how to imitate the natural accent of foreigners when studying the Indonesian language. She conducted research by watching videos on YouTube.

"The internet is a magical tool, because during the pandemic I conducted research by watching videos of foreigners learning Indonesian. So their accents are really foreigners who are trying to speak Indonesian correctly and they are making a great effort. I watched many videos and found it amusing to see them learning," said the 26-year-old woman with a laugh.

2. Not Too Foreign

Anggika Bolsterli does not make her character speak with a forced accent. She wants to show the real condition of foreigners learning Indonesian.

"He (Mandy) doesn't speak in an overly foreign way, but he is an Indonesian who grew up there, so his way of speaking is different. It's a challenge to create an intonation and accent that is not too foreign but still looks foreign. That's why I'm interested," Anggika concluded.

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