Sazzy Falak


Sazlini "Sazzy" Shamsul Falak is a Malaysian actress, TV host, entrepreneur and fashion icon. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Shasha in the 2005 film Gol & Gincu, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 19th Malaysia Film Festival, as well as for being the host for Season 1 of the Asian spin-off to Style Network's hit US makeover series How Do I Look?.
Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sazzy first ventured into the entertainment scene as a teenager in 2000, hosting TV3's :ms:Muzik Muzik|Muzik Muzik programme alongside well-known actor and TV host, :ms:Benjy|Benjy. In 2002, she became the DJ for local radio station WOW Fm, and also landed her first lead role in a telefilm, Piala Untuk Mama, directed by Osman Ali and broadcast on NTV7. Sazzy collaborated with him again the following year, acting in Surat Untuk Bulan. She later became the host of Beat TV on Astro Ria in 2004, followed by hosting MTV Juice in Singapore in 2005.
The success of the film Gol & Gincu spawned a TV series of the same name, in which Sazzy reprised her role for two seasons from 2006 to 2007. She also did voice-dubbing for the character Cappy for the Malay version of the animated film Robots on Star Movies whilst picking up hosting duties for Blast Off! on hitz.tv in 2006, and also starred in an Indo-Malaysian collaboration film Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri.

Early life

Sazzy was born on March 10, 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, to Datuk Shamsul Falak Kadir and Lilly Rahim, of Minangkabau ancestry. She is the eldest of three siblings, and spent her childhood growing up in Kampung Melayu Ampang, Selangor.
Her parents divorced when she was 8 and later both remarried. Growing up under these circumstances forced her to assume a mature role at a young age, which Sazzy attributes her later success in life to. Her father emphasized education, which drove Sazzy to excel at school.
Sazzy was drawn to acting from a young age, and had her first lesson in theatre at 11 years old. In the following years, she received training from renowned actor, Joe Hasham.

Career

Sazzy gain her first experience as a theater actress at the age of 11 years old when she received training by Joe Hasham. Her first ventured into the arena of entertainment television in 2000 as a host of TV3 Muzik Muzik at the age of 18. In 2002, she starred in her first television for Piala Untuk Mama in a short film directed by Osman Ali on ntv7. She also host Beat TV on Astro Ria since 2004.
Sazzy also served as a marketing executive in an IT company, until 2003 when she resigned to become a full-time television star. Sazzy has also hosted MTV Juice in Singapore before handing over the task to Nur Fazura Sharifuddin in 2006.
Sazzy began acting in films and got a roles as Shasha in Gol & Gincu in 2005 and Gol & Gincu The Series for two consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2007. In conjunction with the Aidilfitri in 2006, Sazzy contribute to Cappy in voice dubbing English version for the animated film Robots on Star Movies. Sazzy hosts the Blast Off! in hitz.tv in late 2006 to early 2007. Sazzy starring a supporting role in KAMI movies. She also starred in Indonesian-Malaysian collaboration film Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri.
In 2015, she host How Do I Look? Asia was a makeover show airing on Diva TV channel based on the American franchise reality television.

Business venture

She also founded ‘Street Fashion by Sazzy Falak’ which is a women's apparel label based in Kuala Lumpur.

Personal life

Sazzy married financial coach Nazril Idrus on 8 November 2006. Nazril is the co-founder of LVG Consultants and Explosive Minds Asia and he is a celebrity in his own capacity, having appeared in advertisements, dramas and films. The couple reside in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. Sazzy and Nazril have appeared alongside each other in a TV series called "Ada apa dengan Cinta". They appeared in a local reality dancing competition by Malaysia Pay-TV provider Astro in its show Astro Ria known as "Sehati Berdansa" and went all the way to the Grand Finals to finish runners up, despite being highly popular with viewers.
In July 2010, they received EH! Magazine's "Pasangan Selebriti Paling Di Minati" or "Favourite Celebrity Couple" voted by the public, pipped many other Malaysian Celebrity couples including Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Datuk Khalid Jiwa, Que Haidar and Linda Jasmin, and Erra Fazira and Engku Emran. Sazzy and Nazril welcomed twin daughters Imaan Lily and Tiara Rose on 28 April 2011.

Awards

Film

Telemovie and TV Series

TV Hosting

Endorsements