‘Our make-up industry is getting better’

The horror anthology series “Pett Kata Shaw,” created and directed by Nuhash Humayun, has been getting a good response from the audience following its release in April. Make-up artist Rubama Fairuzz is the mastermind behind the make-ups and prosthetics that created some gut-wrenching and terror-inducing scenes throughout the hit series. Rubama shared her experience on “Pett Kata Shaw”, future plans and a lot more with The Business Post’s Purba Zannat in an interview

Why did you choose to become a make-up artist?

I was always interested in make-up since my childhood. I used to play with my mother’s make-up. When I got older, I used to do my friends’ make-ups all the time with the handful of products I had. I enjoyed that a lot.

After completing HSC from Lalmatia Mohila College, I realised I was quite good at it. So I started studying make-up. That was when I got interested in prosthetic make-up. I did an online course from a Swedish university and then started practising. I also did a course under Lakmé in Kolkata, which was very informative and helpful.

In the meantime, I have also finished my graduation from the National Institute of Design and have been working as a costume designer as well.

How did you get involved with “Pett Kata Shaw”?

Nuhash had seen some of my works on my Instagram profile and other projects that I had worked on. He had Rafee, who was in Pett Kata Shaw’s production team, contact me. I met with them soon and gave a look test on the spot. They were happy with my work and offered me the job in Pett Kata Shaw.

What’s your favourite work in Pett Kata Shaw?

The makes-ups I did on Petni from the “Ei Building a Meye Nished” episode and the child character from the “Loke Bole” episode.

Each episode took us a week to shoot. It took me around six-seven hours to complete the make-up of the cast every day.

But I enjoyed the work fully throughout the filming.

Have you worked on other series or films?

I have worked and am working on some films. A few of them are still being edited and are due to release soon. I have also worked on several dramas, including (Vicky Zahed’s) “Punorjonmo.”

Recently, I also finished working as the make-up artist and costume designer in Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s documentary “Bangabandhu and River.”

Any hope for the prosthetic make-up industry here in future?

Of course! The way we are already working with prosthetic make-up and costumes right now, I am confident that very soon it will get better.

The industry is also open to newcomers, who are dabbling in prosthetic make-up and want to make a career out of it.

So, what’s next for you?

I have recently received an admission offer from the Cinema Makeup School in Hollywood in the United States. I’m very excited about that.

I will join the school after completing all the projects I have taken up. My goal is to become a prosthetic make-up master in the future.