Richie Koh's meltdowns as an adult who is intellectually disabled in Your World In Mine were taxing

Richie Koh (centre) as Zheng Tiancai, an adult who is intellectually disabled. PHOTO: MEDIACORP
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SINGAPORE - While filming a scene from Your World In Mine in a Woodlands flat, Richie Koh's on-screen meltdown actually caused neighbours to head out of their homes to check out the commotion.

Since then, the 29-year-old Mediacorp actor has won hearts and received praise for playing Zheng Tiancai, an adult who is intellectually disabled.

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