Both of these Guinness world record-holding creations have been made by Indian expat father-daughter duo M Dileef and Roshna M.
20-year-old Roshna’s world’s longest cartoon strip titled ‘The Billion Dollar Journey’ measures 430m, honouring businessman MA Yusuff Ali.
Sharjah, UAE: In Hall Number 7 at the ongoing Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) the world’s largest screwdriver displayed right next to the world’s longest cartoon strip depicting the inspirational account of UAE-based businessman MA Yusuff Ali, will immediately grab your attention and leave you awe-struck, a special report by Nasreen Abdulla in the Khaleej Times, says.
Both of these Guinness world record-holding creations have been made by Indian expat father-daughter duo M Dileef and Roshna M.
“It feels great to be exhibiting here,” said 20-year-old Roshna, who breaks her own 2021 record for the longest cartoon strip with her latest creation. Measuring 430m, the new strip titled ‘The Billion Dollar Journey’ is stretched across two wheels and can be read by rotating the handle.
On Sunday, November 6, Indian businessman from Kerala, MA Yusuff Ali, visited the stall and commended Roshan’s efforts.
For Roshna’s father, M Dileef, recently granted a Golden Visa in the UAE, this is his third Guinness World Record. “Due to space constraints, I could only display the head of the screwdriver. It was completed in March and measures a whopping 6.6m in length”, the artist said
Longest cartoon strip
Roshna;s cartoon strip charts the meteoric rise of Indian business magnate MA Yusuff Ali, from his childhood days in a Kerala village to present position as one of the most influential businessmen in the world.
“I have always looked up to him,” she said. “I want to be an entrepreneur; he is my role model, so I wanted to make something to honour him.”
In 2021 that Roshna set her first world record with a cartoon strip measuring 404 metres in collaboration with Global Village. This year, she has broken that record with this strip that took her 8 months to complete, five of which was spent on research.
“I had a team of six classmates,” she said. “We had decided that we wanted to do something to make our mark, and this is the idea we came up with. They helped me in the entire research process and aided me when drawing the cartoon strip as well.”
Roshna recently graduated with a bachelor’s in fine arts. Shenow dreams of pursuing a master’s degree in Europe and hopes to raise funds for her education with her artwork.
Largest screwdriver
Artist Dileef’s masterpiece, the largest screwdriver was first displayed at World Art Dubai in March of this year. “I wanted to pay tribute to the working-class population in the city,” he said. “No other country has honoured and valued the contribution of the working class like the UAE has. So many lives were transformed because of Dubai. This piece was a homage to that.”
Made out of mahagony wood and mild steel, the screwdriver was constructed in Dubai. The handle, which has a diameter of 70cm, also has storage space for knickknacks.
Dileef has earlier set two world records- one for curating the world’s longest Quran and another for the largest badminton racket. (Rewrite David Solomon)
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