In a response to actor Kelvin Ikeduba’s outpour on the bad situation
of the Nollywood industry, comedian AY has added more insight. According
to him, the industry is filled with rivalry and fakeness.
Read the post
below:
“As a growing actor and a movie producer, NOLLYWOOD has
exposed me to both the good, the bad and ugly.Barely few years in the
industry, i have experienced all sorts from the stables of the high and
mighty self entitled ‘stakeholders’, to the very insecured individuals
whose only claim to fame is an old testament fact of “We started this
industry”.The above post by Kevin Ikeduba, has given me the courage to further
introduce you to our Nollywood. So welcome to an industry where rivalry
and fakeness is fast becoming a legacy designed for posterity. Welcome
to a backstabbing community where some pretend to love you in the open
and condenm all your determination and efforts to succeed when you are
not there.Welcome to an industry where enmity reigns supreme… Eg “If you are
using her in the movie, then I can’t be on it”, or “i can’t be in your
film and not play the lead role”. Welcome to an industry where some
actors have more visible roles on Instagram and Red Carpets. Welcome to
an industry where some would maintain a position that would make you
keep to yourself rather than ask for a selfie.Welcome to an industry where some cannot use their platforms to help
another colleague to promote his or her work (including the ones they
are contracted for). Welcome to an industry where most families mainly
depend on public support when one of our own falls sick. Welcome to an
industry where some engages themselves daily on WhatsApp groups chatting
about how others have no business making movies (even when they break
their own records back to back).Moving the industry forward goes beyond seeking for the downfall of
others, or basking in the euphoria of an old glory that has been taken
over by trend and time. Above all, I still see Nollywood as a special
place; a place filled with creative geniuses. Working together and
supporting ourselves can only make greater arts happen to the diverse
audiences we all set out to entertain.But at the end of each plastic characters that comes with movie
productions, let’s find a way to share our real side. It’ll either scare
away every fake person in our life or it will inspire them to finally
let go of that mirage called “perfection”.