Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, talked about how hard it was for her to get started in acting. She even learned how to make movies all by herself! In an interview, she said that things weren’t always smooth sailing. Regardless, she’s known for her roles in both English and Yoruba movies and her hit movies that make a lot of money. She also mentioned an important moment in her career that happened while she was working on a movie with another actress named Ayo Adesanya.

Akindele recounted,

“When I didn’t get roles in English I got frustrated. So I was on a project with Ayo Adesanya, and I told her that I don’t have roles and she said, ‘I’ll talk to a producer, and I will have you on board for Yoruba movies.’ And she spoke to the producer and I was invited to come and act in Oshogbo then.”

“From there, I met with Fathia Balogun. I met Iyabo Ojo and I told them I need roles and Iyabo said, ‘Okay, come come.’ She took me to the Odunfa Caucus where you have the Yinka Quadri and Taiwo Hassan. She said, ‘This is my friend. Give her a job,'” Akindele said.

Even though Funke Akindele didn’t get a big acting part at first, she said the time she spent working on Yoruba movies was very important. It taught her a lot about how movies are actually made. That is like the little details that make a big difference.

“They didn’t give me the big role. I actually launched myself with my own production. I wrote it, I produced it. But I learnt a lot from the Yoruba movie genre; how to produce. I was always focused on the cameras; how things were moving up and down, I was always checking the cameras, checking the props, checking everything, asking questions,” she said.

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