Nollywood star, Jim Iyke recently clocked 44 on September 25, 2020.

The movie star has come out to share some words online to celebrate the special day and Tonto Dikeh joined in with admirable words.

Jim Iyke, “Happy earthstrong to me. I already embody everything I hope to be. Terribly grateful to God.”

Tonto added, “Happy birthday brotherly @jim.iyke One of the most hard working individual I know, A man who always finds ways for others to grow as he grows..A selfless man when he loves you lol, if he don’t, stay far..Wish you more of everything you wish yourself bro..Thanks for being an awesome Man. May your day be filled with laughter and Love. I Love you Big bro.”

LLNP.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.