I’ll Never Try To Sabotage Anybody’s Movie – Bolaji Ogunmola

Bolaji Ogunmola

Nollywood actress Bolaji Ogunmola has addressed claims that her latest film, “Ajosepo 2: The Gathering”, is receiving preferential treatment in cinemas at the expense of other movies. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.

Denying allegations that “Ajosepo 2: The Gathering” is being favoured by cinema operators while other productions were being sidelined, Bolaji stated that showtimes are determined by business considerations and audience demand, not personal relationships.

The filmmaker added that she is hurt by suggestions that she has tried to undermine other filmmakers.

Her words, “So many things has been going on and really honestly, I have been quiet because there’s no need. Let’s just focus on the goal. But I also understand that it’s an issue of public perception.

The way the showtimes are done is based off of how we perceive the film will do well, how people are talking about the film in the media space and how people are reviewing and reacting to the film. It has nothing to do with favoritism.

This is a standalone film that can work by itself. You don’t have to see the part 1.

I have not actually tried to sabotage anybody’s film.”

WOW.

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.