Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has come out to share a piece of advice on how to deal with people who are yet to succeed in life.

She recently revealed this on Twitter, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, it is very wrong to look down on others because anyone can be the next big thing when you least expect.

She added that those who belittled her in the past will definitely be regretting right now when they see her success.

Her words, “Don’t look down on anyone!! They will surely be the next big thing!!Those who looked down on me back then will surely be like *had I known*Don’t stop supporting peeps even when some are ungrateful. Just know how & when to draw the line.We are all on earth for a purpose!”

“To those being looked down on,keep doing your thing!Keep working like no one is watching!One day you will get a BIG YES that will take you to the next big level.Never give up.Ignore Naysayers!Believe in your dreams &go for it.Embrace constructive criticism& use it to ur advantage.”

Do you agree?

What do you think?

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.