Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen has dismissed claims that romantic movie scenes are responsible for broken marriages in Nigeria. She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.
According to Biodun, while she deliberately limits intimate scenes in her films, she only does that to make them suitable for family viewing.
The moviestar added that kissing can never be a problem because actors and their spouses fully understand the demands of the profession.
Her words, “I just watched a video. There’s this young lady who always has something to say about Nollywood. Nobody is even casting her, but she said producers should take it easy on having actors kiss because we are possibly ruining their marriages.
I don’t even know how to address this. Kissing is not a big part of my craft, not because I don’t enjoy a little romance and ashewo things in my films. But I want films you can watch with your children, which is why I sort of limit it. That does not also mean that if an opportunity comes, I won’t embrace it.
One of the things we are selling as actors is emotions and love. When people believe in that storyline, they start rooting for the love. That can be done with or without intense kissing.
I think that responsibility is on the actor who has chosen this profession and on the spouse who has accepted that their spouse is an actor. They must have made their peace with it.”
There are actors who have said they can’t participate in romance because of personal beliefs, and there are actors who do not mind. So whether you are kissing or being intimate, my job as a movie producer is to protect you. My job is not to break your home.”
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