Funke Akindele Didn’t Get To Where She Is By Chance – Juliana Olayode

Nollywood actress Juliana Olayode has come out to hail Funke Akindele following her box office achievement. Recall that Funke recently made history by becoming the first filmmaker to gross N2 billion at the box office with her movie “Behind The Scenes.”

Reacting on Instagram, Juliana described Akindele as an exceptional woman, expressing her gratitude that God continues to bless the filmmaker’s efforts with great success.

She added that Funke didn’t get to where she is by chance, and it is clearly the result of many years of hard work.

Her words, “Five times the highest-grossing QUEEN!!!
What an exceptional woman! I don’t even know what to say. I’m so glad that God continues to crown your efforts with great grace and success.

You didn’t get her by chance or by fluke, it’s many years of hard work, bending your back and working tirelessly, in brokenness, in pain, with sweat, tears and blood. With almost nothing, with a little, and with abundance. You didn’t flinch!!!

You set the pace, you paved the way, you opened our eyes to possibilities, and you opened the door to a billion, and we thought it was something. You didn’t stop; now you have shown us that $ 2 billion and more is possible.

I like what it is that God is doing with you. I pray that He doesn’t stop and that His grace continues to carry you now and always.
Congratulations to you, the entire cast and crew.
Cheers to great wins.

GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!!”

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.