Regina Chukwu Reacts To Kunle Afolayan And Funke Akindele’s Cinema Saga

Nollywood actress Regina Chukwu has weighed into the drama between her colleagues, Kunle Afolayan and Funke Akindele. Recall that Kunle Afolayan recently said that he is not interested in ₦1 billion or ₦2 billion in cinema earnings if he cannot get at least ₦10 million from them.

Despite not mentioning any filmmaker’s name, Funke Akindele responded by saying that she isn’t the one hindering Kunle’s progress, admonishing him to quit being jealous of others.

Also reacting, Regina Chukwu revealed that life is turn by turn and everyone will be alright in the industry eventually.

The moviestar added that producers should learn to do their own thing without shading anyone.

Her words, “N5 billion
N1 billion
Life is turn by turn
The dancer, the boaster, the comedian.
Everybody will be alright in this industry.
Do the one you can do without shading anyone.”

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.