Veteran Nollywood actress, Lola Alao, has opened up about the impact of fame on her life. She recently had her say while speaking on the growth of the entertainment industry, and fans have been reacting.
According to her, fame has taught her humility over the years, and that is why she won’t stop advising fellow moviestars to avoid letting pride in.
She added that Nollywood has evolved significantly and now commands global attention.
Her words, “Fame has taught me to be humble. Stay humble — that’s it.
Nollywood has come a long way; we have taken over. Not just Nollywood, even the music industry.”
On her close relationship with fellow actress, Iyabo Ojo, “I am the wrong person for you to ask about Iyabo.
She is my blood; she is my sister, she is my very own. We do things together. She is kind-hearted and a sweet person.
I love her with all my heart. She usually says I am the elder sister her mum didn’t give her, and I also say she is my adopted sister; my sister from another mother.”
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.
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