I’ll Never Become A Producer For Financial Gain – Shaffy Bello

Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has said that she does not see herself as a movie producer. She recently had her say while speaking on the Morayo Brown show, and fans have been reacting.

Stressing that acting is her calling, Shaffy revealed that being an actress is a gift that she honours because it made her a household name.

The veteran, however, added that if she ever decides to become a producer, it would not be for financial gain.

Her words, “I am an actor. Every actor does not have to be a producer. I face my lane. I do what God asks me to do. And he asked me to have an impact.

He gave me a platform and after I got that platform, it became so stressful. That once in a while I would remember the days I was on my knees asking to be a household name. Now I am.

He then came back and said I have given you a platform, what are you going to do with it.

If God gave you the grace to be a producer, run with it. For right now, I will not say never, I am saying that is not what he is calling me to do.

I tell you one thing today that when you guys hear Shaffy Bello, you will never forget how you felt in this room. That is the gift he gave me.

Some people can produce film for 20 years and if they sat on this chair, they will not have the same effect. Because it is not their gift.

Know what He has given you. Recognise it and use it and run with it.

There are many people out there that needs my voice that you do not have to show your boobs to look sexy. If you are going to do ashawo do it well. But do not stay there. Some do it to feed their family.

If I sit and go do films (it is not about money).”

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.