Nollywood actor Adeniyi Johnson has come out to hail veteran colleague Baba Wande. He recently celebrated the fact that he got the chance to work with the legendary actor, and fans have been reacting.
Taking to his Instagram page to flaunt photos of himself and his senior in the industry, Adeniyi revealed that this is the first time he is working with him.
According to him, despite the fact that he considers Baba Wande his childhood idol, he has never had the chance to be on the same set with him.
Hailing the veteran for being an amazing actor, Johnson noted that he is grateful for the opportunity to grace the screen alongside him.
“The very first time I am working with my childhood Idol!!! Been around him countless times, but never had the chance to be on set together.
Forget baba dey act !! Blessed to be with you, sir.
May you live long sir in sound health @baba_wande___ shooting IJA IJU by @adebayotijani” he wrote.
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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