Interview L2
Daily Times Nigeria
Monday, January 22, 2018
I express myself better when I speak Yoruba –Bose Alao-Omotoyosi Nollywood delectable actress and Ntel brand Ambassador, Bose AlaoOmotoyosi, has carved a spectacular niche for herself in the entertainment industry as she has been able to pull her weight effectively in both the English and Yoruba segments of Nollywood. Bose broke into the movie industry with the movie Itakun. Since then, she has proven her mettle with every role she interprets. She began acting in 2003 and has since featured in a good number Olasubomi, Bomilashiri (2014) and Rivers Between and The Chauffeur (2016). Married to a Nigerian-born Beninese footballer, Razak Omotoyosi, in this chat with MUTIAT ALLI, Bose lead us into her world. Enjoy‌ In terms of your work, how has the year been for you so far? This year has been a very great year because I started my year with my own personal movie production, The Chauffeur. The movie features heavy weights in the industry like Rita Dominic, myself, Yakub Mohammed, Ibinabo Fiberisima, Bobby Obodo and a host of others. I had a great start. I started at productions too.
The reasons marriages break is you journalists. think what women are lacking now in marriage is the when it comes to your home. Listen to yourself. I think married a footballer, I swim in millions. It is not like a bed of roses, but I talk to myself and I put my kids
What is the movie about? was gone until she employed a chauffeur or what we will call a driver and her past comes knocking again. And that was the beginning of her problems.
out for you? be together. Because I think there is something about and then you get to see, the love strikes hot. You was supposed to have but I fought was my kids; their
Majid Michel, Rachel Oniga and others. Then there is also Rough Day. It is a new movie which I just shot. I played the lead role alongside Michael Godson, Denrele Edun and others.
of the marketing challenge and all that.
not going to stay with him wherever he is because travel around. But at some point, we stopped when I felt we needed that stability. I was asked to choose between staying abroad or staying here, but I chose to stay in Nigeria, if not for anything, for my career. scold my child.
Are you saying your mission in mainstream No. when I went into movie, the opportunity that was
There was a fear initially but at this point, any other person that is coming in now will come and do
I wanted to do only Yoruba movies. I had to start somewhere. And then, about a year after, I had the opportunity to work with Royal Roots Production. other thing you want from a man apart from that. Of
my language. I enjoy it so much; I express myself the year? are you into? who want to be like me. I want more of scripts. I want time mum too .
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want to work for people as an actor.