SATURDAY Vanguard, AUGUST 29, 2015 — 27
Nnenna Davies
Bimbo Peters takes Nollywood by storm
‘The actors I admire most in Nollywood’
•‘It’s my dream to become a producer’
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NENNA Davies may not be a regular face on screen,
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ising actress, Bimbo Peters who debuted in Nollywood last year after she relocated back home from the UK, has already recorded a landmark in the industry. The light-complexioned actress made it clear while joining the industry that her dream is to become a top producer in no distant time. She has gone ahead to achieve that dream as she premieres her movie, “One Fine Day,” tomor•Bimbo row, at the Silverbird Cinemas, Victoria Island, Lagos. Bimbo said, the star-studded flick, starring the likes of Olu Jacobs and his wife, Joke Silver, Funke Akindele, Fredrick Leonard among other stars was directed by Hon. Desmond Elliot. Ït’s my dream to become a producer. I went for the best because I wanted to make a statement that I have arrived,”she said. Narrating how she came about the story, the rising actress who has featured in a couple of Nollywood movies including, “The Good Wife”, “Jenifa Diary” and “Code of Silence” said, she approached notable film maker, Emem Isong to write a screenplay about two rival sisters for her. “This is because I wanted to produce a film that will announce my presence in the nation’s movie industry.” One Fine Day, she said, is a gripping drama about two sister, Tasha and Nina who experience more than your average share of sibling rivalry which is worsened by Nina’s slightly disturbed state of mind. Bimbo attended New York Film Academy, where she studied Acting and Producing for one and half year before returning to the country last year.
Kay Q set for Wedding Day tour A
kinmolu Kayode Olasunkanmi, better known as Kay Q in the music industry, is currently in cloud nine, thanks to the progressive success currently recorded by his new single, Wedding Day. Within a few days of release, the song has got tremendous local and international attention. While still basking in the euphoria of the success recorded by Wedding Day, Kay Q is set to break new barriers with his much anticipated tour of Europe. The love song from the gifted singer is produced by Magik Adams, mixed and mastered by Suka Sound. During the tour, Kay Q is expected touch European cities like Paris, Malaga, Genoa, Modena, Madrid, Stuttgart, Rome, Amsterdam, Parma, Torino and Prague before coming back to Nigeria to complete work on other songs and videos that will make his album. Kay Q, who is currently signed to Sosofit Gang Music, said his label “his label managers have been working really hard to make this tour a reality. Hopefully, my fans should expect some international collaboration when I return.” Kay Q, a native of Ondo State, started his professional music career four years ago in a group that also included B.myne before going solo. His first solo effort was titled Komami. •Kay Wedding Day, which is currently enjoying airplay, is a powerful love song with a good blend of hip hop, juju and highlife flavour. It is a club and party delight.
•Nnenna Davies
but away from acting, she has made her mark in the music industry. The Abia State-born actress, started out as a singer, before she delved into acting few years ago to boost her profile. According to her, “I started singing while I was a child. While growing up, I had an active imagination especially during my secondary school days.” To actualize her dream of becoming a superstar, Davies formed a twoman musical group with her friend known as the “ Dynamics”. The group only had an album “The Genesis” in the market, before they broke up. Moving on, after her university education, Davies who is currently in the studio, recording her new songs found solace in acting. Her journey began in 2013, after she featured in a couple of Nollywood flicks. Since then, the dark-complexioned actress has not looked back in her quest to rule the big screen. She has featured in many movies including a soap titled, “The Rancour.”
But her most challenging movie in recent times, according to her, is “Nwa Chi na Emere. "Ït was a movie that gave me my break in the industry,”she said. A combination of beauty and brain, Davies says her dream is to become one of the top producers in the country. She also wants to establish a record label, where she can discover and groom young talents. She’s not only a singer and a songwriter but also, a script writer and an actress. Davies blasted actresses who exchange their bodies for movie roles, pointing out that “ if one is talented, one does not need to run after the producers or become desperate.” For her, those who have nothing to offer when it comes to role interpretation usually run after the producers who are always on the lookout for conquests. Sharing her first experience on set, Davies recalls, “Unfortunately, I forgot my lines, and since I was unable to remember my lines, I couldn’t interprete my role excellently. It was a terrible experience. " Meanwhile, those she looks looks up in the industry includes Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevive Nnaji and Joke Silva. She also named the likes of Mike Ezuruonye, Yul Edochie and Joseph Benjamin as the actors she admires most.
Code of Silence exposed me to the ordeals of rape victims — Makida Moka
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odel-turned-actor Makida Moka has said that her role in the newly released flick, “Code of Silence” has exposed her to the devastating emotions that victims of rape suffer. Makida who plays the role of Adanma, the teenage university student who was raped by a respected political leader in her community said in chat with HVP that “Reading the script helped educate me on things I didn’t know about people who get raped and the things they go through... The role was a challenging and emotional one for me and I am grateful for the opportunity given to me to star in the movie.” The half Nigerian, half Caribbean Communications graduate of North American University noted that members of the society must desist from stigmatising victims of rape, adding that “it would help society a lot if victims
were supported to report cases of rape to the appropriate quarters.” Adanma, who is the lead female in the film is a simple but focused girl whose carefree disposition soon pales into total darkness as she gets raped by a local politician who is possibly older than the her late father. The aftermath of the violence that this young medical student suffers on the victim, her family, people with whom she has relationships and the whole community is the core of the advocacy of Code of Silence.
Makida on set
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