Fashionable Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe says there was a time when social media following was one of many conditions for thespians to get film roles from some producers within the Nigerian film trade.
He stated filmmakers solid actors primarily based on social media followers fairly than expertise.
The ‘A Tribe Known as Judah’ star admitted that it was a “huge” problem for him throughout his days as a struggling thespian.
“I keep in mind all so clearly after I began. It was a giant downside for me,” the 40-year-old actor advised Pulse in a latest interview.
“There was a time on this trade when it was largely about Instagram and Twitter followers, and stuff like that. I didn’t perceive it however knew it was one thing I needed to be at peace with, as a result of a manufacturing home needs to rent you and so they’re taking a look at your numbers. ‘However can he act?’ That’s the query I all the time ask. However there are some people who find themselves blessed who’re incredible actors who’ve numbers and so they’ve been doing properly.”
