Nollywood films no longer relatable – Ngozi Nwosu

• Ngozi Nwosu has spoken on the changes she has noticed in the old and new Nollywood.
• The veteran actress in an interview condemned some movie producers for not doing their due diligence before churning out movies, there by making spiritless movie.

Veteran Nigerian film actress Ngozi Nwosu has cried out over the predictable nature of Nollywood films.

In an interview with Pulse, Ngozi noted how many people who aren’t supposed to be producers are now producing movies. According to her, many movies today are not relatable as they are wishy-washy.

She asserted that many have become lazy and don’t want to do their due diligence before making movies because they are after the money.

Ngozi Nwosu stressed that gone are the days when one relates to Nollywood films, noting how, back then, everyone used to be careful with how they represented themselves, things are no longer the same.

The Skinny Girl in Transit star added carefreeness is the order of the day. In her words:

“A lot of people who are not supposed to be producers are now producers. Wishy-washy stories every day. There are some stories you read, and you know immediately this is from foreign movies. They are not relatable. People have become lazy. They don’t want to research again because they are after the money.

We no longer relate as we used to anymore. We used to go to our fellow actors’ houses and drink water, but you can’t do that anymore because you don’t know who to trust. All leaves are lying down, but you don’t know the one with a stomach ache.

People in our time were more careful with how they represented themselves, but now everybody does whatever they want. Today, if you like, be naked, no one cares”.

Speaking on what has changed between the old and new Nollywood, she stated there is tremendous improvement citing the use of VHS.

Ngozi Nwosu added that, there is still a problem in Nollywood which has to do with time management, rehearsal and script writing. She said:

“A lot. You see, we started with VHS. So when you talk of improvement, there’s been a lot. The movie industry has improved tremendously. But, the problem is that before we used to work with time, we used to rehearse and discuss. When a writer brings a script, we put it on the table for people to discuss. But today, it’s not like that”.