Adunni Ade, a veteran actress and producer, has accused Nollywood filmmakers of underpaying actors in the film industry.
Adunni, who was a guest on Channels TV’s Rubbin Minds show, requested that filmmakers, particularly in the Yoruba film business, quit expecting actors to do them a favor and instead pay them what they are worth.
This isn’t me chastising anyone. I believe it is past time for actors in the film industry to be compensated for their work.
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“Stop asking talented people to do you a favor and then paying them pennies.
“Stakeholders, she argued, must let go of their greed and stop exploiting talents in the name of providing them with a platform.
“People need to let go of greed. A lot of people want an actor or filmmaker to just help them. You cannot keep doing that and getting rich while they remain on the same spot. It happens a lot in Yoruba Nollywood,” Adunni said.
The mother of two further advised actors who do anything just to be in the industry and become famous to use other avenues like social media to sell their talent.
“People not from wealthy backgrounds do whatever to break in. I keep telling people what will be, will be. You don’t have to rush and become famous.
“You have social media and more avenues now to break into the industry without having to sell your soul,” the actress advised.