Entertainment
Hollywood, Bollywood Bench Nollywood At Cannes Film Festival
Nollywood movie buffs and admirers were disappointed recently by the industry’s failure to take its rightful place at the just concluded Cannes international film festival where notable faces hugging the silver screen, all came in different colours and shades as the world had a glimpse of their favourite stars.
Notable among the stars on parade at this year’s event at Cannes were the likes of Aishwarya Rai, Malika Sherawat who are among Bollywood of India’s screen sex symbols among others as well as top Hollywood stars, while for Nollywood, no top A list celebrity made an appearance on the red carpet except for Stephanie Okereke whose romantic comedy “Through the glass” was promoted by her Canadian distributor at the Cannes festival.
It was gathered that Hollywood of America and Bollywood of India stole the show at the detriment of Nollywood who didn’t make any visible representation in the area of our so called celebrities stuffing the red carpet. According to our source, most of Nollywood stars slug away from such international film festivals because they are not recognised as movie stars.
The source further disclosed that our stars might be drowned in the faces of celebrities at such international meetings and would develop inferiority complex when no one takes notice of their presence. It was also stated that Nollywood stars can only shine at events like AMAA and other African based events taken place on the continent and this is one factor that needs to be addressed in time to come.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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