Left to ace Nollywood actress, Tina Mba, the debate about ‘new and old’ Nollywood is just ‘irritating’ and ‘ridiculous’.
That was the thespian’s stance on the divisive categorisation of the movie industry when she was asked to share her opinion about it.
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Seasoned film-maker, Charles Novia had come under attack a few weeks ago for his comments on Emma Ugolee’s The Gist, where he said that ‘new’ Nollywood actors are not as established as their older counterparts.
‘My name is Tina Mba and I have no apologies for what I’m about to say. Nollywood is Nollywood, I do not know a new, old, ancient, Stone Age, archaic…I don’t know,’ the seasoned thespian, who is set to feature in Niyi Akinmolayan‘s controversial shirt film, Room 315, told True Nollywood Stories.
‘This is my opinion and I think it is ridiculous, people saying old and new Nollywood. So you give birth to a child, you don’t expect the child to grow and have other children? What is wrong with us, man?’
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Tina further quipped that rather than make comparisons, it is more refreshing to embrace the growth of the industry.
‘It’s irritating, I’m sorry. It’s something I’ve heard and find absolutely ridiculous. We are all actors. There is a revolution. Can we all just accept it? There are new actors, new writers and refreshingly so. Can we all appreciate the fact that you gave birth to children and your children are giving birth to children? You can’t be the star forever, sorry,’ she said.
