Hoodrush, the musical thriller has become a media sensation. Find below an extract from the PUNCH newspaper.
IF Bimbo Akintola were a footballer, she
would have no problem operating from any part of the field. The reason
is that as an actress, she finds it easy to move from one role to the
other. Her utility profile is again on trial in Hoodrush, a new film produced by Dimeji Ajibola.
In the highly musical movie, she plays
the role of a sugar mummy – sucking the youthfulness of OC Ukeje, the
AMBO winner who returns as a hustling budding artiste leaning on the
double-edged generosity of the never-say-die woman. While the viewers
should be allowed to judge how well Akintola has translated the role,
those who shared the Hoodrush experience with her on set say she is an inspiring actress from whom younger folks have a lot to learn.
The producer, Ajibola, who is the chief executive officer of Flypside, describes Akintola’s outing in Hoodrush
as super. Also, up-and-coming actress, Ijeoma Agwu, playing Kelechi, a
young girl victimised by an aunt and raped by a landlord, notes that she
learnt a lot from the production.
“Bimbo is more like an elder sister in
the game. She was right on cue, knew camera angle and coached us into
our characters. She is very professional,” she says.
Hoodrush tells the story of two
brothers bonded by their love for music; but deeply separated by their
means for success. Shez and Tavier are two of a kind pursuing a tall
dream of becoming music stars. But all they have is their amazing vocal
talents, good looks, a crib in the ghetto and a menial job that could
hardly pay for their clothing and feeding expenses.
They soon realise they need more to
achieve their dreams, and participating and hoping to win a credible
talent hunt show comes as their only natural option. Being at the bottom
of the societal grid, ghetto life’s ugly fabric begins to wear on them
and their eventual vulnerability puts them at the mercy of the high and
mighty.
Winner of Yoruba Movie Academy Awards, Gabriel Afolayan, says Hoodrush is a big movie.
He says, “The film is one of its kind,
and I say this based on my experience in other films. It is a big job.
It gave room for so much physically and emotionally. It is not just
about acting. It is also about singing as all the actors did the singing
in the movie.”
In terms of remuneration, he says it has been a very profitable experience.
Ajibola adds that the experience has
been very challenging for him too. When he first introduced his dream to
the actors, many of them showed skepticism and a bit scared in terms of
what it demanded creatively. At the end, it became mutually rewarding,
he adds.
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