Onscreen couple Kunle Remi and Bimbo Ademoye have reacted after filmmaker Kunle Afolayan named his puppy Saro, a character player by Kunle Remi in Anikulapo.
Kunle Afolayan posted a video of the puppy and its mum named Ayo on Instagram on Tuesday.
The 48-year-old said he has decided to name the puppy Saro and will find him the right Arolake, another character in Anikulapo who played Saro’s love interest.
He wrote: “So this is Ayo, you guys follow the story so Ayo ati Ire they had a baby and I’ve been thinking of the best name for this puppy and today I’ve decided to name him Saro. So from today his name is Saro and we’ll find him the right Arolake.”
Reacting in the comment section of the post, Bimbo who played the character Arolake wrote: “How did I get in this, after all that was done to Arolake.”
On his part, Kunle Remi reacted with laugh emojis.
He wrote: “So this is Ayo, you guys follow the story so Ayo ati Ire they had a baby and I’ve been thinking of the best name for this puppy and today I’ve decided to name him Saro. So from today his name is Saro and we’ll find him the right Arolake.”
Set in the 17th century Oyo Kingdom, Anikulapo centers on the story of Saro, a young cloth weaver, who is brought back to life by a mystical bird after he was beaten to death for having an affair with Arolake, the Alaafin’s youngest wife.
The movie stars Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sola Sobowale, Taiwo Hassan, Adebayo Salami, Dele Odule, Yinka Quadri, Faithia Williams, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Mr Macaroni, Sunday Omobolanle, Toyin Afolayan, Kareem Adepoju and Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
