Recently unbanned Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, has called on aspiring actors actresses to be focused and believe in their ability to make it to the top in the industry.
The 24-year-old gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.
“I will admonish upcoming actors to be focused to know what they want, believe in themselves and believe in what they do.
“Know what you are doing and where you are going, put much hard work and effort in what you are doing because that is how to get to where you want to be,” she said.
Rahama was banned by the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) in October 2016 for appearing in a video by rapper, ClassiQ.
Her return was facilitated by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, whose Kano state is home of the powerful MOPPAN which controls filmmaking in the northern part of Nigeria.
On challenges facing Kannywood, Rahama told NAN that every industry had its own norms, traditions and the way they do their own things.
She stressed that the challenge an actor from Kannywood could face was crossing over to another industry with entirely different norms and traditions.
On her role in the movie Zero Hour, presently being shot in Abuja, the 24-year-old Hausa actress said she was playing the role of Zainab.
“Zainab is a simple and an amazing girl who is stuck in-between taking the revenge of her dead uncle and a fiancé of hers who is also confused about what to do.
“There is a lot more about Zainab in this movie which we hope the audience will welcome and be amazed by everything we have put together.
“However, what amazes most in the movies is that the production value is very expensive, but it is very good and that is what actors actually want in a production,” she said.
According to her, she is proud that some of the characters in the movie are from the more liberal Nollywood which largely represents the southern part of the country.
