Actress Joke Silva has predicted that her junior colleague Kehinde Bankole will bag the best actress award for her role in the Bolanle Austen-Peters directed film Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
Joke Silva said this in a recent post on Instagram, while congratulating Kehinde on winning the best actress in a lead role category at the 2024 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).
When Kehinde shared a picture of herself with her award, Joke wrote: “She’s on a role..love you babes…you will get for Funmilayo too …you wait.”
The film recounts the life of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, mother of late Fela Kuti and includes appearances from her grandchildren Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti and others.
Kehinde plays the younger Funmilayo while Joke Silva plays the older version.
The movie won the best screenwriting award at the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards after bagging three nominations including best costume and best movie.
Funmilayo was an educator and women’s rights activist.
She died on April 13 1978 at age 77.
