Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Olasehinde Ajirebi, popularly known
as "Pa James" in the popular Wale Adenuga production 'Papa Ajasco'
has said that Yoruba actors are not respected in the Nigerian movie
industry, asserting that most Yoruba Actors are usually 'used and
dumped'. Ajirebi who said this during an interview with Orisun TV,
noted that he would rather feature in an English movie than a Yoruba
movie.
"You see, our people in Yoruba movie sector seem to belong to
the set of people I would refer to as 'Use and Dump'. " Though
they didn't do that to me, they have done it to some people. They
would patronize you and offer you peanut, and the moment you
demand for a higher pay, they would abandon you and by so
doing, their movies are lacking in some areas." "You will notice
that some of the things we introduced into movies to create
suspense are no longer there. They are aware, but because they
don't want to spend much, they overlook such areas. What they
normally do is to call their friends to come and partake in their
movies and give them something, not the correct fee. But now,
this career has gone beyond giving casts transport fare alone,
while they (producers) would buy cars after the production. They
want to cheat us. If a producer comes to me and we agree on
fees, I will feature in his movie, but no more peanuts. I have paid
my dues and I have responsibilities to meet." he stated.
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Source: Niyi Daram 's Blog
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