Nollywood actress and movie producer, Iretiola Doyle recalls how she got her breakthrough in the Nollywood movie industry. She attributes it all to grace as she got a chance to play the lead role after the original actor refused to turn up for the role.
She wrote;
“I had been referred to this producer by a senior colleague. I read for a minor part and got the role.
A few days prior to shoot, I was called in for a table read. For whatever reason (you call it luck, I call it grace) the girl who had been cast in the lead did not turn up and I was asked to stand in for her. Half way through the the read, the producer looked up and said ” o boy, e like say na dis girl go play this character o!”.
And that; is how I got cast in my first lead role in a Nollywood film. Name of movie: “Dilemma” Produced & Directed by Theophilus Akatugba that year.
Moral of the story: “Opportunity” can present itself at anytime; question is ….are you ready?“
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