It was indeed a carnival-like atmosphere last Friday at the
upscale Silverbird Galleria when the crème de la crème in Nollywood and by
extension, the entertainment circuit attended the exclusive premiere of the
much talked about movie, Hoodrush.
The movie which was directed and produced by Dimeji Ajibola of
Flipsyde Studios, had in attendance Nollywood superstars like Segun Arinze, Uche
Jombo, Nse Ikpe Etim, Emem Isong, Bimbo
Akintola, O.C Ukeje, Gabriel Afolayan, Nse Ikpe Etim, Producer of Last Flight
to Abuja, Obi Emelonye, Anthony Monjaro. Others include Adams Ibrahim of
Soundcity, Okey Bakassi, Aisha Abimbola, Matse, Sunkanmi Omobolanle, Lancelot
Imasuen, Bolanle Ninolowo, Lee Lee Byoma, Ijeoma Agu, Chelsea Eze, former Beat
FM presenter, Oreka Godis among others.
Channel O presenter, Denrele hosted the movie’s red carpet;
he was spotted in brown shiny attire with long and weird shoes to match. He virtually
conducted the activities on the red carpet on the night and he did well as
usual. The premiere also had in attendance, journalists from all walks of life.
The cinema hall was filled to capacity with many people
sitting on the floor while a few others leaned against the wall of the hall in
an attempt to watch the movie. The movie certainly lived up to its billing as
it got the audience cheering and crying as well. Some of the scenes of the
musical flick were too emotional for comfort. The duo of Nollywood actresses,
Uche Jombo and Nse Ikpe Etim amongst others had heavy eyes during the movie as
they connected with some emotional scenes in the movie.
The producer of the movie, Dimeji Ajibola could not contain
his joy after the premiere ‘’I am indeed overwhelmed and proud to have these
wonderful people here tonight for this premiere, I am even happier because they
love and appreciate Hoodrush, they spoke kindly about it and connected with the
movie. The people at home need to see this movie too, Hoodrush is certainly a
big plus to all that Nollywood stands for’’.
The movie has been described as one of the best if not the
best in the industry this year. Scenes moved many to cry and the loud ovation
that greeted the end of the movie signalled the happiness and satisfaction that
people experienced at the end of the movie. ‘This is a very good movie, I cried
in the hall’ Nse Ikpe Etim said after the movie.
After the movie, the fans of the movie, carried the director
and producer of the movie, Dimeji Ajibola and Gabriel Afolayan up on their shoulders
and were chanting the names of the duo, apparently satisfied with the efforts
of the duo in the movie, it was indeed an emotional moment for the two of them.
The movie, Hoodrush is now showing in all cinemas across the
nation.
Nice one. Hoodrush on point
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