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the most awarded actor in Africa, and have featured in over 700
productions in my 35 years in movie industry...veteran Nollywood actor,
Chiwetaly Agu, lambasts his 'new skool' colleague, Gideon Okeke.
Chiwetalu Agwu & Gideon Okeke
While speaking in an exclusive interview with Punch, popular
Nollywood comic actor, Chiwetalu Agu, who is widely known for his
hilarious phrases in movies, has reacted to his much younger colleague,
Gideon Okeke, who accused him of being excessively vulgar in movies.
Recall that in a viral Instagram post some days ago, Gideon Okeke
had criticised Chiwetalu Agu’s knack for vulgarity and also called on
the National Film and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) to do its job.
In a swift reaction, Agu said he’s never heard of Okeke and urged
the actor to allow the NFVCB perform its role as the custodian of
morality in the movie industry.
He described his vulgarity as satire and noted that he’s won numerous awards across Africa because of his style of acting.
Agu said: “Let him leave the censors board to do their job, or
does he work with them? Anybody can say anything or come to whatever
conclusion they please. The viewers would judge whether I use vulgar
words in movies or not. People who watch movies are the ultimate judges.
I do not even know who Gideon Okeke is; I do not think I have ever
heard his name.
“If people like AMAA are talking to me about this, I would know
how to react appropriately. But this is an individual I do not even
know. He has his own style, and I have mine which has won me awards all
over the continent and even beyond.
“This is the first time anyone will be accusing me of
vulgarity. Others have been hailing me. What we do is satire; we are
re-enacting what happens in the society. People I have encountered and
those who have called me have been full of praise for me. It will also
interest you to know that I am the highest award-winning actor in
Africa.
“I have 47 awards to my name; and the second person behind me
has not even got up to 10 awards. Two years ago, I took two cows to
church to celebrate and thank God for giving me the highest number of
awards in Africa. Secondly, I have done 727 productions. It is a rare
record in Africa.
“I am also the current holder of the Best Veteran Actor award
which was given to me in Ohio, United States of America. People like Olu
Jacobs and other time-tested Nollywood practitioners were nominated for
that same award but I was chosen. My record is the best in all
ramifications. I have spent about 35 years in the movie industry, and I
am a big pillar of Nollywood,” he said.
Meanwhile comic-actor turned-politician, Tony One Week had earlier expressed support for the standpoint of Okeke.
He had said: “I read that Gideon condemned Chiwetalu Agu’s vulgarity in movies and actress Chioma rebuked Gideon. And I ask: For what?
“The young man simply stated the very obvious. Famous actor
Chiwetalu Agu’s lines can be very irritating. How can you say a vulgar
word or sentence and repeat it from the very beginning to the end of the
movie?
“This is not about Gideon. The issue I am interested in is the
uncontrollable immorality in our movies and lines. Even in music too.
The agents of darkness are really working. A role model should be a role
model,” Tony One Week added.
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