Stand-up comedian and filmmaker Basketmouth has claimed that Nollywood star Funke Akindele ignored his calls and messages when he contacted her to collaborate to make his movie, “A Ghetto Love Story”.
The comedian stated that the actress first showed enthusiasm around August when he initially contacted her for the project.
He said Akindele, however, stopped responding to his calls and messages later on.
Basketmouth revealed that the silence from Akindele was what made him approach another filmmaker, Mo Abudu.
He said the producer immediately embraced the opportunity to assist with the film.
He said, “With collaborations with filmmakers, it was dramatic. When I started calling all these like Mo Abudu and the rest of them, you know, I had a plan. I was going to start with Funke Akindele, and just run it all through.
“But when I called Funke, she was excited and that was in August, and then the next thing, she never picked up my calls again. But she was making a movie, maybe she was busy, or her phone was on silent, or maybe the phone got spoilt. But yeah, I hope she picks up or responds to my messages.
“I’ve sent over like 25 messages or whatever, but she didn’t respond. So I had to change the whole plan and re-strategize. I had to go to Mo, this and that, but the rest of them came through.
“I called Mo and normally she doesn’t do stuff like that, but she jumped on it. Sooner or later, I believe that filmmakers in Nigeria will get to understand that collaboration is the new competition.”
