![]() So, the movie didn’t cost as much as the average Kunle Afolayan’s movies. In fact, they said even if they would not be paid, they would love to be part of the project. A lot of people, who worked on it fell in love with the script. We were able to cut down on some expenses and a lot of things because everything happened in one day. How would you compare the budget of the movie to other movies you have produced?īudgeting for the movie was not really much because the whole scene was set in one location and it was intentional. It is a comedy-drama with a lot of cultural elements. ![]() For me, I like the mix of drama and comedy. We also removed some scenes so that it won’t appear too Nigerian. ![]() What you have just seen is for the Nigerian audience there is a version that we are going to use in festivals that does not have music. I am actually glad now that it has a commercial appeal because we actually have two versions of the movie. I have seen the movie more than 100 times I am always editing it everyday. I didn’t want the boy, Ponmile, who was the focus of the movie to talk at all until the last scene but when we did the first and second draft, I observed that the movie would be dead if the boy did not talk. As a matter of fact I wanted to make the movie a different one. I think this is about the first time anyone is asking why I am producing a comedy movie. ![]() Why are you turning the table for this project? The movie seems to tilt towards comedy, a pattern of movie you hardly follow. Even when I told his dad, I asked him to send Tobi to me first, so that I can prepare him for the role. It is always difficult to find that child that speaks Yoruba these days. Let me tell you that before the script was completed, I already had her in mind because I had seen some of her videos and she looks natural even without make-up. ![]()
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