Internet users who call Chioma Akpotha and Kehinde Bankole underrated actresses have received responses from Jade Osiberu.
Both women are well respected and in high demand in the industry, the producer stressed.
They have starred in some of Nollywood’s highest-grossing movies, Jade said.
Nigerian filmmaker Jade Osiberu, who has produced movies including “Christmas in Lagos” and “Isoken,” has addressed remarks made by internet users who call actors Kehinde Bankole and Chioma Akpotha underappreciated.
The 39-year-old producer made it clear that both women are regarded and in high demand in the business, implying that they are not underappreciated.
They had starred in some of Nollywood’s highest-grossing movies, Jade noted, and she was perplexed by what fans meant when they said they were “underrated.”
This conversation comes after Kehinde Bankole’s standout performance in Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Chioma Akpotha’s recent portrayal of Queen Amaka in the well-liked Netflix movie Seven Doors.
Jade Osiberu posted the following on the microblogging site X….
“I saw a tweet claiming Chioma Akpota is underrated, and I remember a similar tweet last year about Kehinde Bankole. I guess my question is ‘underrated to whom?’ It can’t be the industry because we very highly rate both these women. And what does being rated mean? I don’t think it means respect cos almost every time they’re both in a project, their performances are widely praised.”
“Both have been in some the biggest and or Highest Grossing Nollywood Films in recent years. So what exactly does it take to be rated to the general audience? Notoriety? Constant social media buzz/scandals? Being social media viral sensations?”
Responses from Netizens….
“Lol rated is frequently viewed as the capacity to be continually on the trend table, the blogs, and the media,” said @AyoBankole.
@GeneralSnow_: “I think that a lot of Nigerians use language recklessly.”
@KneWKeeD: “I’ve loved her since Tony Umez’s “The Apple.” She is enraged!
@askiaz__: “She isn’t given enough credit.”
“But jokes aside, it’s just a Nigerian manner of complimenting someone,” said @MzTaiwoO.
“What they mean is that they want to see this person in every single movie that is popular,” said @ms_idera.
@Afolasakin01: “To be “underrated” in this context just indicates that we are unable to recognize their value sufficiently.”
@laidepetite: “I really like the questions you posed. What does it mean to be underappreciated?”