Kannywood actor cum film producer, Dr. Uzee Usman Adeyemi has revealed that filmmaker, Funke Akindele suspended production of her latest film A Tribe Called Judah for one month because of him.
The Kannywood star revealed this in a post via Instagram on Friday, January 12, in which he expressed gratitude to Funke Akindele for featuring him in the box office film.
Uzee Usman revealed that he had other jobs at the time, therefore, featuring in Funke’s project became a challenge for him but the actress was kind enough to suspend filming for one month so he could meet up.
Uzee who plays the character, Adamu further added that he fell sick on the first day on set and Funke showed compassion and took care of him till he was able to shoot his scenes.
“Olufunke Akindele hmmmm MY LOVER!!! I will tell you guys why I call her that. I remember when you sent me a message on WhatsApp. We had long conversations about a tribe called Judah. And you came back to 9ja and held a meeting with the Judah Boys. We all love the concept so much. But had a lot of challenges with timing with other jobs, I was so disturbed because I wanted to work with her & I loved the story but I opened up to her and told her all the challenges she said “Uzee I will move the job because of you for one month”.
“The 1st day I entered Funke set, camp I fell seriously sick because I was coming from a hectic shoot but she did not complain one bit she took total responsibility for my health and took very good care of me till I could shoot. While we were filming she was taking care of all the cast & crew like her own blood family guys nothing you will ask Anty Funke she will say no; she will find a solution to our problem ask all the cast pls.”
Uzee Usman
Expressing gratitude to the Box Office Queen, he showered the Lord’s blessings upon her life.
“All I want to say to you my lover this morning I want to thank you very much for believing in me & the opportunity to be part of #ATRIBECALLEDJUDAH my 2023 will never be this amazing without you in my life. God keeps blessing you. Love you plenty, purest hearted soul,” the 37-year-old wrote.
Reacting to Uzee’s post, Funke Akindele in the comment section appreciated and congratulated him. She wrote:
“My darling Uzee ❤️❤️❤️❤️love you. Thank you for the kind words. May God bless you. Congratulations grossing actor!!!” she wrote.
A Tribe Called Judah has made one billion naira in the cinema.
Sharing Success Tip Mum Gave
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele spoke about the success of her movie, A Tribe Called Judah.
She shared one success tip she picked up from her late mum, who has helped define her as a person.
Funke Akindele noted that one can’t achieve anything in life without going through failure or ups and downs.
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele speaks about her mum and how one of her advice has kept her going no matter what life throws her way.
According to the box office, the actress holds the record for the highest-grossing movie in the history of Nigerian cinema.
However, Funke Akindele shared the one tip she picked from her late mother that helped her achieve this immense feat. “If you don’t fall, if you don’t fail, you can’t succeed,” she shared.
The box office queen noted that her mum’s tip has now become part and parcel of her, that she no longer sees failure as something to detest.
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