Nollywood actress and producer Funke Akindele has attributed her success in the film industry to self-reliance.
Akindele who stated this while speaking at the media independent practitioners association of Nigeria, MIPAN, 2025 media sales conference in Lagos, explained that her success in the film industry was due to her hard work and dedication.
According to Funke, she owes her success in the film industry to none other than god.
She, however, admitted that veteran singer Oladapo Oyebanjo also known as D’banj played a significant role in her career success.
She said, “Nobody made me a star, only God. I wrote my script, and that was it. The first ‘Jenifa’ was released in 2009, and that was the turning point.
“Amidst the buzz, a club owner reached out to host me at his club, and I met D’banj there. He asked what I was doing with the ‘Jenifa’ brand. I said, ‘I have moved on. I will do another thing.’ He said, ‘No. You have to milk it. It should not go like that. That’s a brand. Go and write another script.’ He gave me some money, and I went back and continued writing.”
Funke Akindele who came into the limelight after starring in the popular sitcom I Need to know, which ran from 1998 to 2002 made her big break came in 2008 when she starred in the movie Jenifer.
