Month: December 2022

Nollywood actress and movie producer Funke Akindele has shared the saddest day in her life while on the movie set of Battle On Bukka Street.

The actress who has been trending on social media over her popular movie that premiered recently “Battle on Bukka Street” has opened up on how difficult to shoot some of the movie scenes due to her mood.
In a video making rounds, Funke Akindele shares some experiences with Wazobia FM on her saddest day while shooting a scene with Mercy Johnson.
During the interview, the host asked Funke Akindele if there was a difficult time for her during the movie shoot.  “In this your new movie, Battle on Buka Street, is there any particular scene that gave you a seriously tough time to film?”
Funke responded:
“Okay, I want my fans to note this scene. Ha, the fight scene between Mercy [Johnson Okojie] and I, that scene I shot it on the saddest day of my life. I was emotionally down. I cried finish.
I cried cried cried, prayed, knelt down, cried, cried, cried. They now called me to come and shoot. Ha! My sister, I breathed in and out. I now told myself “don’t give up Funke!”
Troubled times will come, but it will go. It will pass. Change na the only thing wey constant. This time will change, that is how I put myself together. [They shouted] “Action!”, that is how I did it.

Once they cut, that’s how I started crying again. I will go to one corner, clean my eye, and “Action” again, I pick up. Till I finished the film. So my fans, I want you to note that scene. That scene I filmed it on the saddest day of my life.”