“I Died for 2 Months for Bashorun to Come Alive”: Femi Branch Talks About His Role in the Film Ga’a
- Nollywood actress Femi Branch has been the trending name on the lips of many Nigerians due to his recent performance in the movie House of Ga'a
- Femi Branch is the star of the movie House of Ga'a, where he played Bashorun Ga'a, son of Yamba, one of the greatest Prime Minister Yoruba Land has ever witnessed
- Different celebrities have taken to social media handles to react to Femi Branch's performance, including Adekunle Gold, Femi Adebayo and Bolanle Austen-Peters
- Film critic Inaju Rhoda shares her thoughts about Femi Branch's performance in House of Ga'a and why he was perfect for the role
Ace Nollywood actor Femi Branch is the man of the moment as his performance in the Netflix original House of Ga'a continues to draw attention.
Femi Branch played the main character in the movie House of Ga'a. His interpretation of Bashorun Ga'a has stirred reactions from his colleagues, friends and Nigerians.
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The veteran recently spoke to Sunday Scoop about his role in the movie Nollywood and the entrants of new talents into the Nigerian film industry.
Femi Branch shared his thoughts about how roles are cast in Nollywood, calling for more emphasis on talent and skill and less on good looks.
He said:
"The growth of Nollywood over the last few years has been pandemic. The influx of new talents has been on a steady rise. But there is the need to pick talents over good looks"
"Challenges faced interpreting the role Ga'a" - Branch shares
The movie star also discussed the rigours of playing Bashorun Ga'a, a true-life character.
He noted how difficult it is to play a real person whose family, friends, and loved ones would watch you channel his personality. During his conversation with Scoop, Branch shared what he had to do to bring Ga'a to life.
"I had to die for two months so Ga'a could come alive."
One of the celebrities who reacted to Femi Branch's performance was Adekunle Gold. In a post on X, he shared his thoughts about the actor's performance.
"Branch was the perfect choice" - Critic Inaju
Amid the trending conversations surrounding Femi Branch's performance in House of Ga'a, Legit.ng spoke film critic, actress and show host Inaja Rhoda.
During our chat Inaju shared her thoughts about Femi Branch's performance and she said:
"The choice of Femi Branch as Ga’a is a perfect choice. Femi Branch has this kind of "alagidi" headstrong aura as an actor. Using him made him fit into the role easily and he delivered excellently. But I think he failed in one aspect which was lost in his great acting, he didn't speak enough with idioms and proverbs as a proper Yoruba elder and warlord would speak."
Burna Boy hails Femi Adebayo over Jagun Jagun
Grammy award winner Burna Boy left many talking after a video of him endorsing Femi Adebayo's movie Jagun Jagun went viral.
Burna Boy, who was spotted chilling with Asake, gave his thoughts about the epic movie. A crew member was teasing Burna and asking why he behaves like Jagun Jagun.
He replied that he loves the movie, which is why he acts like Ogundiji.
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