Ngozi Nwosu, a veteran actress, has expressed her discontent with new Nollywood productions, claiming that they are no more relevant.
In an interview with Pulse, she remarked that many filmmakers seek profit above quality, resulting in uninteresting and inauthentic films.
She regrets the current casual mentality, which favors shock value above depth, and recalls a time when Nollywood films were more intelligent and representational of society.
Nwosu’s views underscore the Nollywood industry’s issues, as well as the need for a return to more meaningful and interesting narrative.
“A lot of people who are not supposed to be producers are now producers. Wishy-washy stories every day. There are some stories you read, and you know immediately this is from foreign movies. They are not relatable. People have become lazy. They don’t want to research again because they are after the money.
“We no longer relate as we used to anymore. We used to go to our fellow actors’ houses and drink water, but you can’t do that anymore because you don’t know who to trust. All leaves are lying down, but you don’t know the one with a stomach ache, she said.