Nollywood
veteran Chief Vitalis Ndubuisi will on Saturday, April 1, 2017 celebrate a
milestone of 60th birthday and 26 years in the movie industry.
The
event which will be taking place at the famous Bongo Center Owerri, Imo State
will be a convergence of Nollywood legends like Pete Edochie,Nkem Owoh,Chiwetalu Agu,
Genevieve Nnaji,Kenneth Okonkwo,Patience Ozokwu amongst others.
Speaking
at Bongo Center Owerri after a function on March 30, 2017, the actor who is
dubbed as Igwe 1 of Nollywood, said he feels great to be marking the milestone
and will prefer to be celebrated while alive than dead.
“People
are usually celebrated when they die, I don’t want to wait till I die before I
will be celebrated, I want to do it while I am alive”, the actor whose simple
way of life has earned him the title of Mr. Humility and Simplicity among
friends and colleagues in the industry said.
Speaking
further, he said that the only place he retired from was the civil service as a
broadcaster and there will be nothing like retirement in the movie industry for
him.
“One
thing with getting old is that every face you see looks like one you already
know. When you’re getting old, you begin to see things from a different
dimension; you’ll have to compare what is now and what was then. Nollywood has
changed over the years in terms of quantity and quality; and a lot of new blood
are into it which is very good. The advancement in technology is also affecting
the industry” he said.
Revered
for his grey hair in the industry, the multiple award winning actor also
admitted that the stories in the movie industry has changed adding that it is
just like the music industry where well composed songs don’t sell. Although he
refused to call them ‘nonsense’, he said that the use of technology and well
trained young hands have made great impact in the industry and also play a huge
role in what gets out to the public at the end of the day.
Alongside
appearances by Nollywood stars and other celebrities, there will also be
performances by artistes, dancers and comedians to spice up the event which
will be kicking off by 6:00PM at Bongo Center Owerri, Imo State.
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