Tobi Bakre, the previous Big Brother Naija actuality present star and actor, has talked about how he bought match for his latest film position.
He revealed that he did all method of gritty stuff to slot in his position in ‘Gangs of Lagos’, a feisty crime thriller.
Tobi performed Obalola, a avenue King (Eleniyi – the proprietor of males) who began up nondescript with a childhood nested with scars of little starting.
He mentioned it was his first time enjoying a lead character, and the primary time he actually let himself go to embody a personality.
He featured within the latest episode of Menisms audiovisual podcast.
Tobi mentioned:-
“For ‘Gangs of Lagos’, that was difficult as a result of like for the primary time… you already know as guys now, we construct so many partitions like you might be prepared for all of the doable unhappy outcomes in life mentally. Like you don’t realize it however… I was now enjoying the position of a robust man however then in the identical film, he had moments when he needed to be susceptible. Bro, I had the hardest time. I needed to tear my partitions down.
“You know these plastic [herbal bitters] drinks na? I drank two inside the house of 5 minutes. I simply felt like I drank water as a result of I didn’t really feel something. I was listening to the saddest music. This is the tune I all the time bear in mind from Gangs of Lagos, Celia tune by Tiwa Savage. It is a really emotional tune. I wasn’t attempting to faux it [my role]. I wanted to be truly unhappy, I wanted to be there. So, I was placing myself within the situation of this character.
“I was self-reflecting. There was a graveyard right in front of where we were shooting. So my head was in different places. And eventually, we shot that scene. After we shot it, and they said ‘cut’, everyone stayed quiet. And people in the background were sobbing. It was almost as if for that moment everybody forgot that we were acting and some people were actually tearing up.”
The ex-TV actuality star mentioned he rolled on the ground and rubbed sand on his face to suit into the position.
He, nonetheless, mentioned his difficult job was the character’s vulnerability.
He revealed that he struggled to depart the character for some time after the film.
Tobi mentioned:-
“It [the character] leads sometimes like my wife now when I got home initially… Hardly, anger is the last emotion you can get but my fuss became shorter. On the road I’m driving, my fuss is a bit shorter because of this character I’m currently infusing. So, after the whole thing I had to just ease out.”
‘Gangs of Lagos’, produced and directed by Jade Osiberu, is the primary African Original for video streaming platform, Amazon Prime.
The film follows the story of three associates: Obalola (Tobi Bakre), Gift (Adesua Etomi-Wellington) and Ify (Chike-Ezekpeazu Osebuka), who every need to navigate their very own future, rising up on the tough and bustling streets of Isale Eko, Lagos.
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