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Jummai Joseph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIn Nollywood today, soft-spoken actress, Jummai Joseph \tstands out as one of the most beautiful and successful actresses.
\nA product of Kogi State University where she read Mass Communication, aside \tacting and producing, this second daughter of a serving police officer is \talso the C.E.O. of Kleen Image Pictures, a complete production outfit. She \tsays: \u201cI like an independent and hardworking man who is also very \tambitious.\u201d Igala, Kogi State born Jummai who sauntered into Nollywood in \t1995 as a minor role actress, now calls the shots in the front rows, not \tonly as a star, but also as a fast growing producer. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved to \tbe a producer. I also want to contribute my own quota towards the growth of \tNollywood, that was one of the reasons behind my going into movie \tproduction.
\n\u201cI want to take movie productions in Nigeria to another level,\u201d divulged \tleggy Jummai, who hated her dad while growing up as a child: \u201cFor being too \tstrict\u201d.
\nThe story making the rounds is that you have abandoned acting for movie \tproduction, how true is this? <\/strong>
\nLaughs) I don\u2019t think so. I did not abandon acting for production. I only \twent into production last year with Shadows. Acting remains my first love.
\nAlmost five months after completing work on your second movie, \tTurntable<\/a>, it is yet to be out. What\u2019s the problem? <\/strong>
\nEmmm! One has to be very careful in releasing his\/her movie into the \tNigerian market. We are carefully studying the market.
\nWe don\u2019t want to push our movie in without making profit at the end of the \tday. Presently, the market from what we gathered is very dull. The year is \tstill fresh; it is not the best time to release a movie. As a producer, I \tknow what I want. Turntable<\/a> will hit box offices soon.
\n How soon is this your soon? <\/strong>
\nSincerely speaking, it is coming out soon. My marketer, Ulzee Nigeria \t Limited and I are already working on a date for the release.
\nSo, what is Turntable all about? <\/strong>
\nTurntable is a complete family movie. It has love, politics and betrayal as \tits main themes. In fact, it is a true-life story. Turntable, is also a \tstar-studded movie that was painstakingly shot.
\nIn recent times, you\u2019ve been lying low in terms of acting? <\/strong>
\nNo! I\u2019ve been working. Only that most of my new jobs are not yet out, they \tare still in the cooler. Also, as a repackaged actress, I\u2019m trying to be \tselective with movie scripts and roles. Very soon, you will start seeing \tmost of my movies.
\nBack to your life as a producer, what actually inspired it? <\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve always loved to be a producer. From the first day that I came into \tNollywood, I said to myself that I will work hard to be a producer. Even as \ta Mass Communication undergraduate then at Kogi State University, I took \tcourses in production and directing. I want to be on my own; I don\u2019t want to \twork for anybody. It is also not advisable to depend on acting alone. It is \tgood for one to have something doing aside acting. I also want to contribute \tto the growth of Nollywood by going into producing. As producers, we end up \tcreating jobs for thousands of Nigerians. I want to take movies production \tin Nigeria to another level, that is why I\u2019m involved.
\nWhat does it take to be a successful female producer in Nollywood? <\/strong>
\n(Chuckles). Three things are involved in being a successful female \t producer. For me, I have a focus, a vision and a mission to be relevant and \tstay at the top in Nollywood as a producer. You must be hardworking, \tintelligent, disciplined and financially strong to be a successful female \tproducer.
\n How do you source for your own funds as a female producer? <\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s not been easy at all. But the bulk of my funds come from my people who \tbelieve in what I\u2019m doing. My family bankrolled my first movie as a \tproducer. I solicit for funds myself, I also sent out proposals to corporate \tentities. These are the avenues through which I source for funds.
\nAside releasing Turntable, what other major projects do you want to \tembark upon this 2005? <\/strong>
\nI\u2019m planning to shoot a television soap opera this year. We will shoot 26 \tepisodes that will last for two quarters. It is going to be a family \toriented soap. Everything is set and we are hitting location very soon. I \twill double as the producer and executive producer. No title yet for the \tsoap. I also intend producing three more movies before the end of 2005. It\u2019s \ta busy year for me as an actress-cum-producer.
\nYou were already in Nollywood as an actress before going back to the \tuniversity, many people expected you to read Theatre Arts, but you opted for \tMass Communication. Why? <\/strong>
\nWell, acting is inborn, it\u2019s either you are an actor or you are not. Actors \tare born, they are not made. I believe I\u2019m a born actor, so, no reason for \tme to go read Theatre Arts as a course. I chose Mass Communication because \tit is very broad and all-encompassing. I like the course very well, but I \tdon\u2019t think I can practise it.
\n Were your parents in support of you going into acting? <\/strong>
\nYes, my parents supported me because they have always believed in me as \ttheir child.
\nGoing down memory lane, which was your first movie in \tNollywood? <\/strong>
\nI came in as a wakapass (minor) role actress in 1995 on the set of Opa \tWilliams\u2019 chartbuster, \u201cOnome\u201d. But \u201cBlood Money\u201d by O.J Productions was \twhere I was given a good role to interpret. But \u201cOracle\u201d by same O.J. \tProductions, brought me to limelight.
\n It was also during this period that you suddenly disappeared. What went \twrong? <\/strong>
\n(Laughs heartily). I did not disappear. I only went back to school to get a \tdegree in Mass Communication. Unknown to many people, I was shuttling \tbetween school and Nollywood. I finished in 2003.
\n Tell us about your family and growing up years? <\/strong>
\nI\u2019m child number two from a family of eight. We are four at par. I\u2019m from \tthe Igala-speaking area of Kogi State. Mum is a successful trader, while dad \tis a police officer working and residing in Abuja.
\nHow does it feel having a police officer as a father? <\/strong>
\nWell, it was tough for me initially as a growing up child. Dad was very \tstrict then. I also thank God for him; he made me what I am today. He made \tme a better person. As a child growing up, I hated my dad because he was so \tstrict. Then I thought he didn\u2019t like me because of his very, very strict \tnature. Aside his strict nature, my growing up was fun and lovely. I was \tborn and raised here in Lagos. I\u2019m a Libra; born on September 29, please \tdon\u2019t ask for my age. I\u2019m an adult.
\nYou are single, successful and not married. Is it that you are not \tsearching or that Mr. Right has not come your way yet? <\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s every woman\u2019s dream to get married and my own will soon come. I will \tget married soon.
\nAny lucky guy on the line? <\/strong>
\nAll I can say is that I will get married soon.
\nIn essence, you are still searching? <\/strong>
\nI\u2019m not searching. I\u2019m not searching.
\nAt what age did you fall in love for the first time in your life? <\/strong>
\nSorry, I can\u2019t discuss that with you. Remember, I\u2019m also a journalist like \tyou. So, I can\u2019t fall for your tricks and traps. I\u2019m not going to entertain \tpersonal questions from you.
\nOkay, tell us the qualities you admire most in a man that can make your \theart flutter for him? <\/strong>
\nFirst is honesty. He must also be independent and hardworking. He must also \tbe God-fearing, caring and loving. I also love humble and very ambitious \tmen. Good ambitions o!
\n Have you ever been heartbroken before? <\/strong>
\nI told you I don\u2019t answer personal questions. You are dragging me too far.
\nAs a pioneer actress, what is your assessment of Nollywood?
\nNollywood started on a shaky foundation, but is now deeply rooted. Most \tcynics do not believe we will get to where we are today. The industry is \tfast growing. I\u2019ve told several people to stop comparing us with Hollywood. \tIt took them 100 years to get to where they are today. Nollywood now has a \tclear direction. We need encouragement from you the media, government and \tour society. Government and corporate bodies should come to our aid \tfinancially. We need assistance.
\nAside acting and producing, what else are you into?
\nI do different kind of legit businesses. I\u2019m also the C.E.O. of Kleen Image Pictures, a complete production outfit.
\nIf you are to meet God today, what are the wishes you would ask from him?
\nFirst, I will ask God to make me the most successful actress-cum-producer in the whole world. I will also ask Him to make me a good mother and a good wife.
\nWhich among your popular movies do you like sitting down to re-watch whenever time permits?
\n(Laughs). So many of them. Disguise, Shadows, Ogidan, Ale Ariwo, Camouflage, Blood Money, Oracle, Faces, Culprit and few others.
\nAside kissing, can you act nude or make love in a movie?
\nNot possible. I can\u2019t.
\nIf you eventually get married and your husband tells you to quit acting, would you?
\nMy family first before any other thing. I won\u2019t die if I don\u2019t act again. Other things are there for me to go into as a housewife.
\nIn the next couple of years, where do you hope to be?
\n(Cuts in) My husband\u2019s house.
\nBut you refused to say if there is anybody on line?
\nDon\u2019t worry; you will get to know when I\u2019m set to wed. You will get the I.V. first.
\nHow soon will that be?
\nAt God\u2019s own time. Just keep your fingers crossed till the D-day.
\nSome of her movies includes Just Me, Shadows, Turntable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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