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       How Omotola And Genevieve Were Tricked Into Appearing In The Sam
       e Movie
       By: mr nad Date: October 1, 2013, 3:01 pm
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       Arguably Africa’s most famous actresses with a fan base wide
       enough to win an election, not many were unsurprised to see
       Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Genevieve Nnaji feature together once
       again in a movie. This is more so following their purported
       rivalry and envy of each other. Although they’ve never confirmed
       or deny their rivalry, industry watchers insist there exists an
       unwritten rival code between the two divas.
       Interestingly, both actresses have acted as sisters in more
       movies than any other rivals in Nollywood. Therefore, it was a
       sort of coup when Chineze Anyaeze got both rivals to act again
       as sisters in Ije, a movie which was her project work at the
       film school.
       Revealing how she achieved the feat of convincing Omotola and
       Genevieve to take part in her project, Anyaeze said, “When I was
       even thinking of approaching them, a lot of people discouraged
       me saying the pair don’t talk but I went ahead to ‘chase’ them
       for months.
       “When I called Omotola, she asked who the other actress was, I
       said Genevieve and when I called Genevieve she asked who the
       other actress was, I said Omotola (laughs).
       “And she was like, ‘has she agreed?’ I said yes and Omotola
       asked me too if Genevieve had agreed, I said yes meanwhile they
       hadn’t even agreed (laughs) but I had to use that trick to be
       able to get them together in the film,” the Masters degree
       holder in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy(NYFA)
       disclosed.”
       Speaking further on her experience with them and how both got
       together on set, Anyaeze revealed, “It was a wonderful
       experience working with these two stars, they knew I was a
       student at the New York Film Academy at that time.
       “So, when the production started on the first day, they didn’t
       take part but they observed the session. When their turn came,
       they were very professional all the way, it was pleasant scenery
       all through.”
       Ije which grossed over N60 million at the cinemas, a feat that
       makes it the highest grossing Nigerian movie in the cinemas, was
       finally released on DVD on Monday, December 3, 2012.
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