Nigeria, May 19 -- A former Nigerian senator, Dino Melaye, has landed his first lead role in a new movie titled 'The Bean Super Shaped Hero'.

Mr Melaye plays a patient with a kidney condition alongside an ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Diane Russet.

This movie was completed before the COVID-19 lockdown.

It was produced by Terver Malu and written by Ade Faponle for Zenith Health Care Access Initiative.

The producer said that every single actor who featured in the project are real doctors, consultants, nurses, and front line health workers aside from Melaye and Russet.

This is not Mr Melaye's first foray into Nollywood. In October, it was revealed that he would be featured as one of the key actors in a television series titled 'Equity...