Nigeria, May 17 -- Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has reacted to her industry colleague Lancelot Imasuen's call that she and others rated as veterans in the Nigerian movie industry should start giving back to the platform that birthed them.

In a recent interview, part of activities to mark his 30th anniversary in Nollywood, Mr Imasuen asserted that the Nigerian movie industry, which birthed great names, has been "bastardised, abandoned and ignored even by those who were nobody then."

According to him, 30 years ago, when he set out on his filmmaking journey, there was nothing like big stars, and nobody looked down on anybody.

"Everybody evolves. Where were the people who had Nollywood birthed? Some of them have become bigger t...