The Saga of the Ex BBNaija reality star’s fast growing acting career and his recent debut lead role in Greoh studios’ ‘Gangs of Lagos.’
Jaybesttrends recalls that it has been four years since the Ex BBnaija reality star Tobi Bakre walked on the Big Brother Naija season three stage and puzzled fans for the show’s 12-week duration.
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Sadly not winning the grand prize of N45 million, not much profit was to deter the former Banker, who spontaneously began building his enviable entertainment career. Last year, a huge success in his career and gaining multiple supporting roles in TV and film, the reality star Bakre landed his debut lead role in the Greoh studio’s ‘Gangs of Lagos’ which was followed closely by another successful lead role in ‘Brotherhood,’ another Greoh production.
“So far in my acting career, I will say this is THAT movie. A movie of many things to me. It holds many sentiments. It’s my first LEAD ROLE as an actor. It’s the first time anybody was going to trust me to deliver on what I will call a big stage which has now become a global stage,” Tobi Bakre said on starring in ‘Gangs of Lagos’ in a recent interview.
“It was the first time in a long time I really feel like I impressed myself and impressed everyone that has come across this project. The movie will mean a lot to the Nigerian movie industry, and to have played lead on such along with the most amazing actors you can only dream of working with, I can only tell you God indeed works in miraculous ways. Being given such an opportunity and possibly delivering beyond expectations. I just keep saying, God you did that!”
Few months after filming his debut lead role, the reality star returned to set to star alongside star rapper, Falz d bahd guy in another interesting action drama ‘Brotherhood.’ movie star clearly stated that he underwent a number of physical changes to play a hoodlum character nicknamed Kalashnikov.
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In an interview, he opens up on his ordeals on set;
“I played the role Akin Adetula aka Kalashnikov (One of the brothers). Based on what myself and the producer Jade had discussed which also was the vision of the Director- Loukman, we wanted a totally different look and feel for the character, and I was willing to go all the way. I changed my diet, changed my workout, shaved my head, pierced my ears to look like the character we all envisaged. I loved it. Getting into character wasn’t too much of a hassle, the story, the stage design, my look, it made it easier to stay locked into the character”
With an incredible success in his filmmaking career, the new dad acknowledges that he is forever grateful for the doors that the reality show kicked open for him. “BBN helped me break from the corporate life to the media side of life,” the actor said.
“After the show, most of the opportunities that came along with the popularity the show brought were all in the media space. I was open to trying out new things and then stick to the things I enjoyed that also brought good income.
“The show gave me the popularity in the media space and also public popularity producers could leverage on to further push their projects hence, there was room for a tradeoff (media publicity for what you see is what you get kind of acting), which I took advantage of to learn and eventually show the world I could really do this.”
Jaybesttrends also garners that the Greoh Studios’ ‘Brotherhood’ hits cinemas on September 23, 2022 while ‘Gangs of Lagos’ is slated launch on Amazon Prime Video as the streamer’s first Nigerian Original.