Former Big Brother Naija reality show star and actor, Tobi Bakre has revealed he did all manner of gritty stuff to fit in his role in 'Gangs of Lagos', a
Former Big Brother Naija reality show star and actor, Tobi Bakre has revealed he did all manner of gritty stuff to fit in his role in ‘Gangs of Lagos’, a feisty crime thriller.
He said it was his first time playing a lead character, and the first time he really let himself go to embody a character.Tobi said, “For ‘Gangs of Lagos’, that was challenging because like for the first time… you know as guys now, we build so many walls like you are ready for all the possible sad outcomes in life mentally. Like you don’t know it but… I was now playing the role of a strong guy but then in the same movie, he had moments when he had to be vulnerable. Bro, I had the toughest time.
“I was self-reflecting. There was a graveyard right in front of where we were shooting. So my head was in different places. And eventually, we shot that scene. After we shot it, and they said ‘cut’, everyone stayed quiet. And people in the background were sobbing. It was almost as if for that moment everybody forgot that we were acting and some people were actually tearing up.”He, however, said his challenging task was the character’s vulnerability.
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