Actress and movie producer, Rukky Sanda has been
receiving so much attention this past few weeks starting
from her birthday, to the premiere of her new movie,
Dark.
The 31 year old actress was in an interview with The
Sun Newspaper recently. Read the chat below;
When asked about her new movie, ‘Dark’, dhe
responded; I was actually writing Walls Within, a
romantic comedy and all of a sudden my creative juices
dried up. I think I was in my room and it was dark.
I think that was how I came up with the title. When I
finished writing, I could barely see what I’d written
because I was just scribbling everywhere. It took me
about another whole day to try and figure out my own
handwriting. Dark is something different. It’s actually
not your regular Nollywood movie, it’s a thriller.
On becoming a producer, she replied; It was a business
decision because at that time, actresses were not well
paid. I decided to go into production because I’d
always been a business person. I think I was one of the
first actresses who produced her own films in
Nollywood. I made my debut in 2004 and produced my
first movie in 2005. 10 years have rolled by ever since.
I was already doing business when I got into
Nollywood. I mean, I used to sell stuff so I had my
own cash. And obviously mom supported me with a loan
which I later paid back. Starting out I wouldn’t say
was easy because as at 2005, N3 million was a lot of
money. I’ m my executive producer. It’s not like I
don’t believe in executive producer hunting but it is just
not my thing.
Further asked about her first movie, She replied;
Some people are still owing me money for my first
movie. In fact, one is still owing me N.8 million. He’s
a fellow producer I gave my master copy. He was
supposed to drop it off somewhere but he dubbed it
behind my back and started selling it to television
stations. By the time I took the movie out,
everywhere I went people said they already had it. To
this day, he’s not been able to come up with the money.
On making money, Yes of course; if I’m not making
money I wouldn’t be here. It’s been a blessing and an
amazing experience, a mixed grill to be precise. We’ve
had serious issues with piracy and all of that stuff this
year. I actually said ‘Rukky, you’re not doing movies
anymore!’ And then I started focusing on my interior
design business. But the truth is that at the end of the
day, I have scripts I have written which I want to
produce. It’s fun anyway but I don’t think I could ever
quit producing movies; I love it though it’s stressful.
On her fashion sense, It just means expressing yourself
the way you want and being comfortable in your own
skin; it’s all about being comfortable and happy with
yourself.
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