{"id":100402,"date":"2022-10-05T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=100402"},"modified":"2022-10-05T15:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:43:00","slug":"anikulapo-kunle-afolayans-daughter-eyiyemi-recounts-how-she-landed-movie-role-omowumi-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/10\/05\/anikulapo-kunle-afolayans-daughter-eyiyemi-recounts-how-she-landed-movie-role-omowumi-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Anikulapo: Kunle Afolayan\u2019s daughter, Eyiyemi recounts how she landed movie role \u2018Omowumi\u2019 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular movie producer and actor, Kunle Afolayan\u2019s daughter, Eyiyemi Afolayan has recounted how she landed her role in her father\u2019s movie, \u2018Anikulapo<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Although the movie was rejected by Nigeria Oscars<\/a>, it has gained recognition and positive reviews all round. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kunle Afolayan<\/a> introduced one of the actors who played the role of Omowunmi in the movie \u201cAnikulapo<\/em>\u201d as his daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eyiyemi Afolayan as Omowunmi in Anikulapo movie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the movie, Anikulapo<\/em>, Eyiyemi Afolayan portrayed the daughter of the King\u2019s second wife. She was caught up in a love triangle that resulted in Saro<\/a>\u2019s banishment and \u2018first death\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

The well-known movie producer<\/a> posted a video of himself on Instagram interrupting an interview as he said:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s my daughter, that\u2019s my daughter, I\u2019m so proud of her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The daughter Eyiyemi revealed to the interviewer in the video that her father had initially doubted her ability to portray the part, but that she ultimately exceeded his expectations following the film\u2019s debut. In her words:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWell, being in this movie was a last-minute thing. My dad just reached out to me and said, Oh Eyiyemi I want to send you a script, read this particular character and let me know if you can play it out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then I read through them. and said, of course, I can play it out. And he said are you sure?, and I said, \u201cDaddy, just try me out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The starlet revealed that Anikulapo<\/em> is her first movie, and she has never been on a set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many well-known personalities sent positive comments on his Instagram post, as he captioned it with \u201cThank you guys.<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Eyiyemi Afolayan is Kunle\u2019s third child who clocked 17, on September 11, 2022.<\/p>\n

See video below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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A post shared by Kunle Afolayan (@kunleafo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n