{"id":209742,"date":"2025-03-05T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=209742"},"modified":"2025-03-05T08:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T08:08:10","slug":"ibrahim-chatta-is-the-reason-i-am-still-in-nollywood-apa-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/03\/05\/ibrahim-chatta-is-the-reason-i-am-still-in-nollywood-apa-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibrahim Chatta is the reason I am still in Nollywood \u2013 Apa [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Apa has credited Ibrahim Chatta for being the reason he still has an acting career and thriving at it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">The actor who revealed he was formerly known as a Continuity Manager shared some challenges he faced. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">He spoke glowingly of Chatta for not letting him give up while on the Talk to B podcast.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Nigerian movie actor Sanusi Izihaq popularly known as Apankufor or Apa has revealed why he is still a Nollywood actor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking in a recent interview with his senior colleague Biola Adebayo, on the Talk to B podcast, Apa shared his journey to becoming an actor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">He revealed he worked in a bakery for years without having a roof over his head and with barely any support from his parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209744\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-209744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708-265x300.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708-903x1024.jpeg 903w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/IMG_1708-768x871.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The actor also said his rise to fame didn\u2019t come from acting at the beginning but as a Continuity Manager. The 30-year-old revealed that while his face was unknown because he worked behind the scene, his name was on almost every lip because of how talented he was. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking on the challenges he has faced in Nollywood, Apa credited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/08\/im-one-of-highest-paid-yoruba-speaking-actors-ibrahim-chatta-quashes-underrated-claim\/\">Ibrahim Chatta<\/a> for refusing to let him give up on his acting career.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-101930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-253x300.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-768x910.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-150x178.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">He disclosed that the ace actor had talked him out of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>quitting not less than thrice. In his words:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Big shoutout to him (Ibrahim chatta), I should have left Nollywood if not for Ibrahim chatta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hope I&#8217;m not being too forward, God bless Ibrahim chatta. If not for him i should have left the industry&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On multiple occasions when you have older colleagues in the industry some of them begin to look down on you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When i was still working as a continuity manager the fact is that i was more famous than some actors. Directors knew my name without my face and wondered who i was. Some directors even looked down on me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I recall one experience when a director who had only heard about me vowed to deal with me. I had never worked with him before and I was eager to. I vowed to make his job easy. However things got a little tensed and my kind of person I despise toxic work environment, I believe in relating with love so I become emotional and I cry bitterly when things are tensed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He (Ibrahim Chatta) has met me when I was crying on two to three occasions. Asking me what went wrong <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I confided in him that I would leave the industry but he always advices against it and encourages me instead. On about 3 different occasions he urged me to come back when I already left film making. He even called me back to work on his project to ensure I don\u2019t leave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch Apa speak below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I WOULD HAVE LEFT THE INDUSTRY IF NOT FOR IBRAHIM CHATTA - ACTOR SANUSI ISIAQ | TALK-TO-B( EP 120)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJVgEkZFjrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apa has credited Ibrahim Chatta for being the reason he still has an acting career and thriving at it. The actor who revealed he was formerly known as a Continuity Manager shared some challenges he faced. 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