Aidejay:
Nollywood is a $50 billion industry.
I can assure you, the name don't matter.

You people can't help yourself, you must show your ignorance, calling money anyhow, Bollywood is not even worth 50b naira not to talk of the obnoxious price you quoted there.

Aidejay:
Nollywood is a $50 billion industry.
I can assure you, the name don't matter.

how much is Nigerian economy?

Originalsly:


What exactly do you mean by Nollywood is a $3B industry? Do you really believe that even if you take all the Nollywood movies ever made... their production costs.... and revenues... that it would amount to $3B? Who even tracks... or can track the number of Nollywood movies?...let alone the revenue? We need to stop repeating such nonsense.

It’s what I saw

soleilmoon100:
maybe 3 billion naira ,not dollars. why are the actors dying broke if it's 50 billion or 3 billion ?

Na wetin I see o

ENGINEERG:
Ada is father in igbira tribe, and cutlass in Yoruba,,should igbira change it cos of another people meaning ....

Nollywood doesn't exist like the Hollywood that we copied. Besides, the term "nolly" isn't synonymous to any Nigerian language.

What happened to Nairawood, Naijawood, Tinawood etc

soleilmoon100:
Ademola Olonilua



https://punchng.com/i-have-a-strong-dislike-for-the-term-nollywood-dejumo-lewis/

Maybe you took
adult dose of TRAMADOL if their is any.

Giftexx:
U spoke my mind sir.

“Hollywood is a place in USA.
...where’s Nollywood in Nigeria?”
Instead of building a world class film village, and call it a good name, we are blindly copying...

What a mockery among committee of nations

comity of nations...not committee of nations

symbianDON:

comity of nations...not committee of nations

Never knew this...thanks

Giftexx:
My English tutors are up for sale... Never knew this...thanks

you are kindly welcome

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YorubaLord:
Of course... 95% of Nigerians are product of mediocrity!

you are among that 95%
I hope you know.

Monaco2:


It’s what I saw

The writers are doing the same...... pushing out numbers with no back up?

Originalsly:
Man is right... Hollywood is an area of LA... just like Lekki is an area of Lagos....been there before the film/entertainment industry arrived there and brought it fame. Going to Hollywood... there is a destination... and to the hub of the movie industry. Nollywood.... where is that?... or where is the center of Nigeria movie industry?... where are the studios? Want just a name... name a location or coin one... just like Seun did when he launched this now world famous Nairaland.

Where's is Bollywood in India?

potent5:
Mr man, find out why it was given the name, Nollywood and stop this unnecessary criticism. Must you bring Latin semantic into Nigerian situation? Jealousy no go kill some people. Because nollywood came after you had left the scene you are here talking rubbish. Nonsense.

Una go just dey comment without reasoning. Most of you are brain dead!

Guestlander:


Where's is Bollywood in India?

What this has to do with Bollywood and India? It is the same follow follow mentality he is against.... and here you are trying to explain.

Giftexx:

Never knew this...thanks

Same here.

It name should be changed to nigerriyawoood

Maybe it should be called NollyBamboo

Yujin:

Lol. What a hateful man! What do you say about 'Kannywood'? It's only in Nigeria that you find two movie industries. Can anybody explain why it's so?

At least he agreed that igbos own the most successful non-oil sector in Nigeria.

He can choke on his hate.

Patrioticman007:


Copy Copy should be South East Motto, because they dominate Molly firewood, What do you expect from a land that imitates everything from fake drugs to fake shoes, fake cloths everything is fake down there. Last week channels TV reported a case of Igbos caught producing fake Hero alcoholic Beers to public consumptions, imagine as if Hero beer is not fake enough, they had to fake a fake.
Thousands of Nigerians are dead because of these imitation mentality, may God see us...............

Dude, your bad mouth no go kill you.

Mr living brain, I hail you

goslowgoslow:

Una go just dey comment without reasoning. Most of you are brain dead!

PHijo:


You are ignorant!

Hollywood is the name of a town in California! Which town in Nigeria is called Nollywood or Kanywood? You guys copy things abroad without knowing what they even stand for.

You're the highly ignorant one. So because US named their movie industry after a town there those in Nigeria should do likewise? That will be the ultimate copying. Tell me; is there any rule observed in naming a movie industry? Shame on you!
What do you have to say about Nigeria having two movie industries?

Giftexx:
U spoke my mind sir.

“Hollywood is a place in USA.
...where’s Nollywood in Nigeria?”
Instead of building a world class film village, and call it a good name, we are blindly copying...

What a mockery in a comity of nations

You know?, They just took Hollywood, removed the Letter "H" and Put "N" for Nigeria and shouted hurray. It amazes me that some people are arguing that it's a billion Naira industry, will have an indigenous name reduce it's value?
Simply because India shouted Bollywood doesn't mean we should do same.

He’s right. The name never made any sense to me. Although it’s an informal term so nothing can be done about it really.

Shallow minds

vonlogon:


You know?, They just took Hollywood, removed the Letter "H" and Put "N" for Nigeria and shouted hurray. It amazes me that some people are arguing that it's a billion Naira industry, will have an indigenous name reduce it's value?
Simply because India shouted Bollywood doesn't mean we should do same.

I didn't like the name when it first came out but it doesn't matter to me anymore

chiiraq802:

Are u sick??

You have fever.

soleilmoon100:
Ademola Olonilua



https://punchng.com/i-have-a-strong-dislike-for-the-term-nollywood-dejumo-lewis/

Nolly means Olive tree, not nothing

Bolacarpainter:
Dejumo Lewis is one veteran actor I have so much respect for

Didn't like the name either. I agree with him 100%

cococandy:
Me too. It’s inauthentic

Lol, and I stumbled on this and couldn't stop smiling how naive you were then on this forum when men were men. Even scared of Odinary Kanwulie
https://www.nairaland.com/1584372/divorced-women-nigeria
Feminist turned responsible because of marriage
https://www.nairaland.com/1579609/beauty-marriage

Loretta, you owe me a lot of apologies on this forum, maybe when you get to realize my former moniker