Strangers Made Me Successful, Not Family Or Friends – Tonto Dikeh

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has come out to advise her fans and followers on social media.

The movie star recently begged them to stop begging for support up and down, rather, they should start taking their chances with strangers.

According to her, it is important for one to leave his or her comfort zone to give room for growth.

She added that 100% of her success in life happened after meeting complete strangers when her family and friends deserted her.

Her words, “As harsh as this may sound! You need to leave your comfort zone to Grow..100% of my Life success today I achieved through total strangers, Not friends, Not family…..Let that Sink!!!”

What do you think?

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.