INTERVIEW: Kannywood’s top actress, Rahama Sadau, opens up; says Adam Zango ‘my best friend on earth’

n an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Mohammed Lere, Kannywood’s trendy actress, Rahama Sadau, confesses her love for award-winning actor, Adam Zango, and how surprised she has been that things speedily changed after a stormy row between the both of them.

“Adam Zango is my best friend on earth now” Rahama said.

PT: You have been accused by producers and even some of your colleagues of being a rude actress, are you truly rude?

Rahama: Rahama is not a rude girl. May be because I try to stand firm to my calls every time I am on set and only concentrate on what I am doing. Some of them will say I stay too reticent so they will call me a rude person. But to be frank with you, I am the most humble person you can think of. I only pay attention to my work and after that I whisk away quietly. This is just one of those things one experiences especially when climbing the ladder of success. Many will misunderstand you, some will read negative meanings to your attitude, but to be frank with you, I am a cool, humble sweet girl.

PT: Your altercation with Adam Zango last year almost divided the industry in to two factions. What really happened?

Rahama: Hmmmmm, My fight with Adam Zango was a mistake if I may say. I really do not want to talk about it now and again but because you insist, let me just tell you that I could not control my temper when the whole thing started. I was very quick to write all those things I wrote on my Instagram page. Luckily enough I also was quick to write back announcing that I withdrew my comments and apologise to Adam Zango.

PT: What made you react that way?

Rahama: Please let us not talk about it again. It is now over and we are good.

PT: How do you relate with Adam Zango now?

Rahama: Adam Zango is my best friend on earth now. I have no any other friend in my life that is more than Adam Zango. All my other friends are after him.

I think our fight made me to understand that many people misunderstood who Adam Zango really is. Let me tell you something, I have never met a person who is so humble, simple and very accommodating like Adam Zango.

Adam Zango is one gentle man that once you understand who he is, you tend to trust him even with your secrets.

PT: Can you trust Adam Zango with your secrets?

Rahama: Yes I will. He is that humble and trustworthy.

PT: Do you regret your squabble with him?

Rahama: To be sincere I really do and it will never happen again.

PT: Would you Marry Adam Zango if he proposes to you now?

Rahama: Hmmmmmmm (Laugh).

PT: You have started acting in the Nollywood. Are you likely to stop acting Hausa films anytime soon?

Rahama: No, I am a versatile actress, and I will surely do the two anytime.

PT: We used to know that you are also a member of the FKD records owned by Ali Nuhu, now you launched your own label ‘Sadau Pictures’, are you leaving the FKD?

Rahama: Not at all. FKD is like the hub and our root, FKD is home. I will never leave the FKD records. I just have mine just like how a mother will have a child. FKD is the mother.

PT: Who is Ali Nuhu to you?

Rahama: Ali Nuhu is my boss, my king, my inspiration, my guardian, my supporter and in fact everything. He brought me into this and trained me. Let me tell you besides acting, Ali Nuhu for me is like my world favourite actor “Sharukhan”. He means everything to me and I thank him so much.

PT: Which film is your favourite?

Rahama: Sangaya is my favourite. I even won an award in the 2015 Afro-Nolly awards as the best actress of the year in London with that film. Then Hindu too. It is one film that can qualify for any award. Adam Zango was genius in it and he actually took acting to the next level with his displays.

PT: How soon are you likely to get married?

Rahama: Allah is the best chooser. I will marry anytime he destines me that I do.

PT: How do you relax if you are not doing movies?

Rahama: I read books.

PT: You are a good dancer, can you still dance?

Rahama: Very well, in fact even better than before.

PT: What would you say to your fans and colleagues in the industry?

Rahama: I assure my fans that I will not disappoint them and I will keep making them proud. To my colleagues, producers and directors, I want to say I love you all and respect you all. Lastly to you PREMIUM TIMES, thank for always giving us a say on your platform.

PT: Thank you.

Rahama: Bye and thanks.

Source: Premium Times

 

Countdown to Twins: How Beyoncé and Jay Z are prepping for their babies in L.A.

She still has a bit to go before giving birth to twins, but Beyoncé is already in nesting mode.

“She is surrounded by her family and is taking it easy,” a source tells PEOPLE exclusively about the Grammy winner. “She doesn’t venture out very much, but seems happy going for an occasional lunch or taking [5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy] to school.”

The entertainer, 35, and husband Jay Z, 47, are also busy overseeing renovations of their Holmby Hills rental home and have hired decorators for the twins’ nurseries.

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“They haven’t found the perfect house to buy yet, so they’ve been making room for the babies at the rental house for now,” says the source, who adds that the pair is currently living at a luxe Beverly Hills hotel.

According to another insider, the “Formation” singer has also been prepping for the babies by touring maternity suites at an L.A. hospital.

“They plan on raising their twins in Los Angeles,” says the source about the previously Manhattan-based pair, who recently vacationed in Bora Bora.

“It’s their home base now, and this is where Blue goes to preschool. They’re all very happy in L.A.”

Source: people.com

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INTERVIEW: I have no favourite actor in Kannywood – Actress Maryam Booth

Maryam Booth is a sensation in Kannywood for her dexterity in playing a wide range of roles in movies. She is the daughter of Zainab Booth, the popular Kannywood veteran actress.

She spoke with PREMIUM TIMES’ Mohammed Lere in Abuja about her plan to start a film school, and her new clothing line and beauty parlor.

She also addressed the rumour of a bitter relationship with banned Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau; and her intimacy with Nafeesat Abdullahi and getting married to a Kannywood actor.

PT: You are among the top three Kannywood actresses with the largest following on Instagram. How did you achieve that?

Maryam: Actually, one thing I know is that I do not take myself as a celebrity all the time. I am very happy meeting new people. I appreciate you in whatever capacity I meet you. I love to hang out with even people one would less expect I will have anything to do with. I am a very social person and I love that.

My mother is still an actress and one thing she taught me was how to always be nice to people even outside my career. All of these could have contributed to my fame, especially on the social media. I like meeting people and I use the social media a lot to get to those people.

PT: When did you start acting in Kannywood?

Maryam: I am 23 years old now and I started acting since I was eight years old.

Like I told you, my mother is still an actress and that contributed to my early introduction into acting and of course my passion for it.

PT: You have not been very frequent on screen since last year, are you planning to drop acting anytime soon?

Maryam: Not at all. I have a couple of films that will soon hit the screen. However, I would like to tell you that I was away too so I could finish my schooling.

PT: Have you finished now?

Maryam: Yes. I am about to complete my thesis for my Masters. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration from the Mantissa College in Malaysia. I am also working on my final thesis for my Masters in Project Management and Cinematography.

I also had a diploma from Bayero University, Kano.

PT: Don’t you think you should start working instead of just acting with all these qualifications?

Maryam: Like I told you, I am not going to drop acting for anything. I love acting. However, I do other businesses.

I own a beauty parlor in Kano (MBooth Beauty Palour). I also own a clothing line, all in Kano. In fact, I am planning to start a film school soon.

PT: Film school?

Maryam: Ye.s I will do that to help my colleagues and new generation actors. I am capable and InShaAllah I will just do that.

PT: People say you are not in good terms with Rahama Sadau; that you hardly see eye to eye. Is that true?

Maryam: That is not true. It was just a mere gossip. Let me tell you Mohammed, I was very happy when Ali Nuhu introduced Rahama Sadau to me for the first time during a film shooting. I was very excited to have somebody who is close to my age or at my age in the industry at that time. She was as young as I was; so it was like, yeah we are now two very young actresses in Kannywood.

I never had any issues with her and we are kicking just well.

PT: Is she your best friend?

Maryam: I don’t have a best friend in the Kannywood film industry. I only have good friends. Although Nafeesat Abdullahi is getting too close. I like her and we are very close.

PT: Can she become your best friend in Kannywood?

m: Yes, I think so because her tonic is working on me. (Laughs)

PT: Rahama Sadau is not acting in the Kannywood, are you worried about that?

Maryam: It is actually not a good idea for somebody to be sanctioned in a place where she works and earns a living. I never was happy about it. But sometimes we just have to pay the price for some of our mistakes, especially that we operate in a society and region where we have to abide by some rules.

That is all I can say here.

PT: Are you likely to marry a Kannywood actor?

Maryam: No. But I wouldn’t mind anyway.

PT: If at gunpoint you were asked to pick one actor to marry who would you choose?

Maryam: None for now. That is just the truth. None.

PT: How does it feel acting besides your mother?

Maryam: I have done that a lot and anytime I acted besides her, I feel we were not acting but real life, so I watch my lines. (Laughs)

PT: Is actor Ramadan Booth you brother?

Maryam: He is my cousin.

PT: What do you do if you are not acting?

Maryam: I do fashion.

PT: Who is your favourite actor in Kannywood?

Maryam: I don’t have any again. My favourite actor in Kannywood is dead and he was Rabilu Musa Ibro. May his soul rest in peace. Amin.

PT: What other thing do you want to say?

Maryam: This is one of my favourite interviews; it is not the normal questions I am familiar with. Thank you PREMIUM TIMES