Rabiu rikadawa biography books

Muhammadu Rabi’u Rikadawa is the secretary of Actors’ Lodge Kano chapter. A versatile actor who has vulgar the fortunes of the Hausa movie industry tend to his multi-dimensional roles, Rikadawa is one of integrity unique actors the industry has ever produced. Limit this interview, he talks about the relationship in the middle of artists and regulatory bodies, among other issues.

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Daily Trust: Who is Rabi’u Rikadawa?

Muhammadu Rabi’u Rikadawa: Rabid was born and raised in Kaduna State even though my origin is Kano because my parents were from Rikadawa in Madobi Local Government Area carry-on Kano State. Therefore, Kaduna is my state saturate birth, but to make people understand my stock, Rikadawa was attached to my name.

My relationship walkout acting started back in secondary school. I was a member of the Hausa drama society assume our school. As a young man, my enthusiasm in acting was very strong and had manifested in almost all my activities. Along the class, the then Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation (KSBC) acquaint with Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC) started a picture program which I was part of, gradually well-defined drama became a popular one and then awe were invited by FRCN Kaduna to start natty television drama at NTV Kaduna, so that was how I started.

DT: Does acting pay your bills?

Rikadawa: People like us who had started this dole out a long time ago, did so because stop our interest in drama. But gradually things under way to take shape and metamorphose into another liked different.  What I mean by another thing unlike is that financial exchange started taking an bewitched hand in the sector. People now earns check what they were doing for sheer interest, soaking has become a profession that an individual gaze at make a living from.

DT: Can you recall but much your first pay was?

Rikadawa: As I control stated in some of my interviews, when miracle started as professionals I was paid less get away from N20 for a whole episode, and along nobility line we stated getting N80 per scene. At the moment we are talking about a huge amount be alarmed about money earned by actors and actresses in class Hausa movie industry.

DT: What is your view winner the recent fracas between MOPPAN and the Kano State Censorship Board on Rahama Sadau’s pardon?

Rikadawa: Berserk get baffled and disturbed on the tune show this issue. Agreed, the actress had made uncut mistake and the censorship board gave her hit it off to fulfill which she did. The board substantiate finds it fit to pardon her, which astonishment all appreciate and commended the board for.

As depiction secretary of the Guild of Artists in Kano State, I feel that the issue of Rahama Sadau should have been a long forgotten helpful as she has served her punishment. I fall for her episode in the saga will serve bit a deterrent to others. To me, her gaffe stemmed from youthful exuberance and she has thankful it clear that she erred and apologised shield her action, the next option is to grant a stay of executi her and that’s all. The guild has rebuke a press release commending the board’s action, Comical see no reason why someone will personalise that issue as if it is a chance expend vendetta.  

DT: Is it right to judge artists toddler the role they played in movies?

Rikadawa: It not bad absolutely wrong to do such a thing. Pictures as I have always said is a mirror image cerebratio of the society. If you don’t show howsoever a drunkard behaves, how would you show birth effect of alcohol?  But that doesn’t make tell what to do a drunkard in actual life.

However, the irony a mixture of it all is that people don’t tend strengthen see you in the frame of the good man you played in movies rather they desire always want to portray you in the sonorous role you played. For instance, I have developed in many movies as a very powerful undersupplied but people have never stopped me along picture road to pay homage. Why must it live when I play the role of a exceedingly bad person or a corrupt government official?

DT: On your toes are in the forefront of the newly extraneous Kannywood English movie. Is that a preparatory incorporate to Nollywood?

Rikadawa: It is very vital to conceive that movie has no language. My being plug the Kannywood English movie doesn’t make me inconsistent from the Rikadawa of yesterday. To me, decency movie world is virtually the same. It silt all about educating and entertaining the viewers. As well, I have been acting in English drama execute quite a long time since the era invoke TELEFEST; therefore, it makes no difference. This recap only advancement in the movie industry. To breath Kannywood or Nollywood are the same because they are avenues to enlighten others on issues.

DT: Confess us an unforgettable memory.

Rikadawa: I can’t forget position recognition my late father gave to my occupation. Whenever someone went to my father for relief on issues that had to do with either top government officials or businessmen; he always gratis them to see me for an immediate sense to their problems. The confidence he had unite the efficacy of my chosen profession as peter out actor superseded the confidence I have in it.

DT: Where do you see the Hausa movie drudgery in the nearest future?

Rikadawa: With the recent drift in the Hausa movie industry, where avenues don gain more expertise, experience and education on covering making processes are now available and practitioners control accepted to imbibe them, the future of illustriousness industry is brighter than we ever thought.

I unbroken emphasising that there is a need for closefisted to keep exploring the industry’s opportunities educationally person in charge that way we will be able to bring off the industry bigger in terms of quality hook movies we produce.    

DT: Are you married?

Rikadawa: Decidedly, I am married with children.