Popular Yoruba actor, Nigerian film director, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism, Femi Adebayo Salami has revealed the cost of his most recent film, Jagun Jagun.
In the interview he disclosed that the movie Jagun Jagun was a Muti- million naira project, but declined to say how much he invested in the movie.
He also said that he used the proceeds of Agbeshinkole (king of thieves) a 2022 film to produce Jagun Jagun noting that, at that time he has no money to fund the project and didn’t wanted to get borrow money for the project and went on to sell his properties and had faith the project would work.
In his words;
“Jagun Jagun is a multi-billion naira project and I can’t say the exact amount I spent on it on shooting.
I used the proceeds of Agbeshinkole to produce Jagun Jagun. I was working on not getting funded by finance houses and individuals. At a point, I was out of finance and because I had faith that the project would work, I sold my properties.My worst nightmare is that I have to be at Jagun Jagun with my next production.”
Speaking about his inspiration, he said that he was inspired to produce the film Jagun jagun by the youth and the environment of Nigeria. He stated that he wanted to pass across a social message to the youths and wanted doing it culturally.
Speaking about his inspiration, he said;
“What inspired the story of Jagun Jagun is the youth and environment of Nigeria. I wanted to pass across a social message to the youths and wanted to do it culturally.”
Recall that, the movie “Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) was released on Netflix streaming platform on 10 August 2023. It is a 2023 Netflix original epic Yoruba film produced by Femi Adebayo Salami and Euphoria360 Media and was directed by Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo Salami.
Jagun Jagun tells the story of a Warlord, Ogundiji feared by the people within and outside his community However, he begin to feel threatened by the potential of a young warrior, Gbotija whose main aim is to avenge the death of his father. Ogundiji has always been a dictator who has succeeded in snatching a lot of kingdoms for wrong leaders he soon becomes threatened by the arrival of the young warrior, Gbotija