Ace filmmaker and actor, Kunle Afolayan has narrated how Ibukun Awosika got enlisted among the cast for ‘Citation’, his newest movie.
Afolayan made this known when he appeared on Rubbin Minds, a programme on Channels Tv.
The movie producer said his interest in Awosika, chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), for the project was triggered after he saw her in his dream.
Afolayan revealed that after the dream, he approached Awosika with the latter accepting to feature on the project after meeting “all her terms” including her husband’s approval.
“When I have a project, a lot of names will come to mind. In her case, she was never in my initial plan. I was already talking to two veterans but I slept and saw her in my sleep,” he said.
“It was weird. I saw her on set and was giving her basic directions about the film. When I woke up, I called my partner that I saw her in this film. Then we pushed for it.
“It was tough but eventually, when she saw that we met all her terms, she said, “my husband gets my final approval”. Meanwhile, I have met her husband before on the plane to London which facilitated the arrangement.”
The filmmaker also explained that he met Temi when she visited his fashion show in London during which she indicated her interest in acting.