Entertainment / Music
Forget about Bollywood, Nollywood, we have our own Bulawood in Bulawayo - Minister
21 Mar 2016 at 07:09hrs | Views
Bulawayo is home of quality television content productions in the country, Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Chris Mushohwe has said.
Mushowe christened the Bulawayo sector as Bulawood.
That was after he watched a play titled Ben 10 by Christopher Mlalazi in front of a full house at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe on Friday.
"After watching the play it's true that Bulawayo is the home of content. If we can't get content from Bulawayo we can't get content from any other place. When you see us priding ourselves of having the best content in the country we'll be banking on you," said Minister Mushohwe.
"We shouldn't worry about Bollywood, Nollywood or Hollywood, we've our own Bulawood. We would like to see more of this and government through our ministry is going to support those who want to produce content."
The play directed by veteran actor-cum-director Memory Kumbota, explores a marriage setup between an old woman and a young man," something which is unheard of in an African set up.
Instead of the usual known Ben 10 casual affairs, the play focuses on a successful business woman in the township who falls in love and gets married to a young man.
Mushowe christened the Bulawayo sector as Bulawood.
That was after he watched a play titled Ben 10 by Christopher Mlalazi in front of a full house at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe on Friday.
"After watching the play it's true that Bulawayo is the home of content. If we can't get content from Bulawayo we can't get content from any other place. When you see us priding ourselves of having the best content in the country we'll be banking on you," said Minister Mushohwe.
"We shouldn't worry about Bollywood, Nollywood or Hollywood, we've our own Bulawood. We would like to see more of this and government through our ministry is going to support those who want to produce content."
The play directed by veteran actor-cum-director Memory Kumbota, explores a marriage setup between an old woman and a young man," something which is unheard of in an African set up.
Instead of the usual known Ben 10 casual affairs, the play focuses on a successful business woman in the township who falls in love and gets married to a young man.
Source - Chronicle
