I spent N3m to make my first movie in 2005 -Rukky Sanda reveals



Rukky Sanda is known to be born with a silver
spoon. With several self-produced movies to
her credit,many would believe that she has
the backing of rich family members .However,
she says in a chat with Vanguard
‘Before I got into Nollywood, I was already
doing business.I used to sell stuff, so I had
my money to put into it, and my mum
supported me with a loan. She collected her
money back though, so there was no
sentiment attached. I won’t say it was easy
starting out because I spent about N3m in
making my first movie, and that was quite a
lot in 2005.
I don’t actually get Executive Producers for
my movies; I do that myself. Not like I don’t
believe in going all out to source for funds,
but it’s just not my thing. I had someone
once who wanted to sponsor my movie, and
we did that. But before the movie came out,
they were already on my neck asking for their
money. I had to return it to them after we
finished filming; we had not even finished
editing then. I told them I’ll give them their
money back, but that they wouldn’t get any
credit on the movie. Ever since, I only produce
movies if it’s convenient for me.’