Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva has penned down an emotional tribute for her late sister, Olabisi Silva, as she gives an update on her legacy.
Taking to her Instagram page, Joke Silva shared a throwback photo of herself and her sister, recalling how she achieved a milestone in 15 years against what others didn’t succeed in 60 years.
Joke Silva noted her sister’s diagnosis of cancer did not deter her achievement because it was like she was racing against the clock.
While expressing how much she misses her sister, Joke Silva said her training school is back and urged her to continue curating with God.
In her words: ..Olabisi Obafunke Silva .@ccalagos is doing well.Many thanks to your industry children …Oyinda @uptown_boho being one of them. She is now the Artistic Director and Executive Director CCA. Was speaking to Bunmi Oyinsan 2nights ago and we were awed by your incredible laser focus.
You achieved in 15years what others don’t in 60. Especially after the cancer diagnosis came it was like you were racing against the clock.Asiko your training school is back. Miss you girl. Keep curating with Baba God.
Kemi Filani News recalls Joke Silva recently recounted how she was blacklisted years back in Nollywood.
The revered role interpreter made this known during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
According to her: “Years ago, we did this film that was the time the marketers were getting involved in movies. This marketer came to our house, we were living in Ikeja at the time, brought money for myself and my husband to come on this film that they had already started shooting. And he wanted us to play the parents of the star of the film and we decided to do it.It was Fred Amata who directed at the time.
We started shooting and things were going a bit rocky until one day we were waiting for the lead actress. They told us we had to be on location by eight in the morning. And we got on location on time, we are never late. We got dressed and we were waiting. We were waiting till four in the afternoon.
When the marketer then brings the star along to the location, I turned round and I looked at Fred and said ‘I am contracted to work with you for two weeks and I will give you two extra days because I know what location can be like, after those two days, if we don’t finish, I am walking’.Fred said I totally understand. I am sure he didn’t believe I would do it.
When those two days were up, we still had one scene and it was supposed to be a very crucial scene in the film. I didn’t show up. The marketer was big at that time. Because of that, I was secretly blacklisted for quite a while. Mine was never mentioned, but it was done”.