Toyin Abraham picks December for premiere of Alakada: Bad and Boujee

Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has announced that her latest work, Alakada: Bad and Boujee, will be in cinemas this December.

Alakada: Bad and Boujee will be the fifth in the comedy franchise from the actress that started with Alakada in 2009, Alakada 2 in 2013, Alakada Reloaded in 2017, and Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner in 2020.

Alakada tells the story of a lady from a poor background trying to fit into society by making up lies about her social and financial status.

The movies have so far starred Toyin Abraham, Arike Adebayo, Femi Adebayo, Grace Oyin Adejobi, Ayanfe Adekunle, Doris S. Ademinokan, Funso Adeolu, Yomi Adeyeri, Bolaji Amusan, Fathia Balogun, Adebayo Salami, Samuel Perry, Odunlade Adekola, Kareem Adepoju, and Kola Ajeyemi amongst others. The film also had cameo appearances from celebrities like Davido, Peruzzi, Swanky, Mercy Eke, Mabel Makun, Cobhams Asuquo and Funke Bucknor.

The last of the franchise, Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner, directed by Kayode Kasum, raked in N17m in the first three days of hitting cinemas. The film reportedly went on to take in N113.2m at the box office.

The movie was earlier scheduled for release in April 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic which also affected Nigeria. An October 1 release proved to be a good decision as lockdowns were already over across the country and people were willing to have a feel of outings which includes cinemas.

With Alakada: Bad and Boujee set for premiere in cinemas this December, all eyes will be on Toyin Abraham to see if she can surpass the success of the last instalment in the Alakada franchise. She, however, has another actress to battle this December as Everyone Loves Jenifa, another instalment of the popular Jenifa franchise by actress Funke Akindele will hit cinemas in the same December.