BY ADERONKE ADEYERI
Mosun Filani belongs to the league of second generation of glamour girls in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood. She stands shoulder high with the very best in the trade, with more than five scores of movies to her credit. She is a seasoned actress and a producer.
However, since her marriage to politician and businessman, Kayode Oduoye, the actress went off the radar and many attributed it to the controversies that came with her marriage. Here, Mosun is back and ready to take her place among the best again. In this exclusive chat, she talks about her marriage, her hubby, acting and other things:
Do you think your beauty has a part to play in your success in the film industry?
My beauty has nothing to do with the fame God and hard work has bestowed on me. If an actress is beautiful and lacks the ability to deliver, she won’t be recognized in the industry. That is one of the reasons many actresses have spent donkey years in the industry without being noticed. Beauty should only complement one’s acting skill.
You have an inviting and tempting smile that can sweep a man off his feet. How do you manage male fans?
It is just a natural thing to smile always when there is a reason to do so. There is a thick line between smiling in appreciation of a gesture ( such as comments, compliments etc) and smiling to entice the opposite sex. Unfortunately, I don’t smile to entice but rather I put up smiles to compliment my looks.
How has marriage affected your profession?
Marriage has a positive impact on my profession. The essence of marriage is to bring out a better person in you and that is what I am enjoying. The best way to achieve this is to separate one’s home from the profession.
The news went viral at a time that you were dating Odunlade Odukola.
It was just a gist. Purely baseless and untrue.
Is it true that you are a pompous person as some of your colleagues have claimed?
That is a misconception of my person. I am a down-to-earth person. I relate and accommodate people of different strata in the society. Some people may decide to tag me “Pompous” when I turn down some of their offers. For instance, when a friend or colleague invites me to a night club and I say no to such invitation, does that mean I am being pompous?
How did you meet your husband, Mr Kayode Oduoye?
We met during one of his visits to Abeokuta, Ogun state and the rest is history.
Many people believe you influenced the divorce between your husband and his first wife.
With all sincerity, my husband had divorced his first wife before we met. I have no part in any of the proceedings. I only got to know about his previous marriage after we met.
Apart from acting, do you engage in other things?
Yes, I have a private business that I am developing. I buy and sell things.
At this age, and as a married woman, do you still get advances from men?
I can’t say I still get advances from men. It is not because I am no longer attractive but because I don’t move about unnecessarily. And even when I am out alone, I don’t encourage men to come close let alone approach me.
How would your husband feel if you do sexual roles?
I don’t do sexual roles. Over the years, It has been part of the standard I have raised for myself even when I was still single. I do not take sexual or romantic roles. I don’t kiss, hug or take bedroom roles and I do not intend to start now as a married woman.
How do you see the injection of sex scenes into our films?
They are immoral, against our culture and it does not preach the good virtues of our society.
How and when did you begin acting?
I started acting when I was at the Abeokuta College of Education 15years back. Though, it was on stage but that was where I understood the rudiment of acting.
What was your first acting experience like?
Well my first acting experience was very interesting because it was a comedy drama and also on stage.
Briefly, who is Mosun Filani ?
I hail from Ikole Ekiti in Ekiti state but was born in Ibadan into a family of six. I had my primary and secondary education in Ibadan before proceeding to
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