Renowned Yoruba actress Eniola Ajao recently talked about the difficulties she encountered when attempting to raise money for one of her film projects. In an interview posted on Biola Adebayo Ent’s official YouTube channel, Eniola discussed the financial challenges that many performers encounter while attempting to produce a film and the sacrifices she took to realize her vision.
At the time, Eniola was determined to produce a movie but found herself without the necessary funds. Despite her passion for the project, she was faced with a difficult reality—there was no immediate financial support, and borrowing money wasn’t an option she was willing to consider. She believed that borrowing could lead to complications and didn’t want to rely on others for help
Rather than give up on her dream, Eniola chose a different path. She looked around at her assets and realized she had valuable possessions that could help her raise the money she needed. With a clear vision and unwavering determination, she decided to sell several of her belongings to fund the movie production.
Among the items she sold were two of her cars, a piece of land, her jewelry, and some of her gold. These possessions, which represented significant personal investments, were turned into the capital she needed to make her dream a reality. Eniola took this bold step without telling anyone, fully aware that others might discourage her from taking such risks. Her decision to sell these items was
driven by the belief that this was the best way forward, even though it meant sacrificing things she had worked hard for. Once the money was raised, she handed it over to her movie producer, who would handle the necessary steps to produce the film.
She said, “I sold my 2 cars, my land, my jewellery and some gold when I needed money to produce a movie. I didn’t tell anyone about it because they would have discouraged me from doing it, and after I sold everything, I gave the money to my movie producer to do all the necessary things to put the movie together for me.”