Fast-rising Nollywood actor, Tobi Makinde has opened up on his experience while shooting the blockbuster Nigerian movie, “A Tribe Called Judah”.

Tobi Makinde, who played the role of ‘Shina’ in the record-breaking movie ‘A Tribe Called Judah’. According to him, the role given to him tested his resolve as a creative as he had never played such a role in movies before.

He stated that he had never portrayed a hoodlum before, so he had to learn how to handle the character. He disclosed that when the role was given to him, the only person who came to mind was controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Tobi stated that he needed to draw inspiration from the Zeh nation record boss to be able to bring his character ‘Shina’ to life.

In his words:

“The character Shina stretched me creatively in the sense that I had to enter another realm, a realm that I had never been to before. Actors draw inspiration from so many things. Some draw from past experiences, and some draw from the experiences of other people”

“For me, I had to pick a reference and it was Singer Portable because when I saw the character that was being created, I felt that he was the best reference to use to interpret the role. I had to do to follow Portable on social media to watch his videos. He makes me laugh and I learned a lot from watching him do his thing. I also had to pull a lot of street language to bring the character to life.”