Movie icon, Sola Sobowale is currently one movie star that lots of brands and filmmakers want to get associated with. Why? It’s because of her brilliant interpretation of her role as Eniola Salami in Kemi Adetiba’s movie titled King Of Boys and The Return Of King Of Boys. This particular movie has turned her career around for good and her hard work in interpreting her role in the movie is paying off.
For those who are not familiar with Sola Sobowale’s journey into the movie industry, let’s take you through her journey.
The multi-talented and award-winning actress, Sola Sobowale got into the industry with the help of her brother-in-law, Tunji Oyelana (for the movie Sura The Tailor).
He also enrolled her into the university. He doubled as a lecturer, singer and actor and through his help, her parents were convinced to see acting as a noble profession and not a wayward lifestyle and her parents eventually agreed and that was how her journey began.
After featuring in Sura The Tailor, she also featured in other series such as The Village Headmaster, Mirror In The Sun, Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again and lots of others.
Later on, she joined a group led by Adebayo Salami “Awada Kerikeri Group”. She featured in the Yoruba movie titled Asewo To Re Mecca amongst lots of others.
She came to the limelight after starring as Toyin Tomato in “Oh Father! Oh, Daughter! A Wale Adenuga Superstory drama series and due to the brilliant way she interpreted the role, many still refer to her as Toyin Tomato.
At a point in her career, she left with her family to the UK, so she could give her children a good education. She took a 10-year-break from the industry and returned with her game fully prepared and ready to give out her very best.
After the movie “Wedding Party”, which she came from the U.K. for, she got picked and her role interpretation was perfect.
According to Kemi Adetiba in one of her interviews “working with Sola Sobowale on “Wedding Party 1” and her intensity, inspired a what if scenario in my heart. When it comes to casting on any project I have had the privilege to work on, I try to follow my heart many times. As I am writing, I already have some people in mind and visualising them in the role aids the writing process, I also stalk their Instagrams and watch the movies to try to see them in different scenarios, or as different characters…..”
The movie icon, Sola Sobowale also revealed in one of her interviews that she was touched beyond words when she got the script because she knew it was a defining moment for her career and also that Kemi Adetiba has a unique way of bringing out the best in every actor.
She also revealed how she got the role from Kemi Adetiba. According to her, “After the Wedding Party, I got a call from Kemi Adetiba, she calls me Aunty S, she said where are you and I told her I was at home. She asked me to join her for lunch somewhere in Victoria Island.
After eating, she brought out a big book and gave it to me, I said what is this? She said: it is the script for her new movie called King Of Boys. I asked her if she knew what she was doing after flipping the script and how much it will cost and she said God will do it.
Then I asked again, what are you giving me to do and she said the king. I laughed and asked her if she believed so much in me to deliver the role and she said yes, I told her she will be gambling with her life, her savings, career and everything for me and she said yes.
This is what God has ordained me to do. And I promised her that since she has so much belief in me, I won’t let her down and God will do wonders and God did it. It’s teamwork but I have to thank Kemi Adetiba for giving me the chance and opportunity”.
Today, King Of Boys is not just a banger but one of the very best movies in Nigeria, winning awards home and abroad.
Then the release of the sequel of the King Of Boys was even far bigger. Kemi Adetiba took production and directing much higher. She has indeed raised the bar extremely high in the industry.
Also, Sola Sobowale has shot herself to greater stardom, her acting skills in King Of Boys was top-notch, then her interpretation in the sequel was out of this world. And many said no other actor could have done it better. She has been getting lots of accolades for her performance and is now a bigger star compared to what she was before in her career.
It’s a known fact that it is not an easy decision, taking 10 years to break from a career and still being able to make it to the very top of that same career, with new faces on board almost on a daily basis.
Making a comeback in the movie industry is more or less like a game of dice, what you see is what you get. However, this multi-talented actress didn’t only make it to the top again after 10 years but also changed her stage name which she has been known with for so long from “Toyin Tomato” to “Laburu” (Eniola Salami) in the King Of Boys.
Her entire career changed positively with lots of brands and A-list filmmakers waiting patiently to work with her.
She has honourably attained the top spot in the industry with lots of hard work, determination and dedication. With the King Of Boys on Netflix already, this means more international recognition for the talented star and her fans are already clamouring for more action from her.
– Biodun Alao
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