Timini Egbuson, a Nigerian actor and producer, is now working hard to promote his film Reel Love, which will be released in theaters across the country on February 14. Timini has been working diligently on promotional material in advance of the film’s release. This week, he attended the film’s premiere, which was attended by prominent celebrities like as Bimbo Ademoye, his sister Dakore Akande, Funke Akindele, and others.
In one of the event’s highlight moments, Timini got on his knees and begged reigning box office queen Funke Akindele to pray for him and bless him, especially after her latest movie Everybody Loves Jenifa just shattered box office records. Here is the moment, and what Funke Akindele said during the event.
After Timini Egbuson got on his knees and said to Funke Akindele “Box office queen, box office queen ha! In fact, please let me kneel down for you. I want the prayer, I want the prayer. Give me the prayer please!” Funke laughed and responded to Timini saying:
FUNKE AKINDELE: Timini stop it! Get up. It’s a sold out already.
She then turned to the audience and said:
FUNKE AKINDELE: Good evening, everyone. I must say this is a proud moment for me. Watching this film, smiling, clapping, shouting all through. For my son, my brother, my friend, Timini Egbuson, it’s truly a proud moment for me. I wanna say something quickly. Go and write it down. Kayode Kasum is the best director. Go and write it down, Kayode Kasum is the best director. Go and write it. Check out the lighting in this film. Check out the shots, the angles. The art director. Well done! Well done, well done, well done. Please go out to watch Reel Love. Support my boo, my friend, my brother that left his home to support Everybody Loves Jenifa. This film must sold out oh!
Here is the moment as captured on video:
Reacting to the moment, somebody said “Aunty funky name should be changed to GRACE I swear” while another said “Sold out by his grace” What do you think of this moment?
