Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has opened up about how she earned her first N1 million in 1999 after landing the breakout role of Bisi in the hit TV series I Need to Know.
In a video shared on her Instagram page on Saturday, Akindele recounted how her career began with minor "waka-pass" roles and numerous audition rejections before finally securing the opportunity that changed her life.
"I made that around 1999. I started my career from like 1996, playing waka pass roles, 1997 going for auditions, getting a lot of nos," she recalled.