Popular Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has opened up on the challenges and ordeal he faced as an up and coming actor in the nollywood industry.

He disclosed that, in times past, the casting of actor was based on the actor's social media influence, rather than pure talent, and the number of followers such actor has garnered.

The actor who starred in Funke Akindele’s ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ disclosed that he suffered a great deal before rising to fame. According to the actor, he said;

“I remember all so clearly when I started. It was a big problem for me.”

“There was a time in this industry when it was mostly about Instagram and Twitter followers, and stuff like that. I didn’t understand it but knew it was something I had to be at peace with, because a production house wants to hire you and they’re looking at your numbers. ‘But can he act?’ That is the question I always ask. But there are some people who are blessed who are fantastic actors who have numbers and they’ve been doing well.”