Falalu Abubakar Dorayi known in the Hausa filmmaking industry as Falalu Dorayi, is a multiple award winning director who has earned himself respect and adoration...
By Ibrahim Musa Giginyu, Kano Falalu Abubakar Dorayi known in the Hausa filmmaking industry as Falalu Dorayi, is a multiple award winning director who has earned himself respect and adoration from all angles in the industry. He is a movie director, an actor, a movie marketer and has been in the industry for over two decades. In this interview, Falalu talked about his journey to stardom.
Who is Falalu Dorayi? Falalu is an actor, a producer, director and a marketer in the Hausa filmmaking industry. I can boldly state that I have been involved in almost all aspects of film production to be where I am today. I had my first contact with the film industry when I was still in secondary school.
I started with the school drama society. I later moved to join a local drama group in our area. However, while doing that, I was also doing some menial jobs to keep body and soul together.
I never subscribed to being idle. I believe in self-reliance, and that was why I never took acting or the industry as a joke. I gradually became so popular as a stage drama comedian and that was when people advised me to join the then growing Hausa film industry.
I heeded their advice and began visiting the Hausa filmmaking hub known as Sabon Titi. I got involved with the industry through Bala Ahmad. Every day, I would either walk on foot or ride.
