BEVERLY HILLS, May 24, (THEWILL) – Award-winning director and movie producer, Niyi Akinmolayan is already reaping the reward of his hard work as the franchise of one of his brilliant productions Elevator baby has been bought by an Indian movie maker. Akinmolayan revealed that he got a call from Indian film producer and director, Raparthyr on Instagram, who confessed that he had fallen in love with the story line of the movie and as such would like to have an Indian version of the movie.
Titled Thank you brother, the Indian remake of Elevator Baby was no less than excellent. Just like the original movie, it gained the attention of many viewers in no time and became a blockbuster, as evident in the rave reviews that followed its release. This collaboration, which has been applauded as a welcome development in the Nollywood industry, has paved the way for movie makers to make more revenue from copyrights.
It also promises to birth very healthy and more beneficial collaboration between film makers in both countries in the coming days.Produced in 2019, Elevator Baby has Toyin Abraham and Timini Egbuson playing lead roles. The movie tells the story of a wealthy young man and an less privileged woman trapped in an elevator as she goes into labour. Akinmolayan came into the limelight when he directed The Wedding Party 2, the highest grossing Nigerian movie of all time.
