Business tycoon Philip Chiyangwa takes up his debut acting role in the upcoming movie 'The Gentleman'. Chiyangwa told NewsDay he was glad to take part in the movie, saying he hoped his role would add value to the production.
“The producers approached me to feature in the movie and I decided to support them. We did some shots on Monday and I am sure my role will add some flair to the movie since I am a popular man,” he said. Chiyangwa plays the character of Mr Rogers, a Zimbabwean businessman and ring leader of a crime syndicate based in South Africa.“I play the role of a boss in the movie. All judgments being given, this will be a good movie as it is a blockbuster. I am certain it will break the record of African movies as many countries are going to access it via channels such as MNet,” said Chiyangwa.Rufaro Kaseke, the movie producer, said Chiyangwa always had a passion for acting but never got the opportunity to do so.“Chiyangwa told us he had always wanted to act, but no one ever approached him. He is a good and talented actor. I must confess he got the script late, but managed to master his role quickly and did a brilliant job,” said Kaseke.He added that the movie was shot on full high dimension production using funds earned from sales of the previous movie, Lobola. The Gentleman is a sweeping story of love, corruption, deception and social degradation. Kaseke said the movie was a tale of twin brothers whose worlds had gone drastically wrong. “Munya (Munyaradzi Chidzonga) plays the roles of the twins. With one staying in South Africa and the other in Zimbabwe, fate throws at them financial situations that force them to drop their principles and integrity and pick up survival tactics,” he said.
“The producers approached me to feature in the movie and I decided to support them. We did some shots on Monday and I am sure my role will add some flair to the movie since I am a popular man,” he said. Chiyangwa plays the character of Mr Rogers, a Zimbabwean businessman and ring leader of a crime syndicate based in South Africa.“I play the role of a boss in the movie. All judgments being given, this will be a good movie as it is a blockbuster. I am certain it will break the record of African movies as many countries are going to access it via channels such as MNet,” said Chiyangwa.Rufaro Kaseke, the movie producer, said Chiyangwa always had a passion for acting but never got the opportunity to do so.“Chiyangwa told us he had always wanted to act, but no one ever approached him. He is a good and talented actor. I must confess he got the script late, but managed to master his role quickly and did a brilliant job,” said Kaseke.He added that the movie was shot on full high dimension production using funds earned from sales of the previous movie, Lobola. The Gentleman is a sweeping story of love, corruption, deception and social degradation. Kaseke said the movie was a tale of twin brothers whose worlds had gone drastically wrong. “Munya (Munyaradzi Chidzonga) plays the roles of the twins. With one staying in South Africa and the other in Zimbabwe, fate throws at them financial situations that force them to drop their principles and integrity and pick up survival tactics,” he said.
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