Majid Michel Challenges Ghana–Nollywood Comparisons

Comparisons between Ghana’s film industry and Nigeria’s Nollywood have been criticized by Majid Michel as being unfair.

In a recent interview with Y1079 FM in Accra, the seasoned actor stated that Nigeria has a natural advantage in producing more talented people due to its larger population.

“The comparison between us and Nigeria is such a stupid comparison to make. If you have 50 children and I have 5 children, the possibility that you will have more criminals, doctors, good children and filmmakers than me is very high,” he stated.

“We are less than 40 million in Ghana. Nigeria is over 200 million, almost 300 million. So how on earth would you compare?

“Why do they have more doctors than us? Mathematically, you should know why. So if Nigeria has more filmmakers than us, it only makes sense because they are way more than us.

“It is also unfair for us to compare ourselves with any other established nation in the world. When it comes to leadership, we are adolescent.

“There are countries that have been in leadership for over 300 years. They have built systems. We are way behind. So it is an unfair comparison.”

I believe Nollywood is more advanced than Ghana’s film industry, particularly in its scale, production capacity, and global reach. While Ghanaian cinema has its own strengths and continues to grow, there is still a significant gap between the two industries.