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General Bugantra

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General Bugantra
Born
Balogun Lookman Ayo

(1980-02-08) 8 February 1980 (age 44)
Lagos island, Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • director
  • producer
Years active2018–present
Known forMotigbo, Aije Yalemi, Back to Sender, Bone of my Bones, Boomerang, Barbers Shop.

Balogun Lookman Ayo, known as General Bugantra (born 8 February 1980),[1] is a Nigerian film producer and actor. He participates mainly in the Nollywood movie industry.[2]

Early life

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Bugantra was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria to the family of Chief & Mrs Balogun. He attended A.D.R.O primary school, Ipaja (1985), Command secondary school, Ipaja and further advanced to study medicine in University of Lagos (UNILAG) in 2001. He found his passion of production and theatre arts while in the university.[3]

Career

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He started production in Nollywood[4] with a movie in 2018 titled Motigbo( I have heard). Bugantra with a Bachelor in Theatre Arts degree honor[5] from London Film Academy has also produced movies such as Aije Yalemi (2019) & Back to sender (2019).[6]

Filmography

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Balogun Lukman Ayo has produced In Nollywood movies. Amongst them are:.

  • Motigbo (2018)
  • Aije Yalemi (2019)
  • Back to sender (2019)
  • Bone of my bones (2020)[7]
  • Boomerang (2020)
  • Barbers shop (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Piracy is Nollywood's Biggest Cankerworm – Movie Producer, General Bugantra Says". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ "Why investors don't invest in Nollywood, Movie producer – General Bugantra". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ^ "Nigeria: Piracy Is Nollywood's Biggest Cankerworm, Says Bugantra, Movie Producer". allAfrica.com. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ^ "Piracy is Nollywood's biggest cankerworm, says Bugantra, movie producer". Vanguard News. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ "Piracy is Nollywood's biggest cankerworm, says Bugantra". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. ^ Bakare, Oluwatosin (2020-08-29). "Popular Movie Producer, Bugantra Reveals Nollywood's biggest Canker-Worm". Zebra News – Africa's Most Preferred Online Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  7. ^ "Bugantra reveals how COVID-19 flopped his blockbuster movie". tribuneonlineng.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.