......But his journey to the apogee of his theatre career was not altogether swimmingly actualized. As is the case with every mortal, there was a time in his career when the maelstrom of a tragic development almost swept him into oblivion. That was the time when, quite ironically, the film, Orun Mooru which contributed richly to his fame, was wickedly pirated and sadly cost him huge financial and property loss. Donning a toothy smile, he equably told The Nation on Sunday: "The film, Orun Mooru, was kind of stolen from me for dubbing by one man. He pirated it and made it into a home video.
"It affected me seriously because we borrowed money to do the film. The practice then was to borrow money from banks to do our films. The films were often done abroad, unlike today where they use video. The money we used to borrow then was so huge that it required heavy collateral.
That was why my career almost took a dip. But that was how God wanted it. I now see it as a case of a woman killing a snake discovered by a man. It is neither here nor there. What really matter is that the snake is taken care of."
He is the craft of the creative mind behind the production of such films as Orun Mooru (1982), Are Agbaye (1984), Mosebolatan (1986), Agba Man (1990), Obe Gbona (1990), Return Match (1992), Diamond (1995), Ana Gomina (1998), among many other hilarious stage performances. But it was observed that none of Baba Sala's film or drama sketch was shown; not even one of the performers came close to mimicking the very character of Baba Sala.
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