Eniola Ajao’s ambitious Yoruba epic movie “Ajakaju: Beast of Two Worlds” premiered on March 24. But if I’d attempted to write this article without taking a full-on 24-hour breather, I’d have died from cringe.
The official invitation said the theme was “Royal Beast”, and our celebrities took it a little too seriously because I saw scary things. Let’s get into some of the looks from the premiere.
Dayo Amusa
I’m not even kidding when I say I got a jump scare and dropped my phone after she showed up on the screen. If Yoruba Nollywood wanted their deities and evil forest creatures to have horns, this is what it would look like.
Habeeb Alagbe
Is he the lost prince of Zamunda? Is he a leopard? Is he a barbershop three-seater couch? No, because who be Kwasogbu?
Papaya Ex
I imagine Medusa clutched her pearls and screamed in afterlife lingo after this look saw the light of day. But to the main issue, how did she not crumble under the weight of that monstrosity on her head?
Onome Gideon
Not gonna lie, he kinda served and ate with this look. The Spartacus-styled breastplate, the cape, the gloves and high-waist pants? Okay, Mr Osapa London Royal Beast. Easy on us.
Eniola Ajao
I have heaved several deep sighs, and I fear it’ll never be enough to express how I truly feel about the celebrant’s entry for the night. Let me just say this is what I see in my nightmares when an Ojuju calabar is chasing me unprovoked with a basket of live snakes.
Get your tickets here for a day of fun, networking and partayyyyy
Toyin Abraham
Apart from wearing what looks like 15 yards of black curtain material from Tejuosho market, Mummy Ire gets a strong C- for not sticking to the night’s theme. Ma’am, where is the Mother Gaguu in you?
Groovy
This guy was crowned the best-dressed male of the night. I need everyone involved arrested immediately.
Iyabo Ojo
It’s giving tropical rainforest queen, and while a part of me is screaming RATE IT, I cannot in good conscience agree that she kept to the theme. She looks nice, though.
Folagade Banks
Where is the effort? The theme for the premiere is “Royal Beast”, but this entire get-up is giving wedding engagement owambe, and I’m not fooled by how good it looks.
Bose Alao
Girl, what is going on? You mean to tell me no one saw this in her dressing room and thought, “Hmm, maybe we should go a different direction”? And the audacity to sneak in that shoe under this village masquerade shebang.
Denrele Edun
This is another case of missing the memo completely. Where is the “Royal Ayamatanga” here? This man dressed like he was having his traditional wedding. Please, go away.
Tierny Olalere
This looks like what the best student in Home Econs class would come up with if they had access to all the accessories in a fashion shop. But are the whiskers on her face her interpretation of a beast?
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