‘Hikima’, a Kannywood production was made with a budget of over N20 million, an unusual feat for producers in this part of the country.
Mustapha Ahmad, popularly known as Alhaji Sheshe produced the film while Nasiru Naba is the executive producer.
Sheshe said ‘Hikima’ is one of the first Hausa films that was made with Netflix in mind.
Sheshe added that the crime movie was made with state-of-the-art equipment and features some of Kannywood’s finest actors.
“We have done all that it takes to fulfil the basic requirements for a film to make it to that level and we are hopeful we will make it to Netflix, God willing” he said.
Hafizu Bello, the director of ‘Hikima’ said that the film has been given “an expertise touch no other Kannywood film has ever received,” adding that with the changing phase in the global movie industry, there is a strong need for them to follow the trend in order to remain afloat.
“The world is dynamic and things have changed dramatically, and for Kannywood to keep afloat in the business we need to adopt new innovations in the movie making business. That is why we have taken the new trend as a challenge, and it is up to the industry to keep pace or fade out, which we are not ready to do,” Bello said.
He added, “It is no longer an insinuation that the traditional movie making process is becoming obsolete.
“That was why we decided to get the international standard guidelines, study it and key-in in order to make the needed difference.”
The star-studded film featured actors such as Ishaq Sidi Ishaq, Jamila Umar, Sani Muazu, Maryam Yahaya, Nasiru Bello among several others.
The movie is set to be released in January 2021.
