Mikki Osei Berko, a renowned actor from Ghana with years of experience, recently shared his thoughts on the remuneration aspect of the showbiz industry in his country.
Mikki, also known as Dada Boat, told Blakk Rasta in an interview on 3FM that showbiz in Ghana does not pay.
He, however, acknowledged how his role in the ‘Taxi Driver’ series helped him.
“What happened on the set of Taxi Driver for me was the experience aspect. I always look at the positive side of stuff. I could say Taxi Driver for me could say arguably is one of the projects that has made me who I am and you cannot count that in money,” said the veteran actor.
“With regards to financial returns, I think that it was not to write home about and I am saying this clearly because the system hasn’t changed,” he added.
Dada Boat thinks the perception of people also contributes to showbiz not paying in the country.
“You know people consider showbiz as a part-time business, they don’t really understand that it is what put food on your table. They think that if they ask you to MC their event and offer you food and drinks that’s it. People do not regard this as an endeavour that pays so much and it was the difficulty at the time and I think sponsorship contributed to that.”
“For me to say that Taxi Driver was something I’ve never regretted being part of because it added so much to my career. If you count that in money you can’t see anything,” he admitted.