Murna Obiekwe VS Majid Michel: Who is the better ‘soft porn’ role interpreter?

Before now, soft porn movies were a taboo in Nigeria. In fact, playing nude and steamy roles was a no go area except of course, for the extra daring! However the last couple of years have witnessed a tremendous boom and these daring artistes are becoming the most sought after as soft porn movies, which hitherto, used to be smuggled into the country from Europe and other African countries, is fast taking over Nollywood.

In fact, the new belief is that unless a movie has some smut, it cannot hit the box office.


And films that have stretched censorship barriers include Catch Me If You Can, Men in Love, Dirty Secret, Deadly Sex and Bold 5 Ladies among many others thus rebranding Nollywood as a soft porn haven.
This week’s Showdown showcases two daring actors, Majid Michel and Murna Obiekwe, as the public determines who is the better soft porn role interpreter.
MAJID MICHEL:
Actor, Majid Michel aka Shaker, is the son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother. He was born in Accra, Ghana, and joined a modelling company, Super Modelling Agency, after he finished school. He earned the nickname, Shaker, after starring in the popular television series entitled Things We Do for Love. Following his impressive outing in Things We Do for Love, he landed male lead for his debut movie, Divine Love. In 2008, he played lead in Agony of Christ, a movie which received numerous AMAA nominations. Some of his movie credits include Silent Scandals, Being Mrs Elliot and The Beast to mention a few. Majid won the 2012 AMAA Awards for Best Actor in A Leading Role, 2010 ZAFAA Awards for Best Actor, 2010 Best (Ghanaian) Actor in A Leading Role and Best Actor NAFCA Awards 2011 among others. 
MURNA OBIEKWE:
He first hit limelight after he wore female undies in Sanga Entertainment’s Fumble. However, his roles in Dirty Secret and Men in Love transformed the career of fair complexioned Nollywood Bad Boy, Murna Obiekwe and his popularity spread like wild fire! His outing in Men in Love, alongside Tonto Dike and John Dumelo has rated as explosive! So too was his character in Dirty Secret, which also featured the likes of Tonto Dike and Jibola Dabo among other. Some of his film credits include Initial Damage, Songs of Sorrow and Enemies in Love to mention a few.