Nollywood actor Kunle Afod is one of the seasoned filmmakers in the Yoruba movie genre.

He has been making an impact by visiting veterans and raising money for his colleagues in need of help.

A few weeks ago, he visited veteran actor, Lere Apaimo and refurbished his house. He also got the aged actor a few items in his living room. Kunle Afod speaks about his colleagues.

Afod spoke with Legit.ng about the motive behind all he has been doing. He also opened up on the reasons artists fall on hard times.

Kunle Afod has stated that most people believe actors don't like helping their colleagues in need.

They think all actors do is party and live flamboyant lives. In a bid to correct that notion, Afod said that he started showing the little he was doing for his colleagues online.

“I have been assisting veterans and my colleagues for a very long, but I just started posting last year. Last year, a lot of people started making comments that actors only know how to party but don't assist their colleagues. So I started showing the little things I was doing for some veterans and other colleagues of mine. It was my own little way of helping out"

Why Afod kept his kind acts off-camera

When asked why he kept his philanthropic act hidden for years, he said it was not by force to show the world what he was doing in secret.

“Rendering help is by choice. It is not by force to put it out there or make it known. Some people prefer to do their own low key. I know a lot of artists that are on my colleague's payroll. Some people will think it is for clout chasing or for content creation. For me, it is an opportunity to give back to the veterans who made our childhood lively."

Speaking on his reason for giving cash to veterans and other people he has helped, the movie star who threw a lavish 50th birthday last year said he just wanted to be transparent when it comes to the issue of money.

"It is important that the people who contributed money know that their money was given the person or people who owns it. The best thing is to be transparent. If the donors don't want me to flaunt it publicly, they will not be sending the money to my account. They always ask of my account details and send the money to me.

"Also, giving the money to family members, how sure are you that the family will deliver the money to them?. It might fall into the hands of a young man who will never deliver it.. Those veterans are old, some of them don't even have bank accounts and some cannot go through the stress of visiting a bank."