the event, with critics citing lack of enough films and acts to celebrate, and the possibility of predominance of a few acts and film companies winning the fete, there was no doubt enough talent to raise the bar, and because the organizers believed in the Kenyan talent they single handedly raised the status of the industry players to a different level by inducing competition for all, for the good of the art. The results are all in the open for all to see with quality TV acts like Mali, and films like Nairobi half life now showing on local TV and theatres bringing out the best out of our own actors and script writers.
Be drop dead gorgeous: Everyone including the academy will vote for the beautiful lady or the handsome man in this case. If you rank top in this category, you just may be taking home a Kalasha. Play the bad boy/girl role: If you are a man, play the bad boy role, everyone who is watching will be compelled to remember your character and as it is the norm in Kenya that ladies are the voters at such awards, you surely will win a Kalasha. Die in the line of duty: Sympathy votes have never failed anyone, anywhere before. Play a role in which you die and a Kalasha is all yours to the grave. Be very ugly: Some people are just obsessed with ugly people and just like that you become popular for being ugly. Do you know what happens next? You win yourself a Kalasha. Be an extremist: Whatever it is you do, do it to the extreme. If your character is an alcoholic, please drink the whole brewery and take the stuff home with you. If you are a womanizer, get all the women you can, you will thank me later when that Kalasha comes your way. If all the above fail then let’s just say you are jinxed and perhaps you should just seek medical attention, sorry, a witch doctors’ attention!
So, how does one walk away with a Kalasha? The Nomination Academy is comprised of long serving members of the television and film industry Including film enthusiasts, journalism professors, renowned film producers and members of the film classifications board.The eligible nominees are expected to make their entries for the competition for the various categories and winners announced at the annual Kalasha film and television awards gala. As the country gears up for another round of Kalasha awards this year, the one question that goes through the minds of many of the artistes in the film and TV industry is, how do I win a Kalasha this time? Quite simple I would say, but then again nothing comes easy. The most obvious and only explanation to an artiste winning a Kalasha is through hard work and dedication but if your work is a joke in the case of our comedians then all you need is an audience that will keep laughing while you do all the talking and dancing and eventually, a Kalasha is all yours. To achieve the best during this year’s event, The Chairperson of The Kenya Film Commission Mr. Chris Foot must take the bull by its horn and walk and crack early whip both on his management and the award secretariat otherwise Kalashas will be won by virtue of being an amicus of the academy or some typing errors may occur during the printing of the final list of winners and the right Kalasha ends up in the arms of the wrong owner. Seriously, if you truly want to win a Kalasha this year, here are some of the ways that would easily catapult you to a Kalasha;
Justin Mirichii
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