Actress Nambitha Ben-Mazwi has bagged a new role on the new much-anticipated drama series King Shaka on Showtime. Twitter @LadyNam_BM
Nambitha Ben-Mazwi bags an international ‘King Shaka’ role
According to Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, she is thrilled to be part of the cast of the King Shaka film, where she plays Queen Bhibhi kaSompisi Ntuli.
Actress Nambitha Ben-Mazwi has bagged a new role on the new much-anticipated drama series King Shaka on Showtime. Twitter @LadyNam_BM
Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, a multi-award-winning screen actor, is joining the CBS and Showtime families in her role as Queen Bhibhi on the international dream team cast of King Shaka.
The movie will be filmed in Mzansi this year and the film’s production began in September 2022. Nambitha was quoted saying that she was thrilled that this project allows them to share their own story with the world.
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She said that during auditions, she got to play with Charles Babalola, who plays Shaka in the movie.
“He is an impeccable storyteller whom I got an opportunity to play across at our test shoot in June in LA. That truly was a rewarding part of the auditioning process when CBS flew me out for the final call backs, performing for the executive team of King Shaka” According to a quote from her in the publication.
The star had an incredible 2022 after becoming the first South African to get six Netflix International credits.
She also just won two awards: the SA Style Award for Most Stylish Performing Artist in Film/TV and the Feathers Hot Chick of the Year Award.
Following her Feather’s victory, she wrote:
“This @featherssa award goes out to every person who has ever felt unseen before. I said this before, every girl who sees themselves in me, WE ARE HOT CHICKS!!! Thank you to the LGBTQ+ community for always seeing me, and for the unwavering support & love. My craft of storytelling has always been a beacon for advocacy for me, and the honour of telling YOUR story with sincerity and truth is my act of service. Here’s to more representation in storytelling! Thank you, Jesus, for always using me. I see your works.”
Ben-Mazwi will take on the role of Shaka’s father Chief Senzangakhona’s chief wife, Queen Bhibhi kaSompisi Ntuli. The writers, Olu Odebunmi and Tolu Awosika, Propagate, Fuqua Films, and CBS Studios are responsible for the historical accuracy of the narrative.
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Production began in September 2022 in the storied KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa, and the entire production will be shot there, with a Showtime premiere scheduled for 2023.
We are eager to see how Ben-Mazwi will authentically portray Bhibhi and narrate her story after watching her great performance in her previous successful series, Savage Beauty.
She continues to be one of the top leading ladies on the continent, and we adore watching her career flourish abroad.
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