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The so-called Ghanaian film industry we celebrate today would not have reached its current height without the sacrifices and contributions of some important names we seem to have forgotten or deliberately relegate to the background. Though we appreciate the contribution of the current crop of actors and actresses, we are of the opinion that our movie casts should be a blend of the old and new. We just cannot understand why a young man would be disguised to play the role of an old man when there are old actors who can play such roles to perfection. Many of our veteran actors and actresses whose sacrifices and contributions have led to what we now call a growing film industry have simply been relegated to the background and our movie producers seem to have an allergy for casting them. Is it not surprising that our Nigerian counterparts still show maximum reverence and appreciation for their veteran actors and actresses while in Ghana we treat ours like waste pipes.