Ravi Kishan Shukla, popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predominantly in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films.
Amrapali Dubey is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bhojpuri films. She made her acting debut with the show Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar (2008) and is best known for playing Suman in Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (2009-2010) as Suman.
Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua is an Indian actor, singer, producer and politician associated with Bhojpuri-language films. He is among the most successful Bhojpuri actors, with successive five box office successes released in 2015. He owns the production house Nirahua Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Dinesh Lal Yadav was a contestant on Bigg Boss 6 in 2012.
Shatrughan Kumar Yadav, known professionally as Khesari Lal Yadav, is an Indian actor, singer, dancer and model who primarily works in Bhojpuri cinema. Also known by the Initialism KLY, Yadav has appeared in more than 70 films, and performed as vocalist in more than 5000 songs. Apart from Bhojpuri, he has also worked in Hindi, Awadhi and Haryanvi languages.
Ravi K. Tripathi is an Indian playback singer, composer and music director. He competed on the television music reality show Indian Idol season 2 in 2006. Tripathi was the only Indian artist to have been invited to perform and represent India at the closing ceremony of Asian games 2010, in Guangzhou, China.
The International Bhojpuri Film Award are a set of awards presented annually by Yashi Films International to honour the artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Bhojpuri film industry. Instituted in 2015, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year. The first year of the International Bhojpuri Film Award was commenced in 2015 at Mauritius followed by IBFA 2016 Dubai, IBFA 2017 London, IBFA 2018 Malaysia and IBFA 2019 Singapore.
Sangharsh is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri language film directed by Parag Patil and produced by Ratnakar Kumar. Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani are in lead roles. Awadhesh Mishra, Ritu Singh, Dev Singh, Sanjay Mahanand and Deepak Sinha in supporting roles.
Muqaddar is a 2017 Indian Bhojpuri-language action-romance-musical drama film written and directed by Sekhar Sharma and produced by Wasim S. Khan. The film stars Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani are in lead roles, while Shubhi Sharma, Shamim Khan, Awadhesh Mishra, Baleshwar Singh, C P Bhatt, Prakash Jais, Ayaz Khan, J Neelam, Nagesh Mishra, Hemant Samrat, Abhay Rai, Nasir Khan and Santosh Verma are in supporting roles.
Nirahua Hindustani 2 is a 2017 Indian Bhojpuri-language action drama film written and directed by Manjul Thakur and produced by Rahul Khan under banner of "Rahul Khan Production". The film features Dinesh Lal Yadav, Amrapali Dubey and Sanchita Banerjee in lead roles while Sanjay Pandey, Ayaz Khan, Kiran Yadav, Ashish Shendre, Prakash Jais, Santosh Verma, Sanjay Mahanand and Samarth Chaturvedi in supporting roles. It is a sequel of 2014 film Nirahua Hindustani. It holds the records of "Most Viewed Bhojpuri Film" on YouTube with 324 million views.
Mai Sehra Bandh Ke Aaunga is a 2017 Indian Bhojpuri language comedy romance drama film written and directed by Rajnish Mishra and produced by Anil Kabra and Pradeep Singh. The stars Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani in lead role while Awadhesh Mishra, Sanjay Pandey, Priyanka Pandit, Dev Singh, Deepak Sinha, Gopal Rai, Dhama Verma, Rohit Singh Matru, Sanjay Mahanand and Kiran Yadav in supporting roles. 'Main Sehra Bandh Ke Aaunga' movie released on YouTube on 13 April 2018, and has become a hit.
Sanki Daroga is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri-language action film starring Ravi Kishan and Anjana Singh and directed by Saif Kidwai. The film was written by Kishan and produced by Ravi Kishan Productions, marking Kishan's debut as a producer. Manoj Tiger, Pappu Yadav, Priti Shukla, Pinkul, Sagar Salman, and Jeet Rastogi appear in supporting roles.
Khiladi is a 2016 Indian Bhojpuri-language action romance comedy drama film directed by Aslam Sheikh and produced by Abhay Sinha, Sameer Aftab and Manish Singhal. The film was co-produced by Madz Movies. The film was starred by Khesari Lal Yadav and Madhu Sharma in lead roles, while Anjana Singh, Shivika Diwan, Payasi Pandit, J Neelam, Prakash Jais, Surya Dwivedi, Mahesh Acharya, Sudesh Kaul and Manoj Tiger portrayed pivotal roles.
Sabse Bada Champion is a 2019 Indian Bhojpuri-language action romance drama film written and directed by Dhiraj Thakur and produced by Anil Kabra and Renuka Singh under banner of "India E-Commerce Ltd". It stars Ravi Kishan and Kanak Pandey in the lead role while Raju Singh Mahi, Kishan Rai, Monika Roy, Ayushi Tiwari, Brijesh Tripathi, Amit Shukla, Raj Kapoor Shahi, Heera Lal Yadav and others play supporting roles. Rakhi Sawant makes a special appearance in a item song, which making debut in Bhojpuri cinema.
Patthar Ke Sanam is an 2019 Indian Bhojpuri-language action, romantic and drama film directed by Niraj Randhir and produced by Aditya Kumar Jha under the banner of "Rajgharana Films". It stars Arvind Akela "Kallu" and Yamini Singh in the lead roles while Awadhesh Mishra, Anita Rawat, Dev Singh, Prem Dubey, Sanjay Mahanand, Deepak Sinha, Roopa Singh and others play supporting roles.
Raajtilak (2019) is an Indian, Bhojpuri language action, romance and drama film directed by Rajnish Mishra and produced by Pradeep K Sharma and co-produced by Anita Sharma and Padam Singh, Under the Banner of "Baba Motion Pictures Pvt" Ltd. It stars Arvind Akela Kallu, Sonalika Prasad in the lead roles, while Awdhesh Mishra, Sushil Singh, Sanjay Pandey, Padam Singh, Dev Singh Anita Rawat, Rashmi Sharma, Jyoti Pandey, Naveen Sharma, Anand Mohan Pandey, Rohit Singh 'Matru', Subodh Seth, Pappu Yadav, Arun Singh 'Kaka', Sanjeev Jha and others play supporting roles.
The Sabrang Film Awards are an awards ceremony recognizing the best of Bhojpuri cinema. The awards have been presented annually since 2014. The awards are given for the following categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor in a Negative Role, Best Actor in A comic role, and Best Debut and many more.
Yamini Singh is an Indian actress and model, who appears mainly in Bhojpuri films. She made her Bhojpuri debut with 2019 film Patthar Ke Sanam with Arvind Akela Kallu and Awdhesh Mishra.
Manoj Singh Tiger, popularly known as Manoj Tiger, is an Indian actor mainly active in Bhojpuri films. He is known for his comedic roles in films and has also worked as main villain in several Bhojpuri films. He has also appeared in the Bollywood films The Accidental Prime Minister and Batla House.
Sonalika Prasad, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bhojpuri and Hindi language films and television. She is a well-known personality for hosting events. She is known for her roles in the television shows CID, Savdhaan India and Crime Patrol and films like Raajtilak and Laila Majnu.
Neha Singh Rathore is an Indian folk singer and composer who sings and composes songs in the Bhojpuri language. She is known for songs with a focus on political and social issues. Her songs "Bihar Mein Ka Ba" (2020), "UP Mein Ka Ba?" (2022), "UP Mein Ka Ba? Session-2" (2023), and "MP Mein Ka Ba?" (2023) have been popular on social media.
