Amrapali Dubey is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bhojpuri films. Considered as one of the highest paid Bhojpuri actress, Dubey is a recipient of several accolades including four Bhojpuri Film Awards and two International Bhojpuri Film Awards.
Kashmiri cinema is the Kashmiri language-based film industry in the Kashmir Valley of the India,- administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The first Kashmiri feature film, Mainz Raat, was released in 1964. In 2023, Welcome to Kashmir, directed by Tariq Bhat, became the first Kashmiri-produced Bollywood film to release in Kashmiri cinemas.
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. In 2019, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 13.
Taawdo the Sunlight is an Indian Rajasthani film released on 31 March 2017. The film features Preeti Jhangiani, Pradeep Kabra, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sachin Choudhary and was written and directed by Vijay Suthar. The film was screened at Rajasthan International Film Festival in January 2017 and received three awards including Best Actress for Preeti Jhangiani and Best Music for Lalit Pandit. It was also screened at Masala Chawk in association with JDA and RIFF Club on 15 July 2018.
Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se 2 is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri-language action romance drama film written, directed and produced by Rajkumar R. Pandey with co-produced by Krishna R. Pandey, Antra Pandey and Aarna R. Pandey under banner of "Saideep Films". The film features Pradeep Pandey and Surabhi Shukla in lead roles and Bollywood actor Rahul Dev make his Bhojpuri debut with negative role. While Shubhi Sharma, Arun Bakshi, Sanjay Pandey, KK Goswami, Gargi Pandit, Shakeela Majeed, Amit Shukla, Shubham Tiwari and Aditya Ozha in supporting roles. Monalisa make a special appearance in song "Susuk Susuk Ke Royi Thi". It is sequel of 2016 Bhojpuri film Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se.
Damru is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri-language action drama film directed by Rajnish Mishra and produced by Pradeep K Sharma under banner of "Baba Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd". It stars Khesari Lal Yadav and Yashika Kapoor, while Awadhesh Mishra, Padam Singh, Anand Mohan, Rohit Singh "Matru", Subodh Seth, Devendra Singh and Kiran Yadav play supporting roles. Director of this film Rajnish Mishra and lyricist Pawan Pandey make a special appearance in song "Tohra Karam Se Maula".
Alok Pandey is an Indian actor and model who is best known for playing MS Dhoni’s best friend in the former Indian Cricket Team captain’s biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story”, a negative role with John Abraham in Batla House and a major role in Lucknow Central. He performed packed role in a short film entitled “KKKK…KIRAN”. He has also played roles in films like PK, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sanam Teri Kasam, Special Ops, One Day: Justice Delivered, etc.
Shah Huzaib is a freestyle footballer from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir known for his trick-shots. He attracted media attention after former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, actor Sunil Shetty, and German soccer player Toni Kroos shared his videos on Instagram.
Kunal Singh Yadav is an Indian actor associated with Bhojpuri cinema. Also referred to as Amitabh Bachchan of Bhojpuri Cinema because of his dominance on Bhojpuri cinema and also as Jitendra of Bhojpuri cinema because of his remarkable resemblance with the bollywood actor Jitendra, Kunal, in his four-decade long career, has acted in more than 250 movies. For his contributions to cinema, he was awarded the Rashtrakavi Dinkar Award in 2012 by Pranab Mukherjee.
Alingan is a Hindi film starring Tushar Purwar, Anil Rastogi, Vivek Anand Mishra and Prashant Rai in lead roles. Film has been shot at Varanasi, Prayagraj and Bhadrawah in Jammu. It was released on 25 March 2022.
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna is a 2022 romantic comedy Bhojpuri film directed by Rajnish Mishra. It stars Khesari Lal Yadav and Amrapali Dubey. The film is based on the emotional bond between a father and a son.
Sangharsh 2 is a 2023 Bhojpuri language action film produced by Ratnakar Kumar under banner of "Worldwide Records", Directed by Parag Patil and written by Veeru Thakur. A sequel to 2018 film Sangharsh, the film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Meghashree And Sanjay Pandey.
Rowdy Inspector is a 2022 Bhojpuri-language action thriller film produced by Mahankali Diwakar and directed by Shankar. This film stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Meghasri and Raksha Gupta.
Tariq Bhat is an Indian Kashmiri Writer and Director who predominantly works in Bollywood cinema. He is known for his movie, Welcome to Kashmir which was released in Jammu and Kashmir theatres. He is also the director of Zindagi Tumse released in 2019.
Neelam Giri is an Indian actress. She mainly works in Bhojpuri films and television serials. She made her on-screen debut with Babul (2021) directed by Awdhesh Mishra and her performance was praised by critics. Her notable works are Babul (2021), Ijjat Ghar (2022), Tun Tun (2022) and Kalakand (2022).
Bharkhama is an Indian drama thriller movie directed by S Sagar. It features an ensemble cast, including Shravan Sagar, Anjali Raghav, Rajveer Gurjar Bassi, Garima Kapoor, Sahil Chandel and Jitendra Chawdi.
Tanushree Chatterjee is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bhojpuri films. She ventured into Bhojpuri films with Jaan Tere Naam (2012). Tanushree established herself as a leading Bhojpuri actress with successful films such as, Dulaara(2015), Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se (2016), Chhaila Sandhu (2021), Darar 2 (forthcoming), and Badhayi ho (2023).
Satish Jain is an Indian film writer and director who has worked mainly in the Chhattisgarhi, Bhojpuri and Hindi film industries. He made his debut as a director with the Chhattisgarhi movie Mor Chhainha Bhuinya in 2000. He is fondly called the Manmohan Desai of Chhollywood. He has also been honourned in 2021 for his contribution to Chhattisgarhi cinema.
