'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' to 'Sajan Chale Sasural 2': Bhojpuri sequels that became hits

Bhojpuri cinema is best known for its family dramas and has seen a certain growth in the recent years. With the increasing popularity of Bhojpuri movies, the actors are also getting more fame. The industry has given many notable films to Bhojpuri audience and also created their sequels. Here some Bhojpuri sequels which received great applause from the audience.

‘Nirahua Rickshawala 2’ which featured the most loved on-screen Bhojpuri couple Nirahua and Amrapali Dubey was a blockbuster film. The movie also recorded the highest viewed Bhojpuri film on social media and created a buzz amongst the people. It was directed by Satish Jain and jointly produced by Pravesh Lal Yadav and Rahul Khan. ‘Nirahua Rickshawala 2’ is a sequel to Pakhi Hedge and Nirahua starrer film ‘Nirahua Rickshawala’.

‘Pandit Ji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi 2’ is a sequel of Bollywood actress Nagma and Ravi Kishan starrer Bhojpuri film ‘Pandit Ji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi’ which was released in 2004. The sequel features Ravi Kishan, Shinjini Kulkarni, Avdhesh Mishra, Shushil Singh, Abhay Rai, Rajan Modi, Deepak Sinha and Anaro Gupta. It was an action-romantic film directed by Prashant Jammuwala. Ravi is known as one of the successful and highest paid actors of Bhojpuri film industry.

The movie ‘Sajan Chale Sasural 2’ was a sequel of Khesari Lal Yadav’s Bhojpuri debut film ‘Sajan Chale Sasural’ which was released in 2011. ‘Sajan Chale Sasural 2’ stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Akshara Singh and Smriti Sinha as lead characters. It was a romantic-drama directed by Premanshu Singh. Khesari who started his career in the Bhojpuri album ‘Maal Bhetai Mela Me’ has become one of the popular actors of the industry.

Dinesh Lal Yadav and Amrapali Dubey are one of the most loved on-screen jodi and the duo has given many blockbusters to the industry. ‘Nirahua Hindustani 2’ is one of the hit movies of Nirahua and Amrapali, directed by Manjul Thakur. The movie was a sequel to ‘Nirahua Hindustani’, the debut film of lead actress Amrapali. It was an action-romantic-comedy written by Santosh Mishra and directed by Satish Chand Jain. Amrapali is known as one of the highest paid actresses of Bhojpuri cinema.

Bhojpuri film ‘Prajigya 2’ features a huge star cast of Pawan Singh, Khesari Lal Yadav, Anil Samrat, Kajal Raghwani, Smriti Sinha, Akshara Singh, Sushil Singh, Sanjay Yadav and Vishnu Shankar. It was a sequel to ‘Pratigya’ starring Nirahua and Pawan Singh in the lead. ‘Pratigya 2’ was directed by Sushil Kumar Upadhay and co-produced by Abhishek Tiwari, Harsh Tiwari and Sanjay Yadav. The film was recorded as a hit and received great response from the audience.