Happy Birthday, Manoj Tiwari: Top Bhojpuri songs of the actor-turned-politician

Manoj Tiwari is an actor-turned-politician who came into fame in 2003 after the release of ‘Sasura Bada Paisawala. The film was not only commercially successful but also achieved a good response from the Bhojpuri audience. Apart from acting, the actor has also made his mark as a singer in the Bhojpuri film industry. He has lent his voice to many iconic songs. Take a look at some of his top Bhojpuri songs.

Bhojpuri singer Manoj Tiwari has sung the song ‘Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala’ in Bollywood blockbuster film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. It was a crime film, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. The movie features Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda and Tigmanshu Dhulia. The story is based on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families.

In 2016, he sang the Bhojpuri version of the song ‘Jabra Fan’ from Shah Rukh Khan’s super hit film ‘Fan’. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a double role as filmstar Aryan Khanna and obsessive fan Gaurav Chandra who look just like each other. The film grossed below its expectations and was an average commercial success worldwide. It also stars Shriya Pilgaonkar and Waluscha De Sousa play in supporting roles. The movie was directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra.

Bhojpuri song ‘Chat Deni Maar Deli’ is one of the hit tracks of Manoj Tiwari. The song is from the album ‘Uparwali Ke Chakkar Mein’. The music is directed by Dhananjay Mishra and penned by Prabhu Nath. Manoj started his career as a singer from the Sheetala Ghat and Mahavir temple in Varanasi.

Manoj Tiwari’s hit song ‘Bagalwali Jaan Maareli’ is from the album ‘Bagalwali’. The music of the song was directed by Dhananjay Mishra and written by Lalan Pandey. Manoj has done many Bhojpuri movies and is best known for his roles in ‘Bhole Shankar’, ‘Sasura Bada Paisawala’, ‘Ae Bhauji Ke Sister’ and ‘Ganga’. He has also worked with some Bollywood big stars such as Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty.