Haryanvi actors playing lead in an Assamese film got us thinking: Dada Lakhmi actor Ravi Janghu

Actor Ravi Janghu, who played key role of Pandit Mange Ram in National Award winning Haryanvi film Dada Lakhmi, wasn’t convinced about the region’s industry before this film even though he hails from Haryana. “I had several offers for Haryanvi productions, but I wasn’t convinced about them till I met Yashpal (Sharma) bhai who approached me for Dada Lakhmi,” says Ravi who has starred in Assamese, south and now in Punjabi films.He adds, “Audiences earlier were loyal towards an actor, irrespective of the film. But now loyalties have titled towards content.”
Ravi, who played protagonist in Assamese films like Bahniman (2016) alongside Yashpal in negative lead, says, “During the screening, Yashpal bhai said, ‘Haryanavi men are playing hero and villain in an Assamese film’, and that set us thinking. Because of Yashpal, with whom I have also worked in Karim Mohammad (2018), and his depth of work, I agreed for Dada Lakhmi even without hearing the script.” He adds, “For a Haryanvi film to run for 56 days, upto five shows a day, speaks about the value this film has created.”
Ask him why this industry was at a dawdling pace so far and he says, “We lacked vision. I have worked in Punjabi industry but for Haryana our thought process was, while we can be a part of a film as Haryanvis, can a film be made on us? Yashpal bhai knows the potential here, that’s why he is now driving this industry. Good films were being made but weren’t doing good business.”
Shooting for the sequel to Dada Lakhmi, Ravi says, “Cinema has become universal, and people don’t have time to waste on trying content. We have limited hours for leisure, and we don’t want to fill it with average content.”