- Source: Sasura Bada Paisawala
Sasura Bada Paisawala (transl. "My father-in-law, the rich guy") is a 2003 Indian Bhojpuri-language romance-drama film directed by Ajay Sinha, starring Manoj Tiwari and Rani Chatterjee. The film, released in 2003, cost about ₹30 lakhs to make, and was the highest grossing Bhojpuri film at that time.
As of June 2022, the film is still the highest-grossing Bhojpuri film of history.
Plot
A boy meets a girl, and they fall in love, they decide to marry against opposition, leading to fighting and reconciliation.
Cast
Manoj Tiwari as Raja
Rani Chatterjee as Rani
Balkar Singh Bali as Chhedi
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the movie is directed by Lal Sinha. This was the first movie of Sinha. Lal Sinha, from Gaya, Bihar, came to Mumbai in 2001 and started struggling as music director. Sinha had a very good relation with singer Shreya Ghoshal. When Sinha got the film, he requested Ghoshal to sing in his film. In the beginning, Shreya was not ready to sing Bhojpuri songs. But when she heard the compositions of music director Sinha, she immediately agreed to sing for Sinha. And this became the first Bhojpuri film of Ghoshal. The lyrics were penned by Vinay Bihari, and is labelled by T-Series.
Box office
The film was successful at the box office, grossing an estimated ₹4.5−9 crore (US$−1.1 million) against a budget of ₹35−40 lakh (US$−48,000). According to some reports, this film got screens for four to five months continuously, and all are houseful.
Sequel
A sequel of film, named "Sasura Bada Paisawala 2", was released on 21 February 2020.
References
External links
Sasura Bada Paisawala at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rani Chatterjee
- Daftar film India berkeuntungan tertinggi
- Sasura Bada Paisawala
- Rani Chatterjee
- Manoj Tiwari (Delhi politician)
- List of Bhojpuri films
- List of highest-grossing Indian films
- Sakhi Ke Biyah
- List of Bhojpuri songs recorded by Shreya Ghoshal
