Shooting Report Of ´Bhole Shankar´, Mithun´s First Bhojpuri Film

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Commenting on his experience of his first Bhojpuri film, Mithun said, "I keep on doing regional films, and 'Bhole Shankar' is also one among them. But, yes, this is for the first time that I am doing a Bhojpuri film. The language that is called Bhojpuri in Hindi films is quite different from the original Bhojpuri. This I came to know in this film only. Pankaj was very helpful for me in getting the right accent for this film."

When asked about his role in the film, he said, "I play Shankar, an underworld don who also happens to be big brother of 'Bhole', played by superstar of Bhojpuri Cinema, Manoj Tiwari. The scene that we are shooting today is the climax of the film where Bhole's girl friend Gauri, played by Monalisa, gets kidnapped. Bhole's friend Santram, played by Gopal Singh, informs Shankar about this and then Shankar raids villian's den and saves the girl."

Raghvendra Mudgal of Crime Reporter fame, makes his debut as main villain in the film. On selection of Raghvendra Mudgal, director of the film Pankaj Shukla said, "Raghvendra has a very huge fan following across the nation. He has acted in plays and short films, and was waiting for a right script to make his debut on big screen. He is a trained NSD actor and he has delivered what I wanted from him."

On the other hand Raghvendra looked pretty happy to face the movie camera for the first time in his career, "I know Pankaj sir since the time he was looking after programming in Zee News. He is a real 'jauhari', and I am thankful to him that he gave this chance to act in films. Having done more than 600 episodes of Crime Reporter on TV, films were the only next thing to happen."

Bhole Shankar's heroine Monalisa was also very happy to share the screen with the iconic of Indian cinema, Mithun Chakraborty. Disclosing her role in the film she said, "Its very rare that one gets such a role in Bhojuri cinema. Pankaj sir has created a role that fits me. I play Gauri who is a self dependant girl. She is not just the show piece. She is instrumental to encourage 'Bhole' to achieve what he was lounging for his whole life."

Writer-Director Pankaj Shukla who has earlier directed many hit and trend setter shows on TV is very confident about his film. He said, "Bhojouri Cinema has a very large audience but people have taken this audience for granted. vulgarity will never sell in the long run for Bhojpuri Cinema and my film is on the lines of Rajshri films. It is a clean family entertainer with right dose of action, emotion and comedy, that one can watch with whole family."

When asked, how he managed to rope in Mithun Chakraborty for Bhojpuri film after he had refused same offers even from Balaji Telefilms and Adlabs, Pankaj revealed with smile, "For me Mithun Da is an icon of humanity. I know him in person for so many years and he is a man of his words. He had promised me long back to work in a Bhojpuri film if I make one. And when I started 'Bhole Shankar', he did not even think for one second in saying Yes. He did not even ask for the rest of the cast and other things. I can assure you that 'Bhole Shankar' will be a path breaking film for Bhojuri audience."

Produced by Gulshan Bhatia, 'Bhole Shankar' also has Saregama finalists Raja Hasan, Mauli Dave and Poonam Yadav singing for the first time as play back singers. A song is also picturised on Mithun Chakrabory, which is sung by his screen voice of 80's, Shailendra Singh.

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