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From playing auto driver in 'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' to a soldier in 'Border': A look at different professionals that Nirahua has played on-screen

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Feb 18, 2020, 18:12 IST
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From playing auto driver in 'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' to a soldier in 'Border': A look at different professionals that Nirahua has played on-screen

Dinesh Lal Yadav, who is popularly known as Nirahua, made his Bhojpuri debut in 2006 with 'Chalat Musafir Moh Liyo Re'. Since then, the actor has never turned back. He delivered several blockbusters to the industry. Nirahua has also worked with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in the Bhojpuri film 'Ganga Devi'. Apart from acting, he has also won many hearts through his melodious voice. Dinesh has always entertained the audience with his interesting characters. Here, we take a look at all the different professionals that Nirahua has played on-screen in the past.

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'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' - Auto Driver

Dinesh Lal Yadav and Amrapali Dubey's 'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' is one of the biggest hits of Bhojpuri cinema. It is the sequel of Nirahua and Pakkhi Hegde-starrer 'Nirahua Rickshawala'. An action-romantic movie, 'Nirahua Rickshawala 2' saw Nirahua playing the character of a hardworking Rickshawala. Directed by Satish Jain, the film was jointly produced by Pravesh Lal Yadav and Rahul Khan.

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'Border' - Soldier

‘Border’ is one of the best patriotic Bhojpuri films where Nirahua played the role of a soldier. The film is directed by Santosh Mishra and produced by Pravesh Lal Yadav. Along with Nirahua, the movie also stars other actors such as Aamrapali Dubey, Pravesh Lal Yadav, Shubhi Sharma, Vikrant Singh, Sushil Singh, Awdhesh Mishra, Sanjay Pandey, Aditya Ojha, Gaurav Jha, Vijay Lal Yadav, Vishal Singh, Avinash Dwivedi, Ansuman Rajput, Manoj Tiger, Kajal Yadav, Ananya Mishra, Richa Dixit and Kiran Yadav.

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'Rakhwala' - Police Officer

In the film, 'Rakhwala', Dinesh Lal Yadav played a guy who decided to become a police officer after his father was beaten up by villains. It was helmed by Aslam Sheikh and jointly produced by Ishtiyaque Sheikh and Ritu Sharma. The movie also stars other Bhojpuri actors such as Rinku Ghosh, Seema Singh, Megha Khan, Sambhavna Seth, Ruby Singh, Avdesh Mishra, Brijesh Tripathi and Santosh Srivastav.

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'Sher-E-Hindustan' - Commando

'Sher-E-Hindustan' is another patriotic film where Nirahua played the role of a commando officer who goes on a special mission to Nepal. The story of the film is written by Manoj Narayan, who also directed the movie. Produced by Ratnakar Kumar, 'Sher-E-Hindustan' also features other Bhojpuri actors such as Neeta Dhungana, Aayush Rijal, Sushil Singh, Sunil Thapa, Santosh Pahalwan and Amrit Kumar in supporting roles.

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