''Farishta'' is a 2023 Indian

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

-language

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produced by S. S. Reddy, directed by Lal Babu Pandit and written by Arvind Tiwari. It stars

Khesari Lal Yadav Shatrughan Kumar Yadav (born 15 March 1986), known professionally as Khesari Lal Yadav, is an Indian actor, singer, dancer and model associated with Bhojpuri cinema. Also known by the Initialism KLY, Khesari has appeared in more than 70 film ...

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, Pooja Gaguly, Amit Shukla in the main roles. The story revolves around Murari (

), a mentally challenged person, who is not accepted by his family.

Plot

The story revolves around Murari a mentally challenged person who is not accepted in his family.

Cast

as Murari, a mentally challenged person *

* Pooja Ganguly * Amit Shukla, Murari's father * Sraddha Naval, Murari's mother * Prakash Jais * Sonu Pandey * Rinku Bharti * Khushboo Yadav

Production

Development

This was the first time

was doing a character role. Khesari didn't take bath for 20 days to fit in the character and remained in the costume.

Filming

The principal photography commenced in May 2022 in

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with the name "Farishte".

Music

Music of the film is given by Krishna Bedardi. The song ''Pagale Bana Di Ram Ji'' received 3.6 million views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release.

Marketing

The first look of the film was revealed on 24 January. The trailer of the film released on YouTube on 24 February and got over 10 lakh views in first 24 hours and trended on YouTube not only in

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but also in

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Release

The film released on 9 March 2023 in the theatres across India, on the occasion of

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Reception

The film received great response from the audience and ran housefull in the theatres of

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and

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title Indian drama films 2020s Bhojpuri-language films