''Sasura Bada Paisawala'' () 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. , the film is still the highest-grossing

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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 Sabiha Shaikh (born 3 November 1989), known professionally as Rani Chatterjee, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Bhojpuri-language films. She is known for her roles in films like ''Sasura Bada Paisawala'', ''Sita'', ''Devra Bada ...

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

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, came to

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in 2001 and started struggling as music director. Sinha had a very good relation with singer

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. 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 against a budget of . 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

{{Reflist 2003 films 2000s Bhojpuri-language films Films released on YouTube