Soon after its release in 2015, Nirahua Rikshawala 2 became one of the biggest hits of the Bhojpuri film industry. The movie became so popular in
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that it was not removed from the many theatres even after three months of its release date. Bhojpuri actress
Amrapali Dubey and actor
Dinesh Lal Yadav played the lead roles in the film.
The film has recently crossed 150 million views on YouTube.
Speaking to us,
Amrapali said, “We are all very happy for the success of this film. Nirahua Rikshawala and its sequel has made records in the Bhojpuri industry. The credit goes to the entire team. Therefore, we all celebrated its success by throwing a party”
This is movie is a sequel of Nirahua Rikshawala which was released in 2010. It also turned out to be a big hit. The cast of the film, which included Pakhi Hegde and Dinesh Lal Yadav. Pakhi said, “This was my first Bhojpuri film, which was loved by people of Bihar and UP. I got many offers after that and soon, become popular in the industry. Therefore, this film is very special to me. I am happy that the sequel of the movie has also done very well.”
Sharing similar views, Dinesh, who played the role of a rickshaw puller in both film, said, “This film is very close to my heart. I’m happy that people have loved my character and my performance. I would like to thank our viewers who have appreciated our work. This is an encouragement for us to perform even better in our future projects.”