Kerim observes that the reason for increasing popularity of Bhojpuri films may be the dissatisfaction with Hindi cinema for which rural India is no longer the focus.
Linked by bhupinder. Join Blogbharti facebook group.With an audience of over two hundred million speakers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Bhojpuri films are able to earn enough money to lure some of the top Bollywood stars, including the “Big B” himself, Amitabh Bachchan.
Hey! Thanks for that. I had missed this phenomenon.
And the Big B has always been close to the only Bollywood star to speak the bhasha, so to speak, with anything like a convincing accent.
And while I am on the topic, I have to say, I hadn’t been to India in 8 years, but finally got to visit over the holidays. And the most pleasant new thing I found was late night FM radio in the Lucknow area–Bhopuri-leaning songs all night long…Man lay gayee rey dh-hoebanya Rama, kaisaa jaadhoo daal kay! Kaisaa jadhoo daal kay ray kaisa tona maar kay…man lay gayee ray dh-hoebanya Rama kaisa jaadhoo daal kay…