Khesari Lal Yadav

Khesari Lal Yadav
Yadav in 2019
Born
Shatrughan Kumar Yadav

(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)[1][2]
Dhanadih Saran, Bihar, India[3]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • Dancer
Years active2011–present
Known forThe song "Saiyan Arab Gaile Na"
Spouse
Chanda Devi
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(m. 2006)​
[4]
Children2

Shatrughan Kumar Yadav (born 15 March 1986), known professionally as Khesari Lal Yadav,[5] is an Indian actor, singer, dancer and model who primarily works in Bhojpuri cinema.[6][7] Also known by the Initialism KLY, Yadav has appeared in more than 70 films, and performed as vocalist in more than 5000 songs.[citation needed] Apart from Bhojpuri, he has also worked in Hindi, Awadhi and Haryanvi languages.

Born in Chhapra, Bihar, Yadav began his singing career in late 2000s and has had a steady acting career since appearing in Saajan Chale Sasural in 2011. He made his Bollywood debut as a singer in 2014 with "AK-47" in the film Koyelaanchal. He won Best Popular Actor at the 2016 Bhojpuri Film Awards,[8] followed by Best Actor (Male) and Best Playback Singer (Male) at the Sabrang Film Awards in 2018 for his appearance in Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna. In 2019, he won four more awards for his role in the film Sangharsh. In 2019, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 13.[9]

In 2020, his third Hindi film song and first Hindi-language single "Ladki Patana," was released by Sony Music India which was followed by "Tere Mere Darmiyaan" in 2021.[10][11] Soon after, He collaborated with Badshah to recreate the "Pani Pani" song in Bhojpuri language.[12] In 2022, he made his debut as a screenwriter with his film Aashiqui.[13] YouTube featured his two songs on its list of the top Indian songs of 2022.[14]

  1. ^ Pratik Shekhar (15 March 2019). "बर्थडे स्पेशल: सड़क किनारे लिट्टी-चौखा बेचने वाले launda dance karne waale khesari lal ऐसे बने भोजपुरी के सुपरस्टार". Zee News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ "एक जमाने में साइकिल को तरसते थे खेसारी, सड़क किनारे लिट्टी-चोखा तक बेचा, आज हैं करोड़ों के मालिक". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "fir: FIR against ex-MP's kin". The Times of India. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Bhojpuri film actor Khesari Lal Yadav wife". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "' khesari lal ' से ऐसे बनें भोजपुरी सुपरस्टार khesari lal यादव', इनके कहने पर बदला था नाम..." Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in Hindi). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Khesari Lal turns inspector". The Times of India. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ^ "भोजपुरी सिनेमा के ये हैं सुपरस्टार..एक बार फिर किया साबित! | Khesari Lal Yadav won best popular actor award - Hindi Filmibeat". 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Bigg Boss 13: Shefali Jariwala, Khesari Lal Yadav Enter as Wild Card Contestants". News18. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav impresses the audience with his new song 'Ladki Patana'". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "खेसारी लाल यादव का नया हिन्दी गाना रिलीज, महज कुछ घण्टों में मिले 10 मिलियन व्यूज". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. ^ Bureau, ABP News (6 December 2021). "Teaser Of Badshah's 'Paani Paani' Bhojpuri Version Starring Khesari Lal Yadav & Akshara Singh". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Aashiqui was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (5 December 2022). "YouTube India trends 2022: Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa', Vijay's 'Beast' songs top charts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 December 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)