Balam Ji Love You is a 2018 Indian, Bhojpuri language action, romance drama film directed by Premanshu Singh and produced by Seema Devi Rungta and Anand Kumar Rungta under the banner of " Shree Raama Production House". It stars Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani in lead role while Ashok Samarth, Kiran Yadav, Dev Singh, Santosh Pahalwan, Salil Sudhakar, Gajendra Brijraj and Sanjay Mahanand play supporting roles. Subhi Sharma, Smriti Sinha, Samarth Chaturvedi make a special appearance.[1][2]
| Balam Ji Love You | |
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| Directed by | Premanshu Singh |
| Written by | Surendra Mishra |
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| Cinematography | Sarfraz Khan |
| Edited by | Jeetendra Singh (Jitu) |
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Production company | Shree Raama Production House |
| Distributed by | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
Plot
editThe film is primarily based on wrestling, paired with Raju (Khesari Lal Yadav) and Meera's (Kajal Raghwani) love story. Raju is a straight forward boy, and Meera, an educated and intelligent girl. Raju falls in love with Meera at first glance, but Meera is already engaged with Tribhuvan (Ashok Samarth) who is a champion wrestler, and he has always dominated every fight in the village. So at the starting of the movie, he defeats a wrestler named Bhanu Pratap Singh (Dev Singh). Bhanu Pratap is disheartened by his defeat and declares in his suicide note that whoever beats Tribhuvan in the wrestling match will be the successor of his property, and also his place will not be light until Tribhuvan being defeated. Since, five years have gone by and Tribhuvan still being unbeaten, the villagers try to find a tough competitor to Tribhuvan until they find Raju, whose father was also a wrestler in his good old days, but Raju has no previous experience in wrestling. In spite of being stopped by his mother, Raju still nods to the villagers because they promised him to give every food that keeps him fit as Raju's family survived on his mother's pension, and they were poor. In spite of the agreement with the villagers, Raju still doesn't have any interest in wrestling. The story moves forward in Raju trying to impress Meera, but Meera is already engaged, and so Raju decides to run away with Meera and get married. But Meera tells him that if he is really truthful, then he should fight Tribhuvan and then marry her. Tribhuvan and Raju bet on wrestling to marry with Meera. Raju defeats Tribhuvan in wrestling and marries with Meera.
Cast
edit- Khesari Lal Yadav as Raju[3]
- Kajal Raghwani as Meera
- Ashok Samarth as Tribhuvan Singh
- Dev Singh as Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Sanjay Mahanand as Godhan (Raju's friend)
- Santosh Pahalwan as Feku Pahalwan
- Kiran Yadav as Raju's Mother
- Salil Sudhakar as Meera's Maternal uncle
- Gajendra Brijraj as Murari
- Smriti Sinha as Luliya
- Shubhi Sharma as special appearance in song "Body Jakad Gail Ba"
- Samarth Chaturvedi as special appearance in song "Ishq Bada Fakeera Re"[4]
Production
editThe film has been shot in Lunao, a village in Gorakhpur and surrounding areas with some scenes shot in Amandi Bungalow (Madh), Adi Ankit Bungalow (Madh) and Yazoo Park (Virar) in Mumbai.[5]
The script of "Balam Ji Love You" has been written by Surendra Mishra, while the music has been composed by Om Jha. The cinematography is by Sarfraz Khan while editing by Jeetendra Singh (Jitu). Kanu Mukharjee, Rikki Gupta and Ram Devan have choreographed the dance numbers. Andlib Pathan has directed the action and stunts in the film. Art by Nazir Shaikh and dress designed by Kavita-Sunita Creation. Background music scored by Aslam Surty while VFX by Abhishek Shrivastav (Reflection Pictures Studio).[5]
Release
editThe film theatrically release on 18 October 2018 on occasion of Dussehra at Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal. On 19 October 2018 film also released in the Mumbai and Gujarat theatres.[6]
Soundtrack
edit| Balam Ji Love You | |
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| Soundtrack album by Om Jha | |
| Released | 2018 |
| Venue | Mumbai |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 31:49 |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
| Label | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri |
| Producer | Seema Devi Rungta |
The soundtrack for "Balam Ji Love You" was composed by Om Jha with lyrics written by Pyare Lal Yadav, Shyam Dehati, Azad Singh and Premanshu Singh. The soundtrack included an unusually large number of songs at 8. It was produced under the "Worldwide Records Bhojpuri" label, which also bought his satellite rights.
His song "Daal Ke Kewadi Me Killi" released on 19 January 2019 on YouTube and got 117 million views.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Daal De Kewadi Mein Killi" | Shyam Dehati |
| 3:17 |
| 2. | "Balam Ji I Love You" | Azad Singh | Honey B | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Ishq Bada Fakira Re" | Premanshu Singh |
| 5:13 |
| 4. | "Body Jakad Gayil Ba" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Priyanka Singh | 4:12 |
| 5. | "BP Badhal Ba" | Azad Singh |
| 3:57 |
| 6. | "Adhaai Baje" | Pyare Lal Yadav |
| 3:13 |
| 7. | "Shuru Hoja Ae Khesari" | Pyare Lal Yadav | Khesari Lal Yadav | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Tohre Kaaranwa Raat Bhar Jagal Rahile" | Azad Singh |
| 3:31 |
| 9. | "Dhokha Deti Hai" | 3:37 | ||
| Total length: | 35:26 | |||
Marketing
editThe first-look poster was released on 16 August 2018.[8] The first look motion poster of the film was released on 7 September 2018 on the official YouTube sub-handle of "Worldwide Records".[9] First official poster released on 7 October 2018[10] and another poster released on 20 October 2018.[11]
The trailer for the film was released on 23 September 2018 on the official YouTube account of "Worldwide Records Bhojpuri"[12] and create a record of "Most Viewed Bhojpuri Trailer In One Day" with 3 million views.[13]
The film also streams on Online video platform site YouTube on 26 January 2020 at official channel of "Worldwide Records Bhojpuri" and received 5 million views in just one day.[14][15] As of May 2020, film crossed over 34 million views on YouTube.[16]
References
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- ^ "आ रही है एक पहलवान के प्यार की कहानी, जानें कौन उसे बोलेगी 'बलम जी लव यू'". Times Now Hindi. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ India Today Web Desk. "Khesari Lal Yadav will romance four heroines in Balam Ji Love You". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "'Ishq Bada Fakira Re' from 'Balam Ji Love You' Ft. Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b Worldwide Records Bhojpuri (26 January 2020). "BALAM JI LOVE YOU | KHESARI LAL YADAV, KAJAL RAGHWANI | BHOJPURI BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE 2020 | HD MOVIE". YouTube (Video). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghawani's Balam Ji Love you release date out". Zee News. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "100 मिलियन क्लब में शामिल हुआ खेसारी लाल का ये गाना, काजल राघवानी की दिखी जबरदस्त केमिस्ट्री". Jansatta (in Hindi). 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "First look of Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani starrer 'Balam Ji Love You' is out". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani's 'Balam Ji Love You' first look motion poster out—Watch". Zee News. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav's Balam Ji Love You poster released — Check out". Zee News. 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav's 'Balam Ji Love You' new poster out — Photo inside". Zee News. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav's fight scene with Ashok Samarth in 'Balam Ji Love You' will remind you of Aamir Khan's 'Dangal'—See pics". Zee News. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Khesari Lal Yadav and Kajal Raghwani's Balam Ji Love You trailer creates a new record". Zee News. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "यूट्यूब पर दिखा खेसारी लाल की फिल्म का जलवा, 2 दिन में 70 लाख व्यूज". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "खेसारी लाल यादव और काजल राघवानी की जोड़ी ने मचाया धमाल, इस फिल्म को एक दिन में मिले इतने व्यूज". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "यूट्यूब पर भी सुपरहिट हुई खेसारी-काजल राघवानी की यह फिल्म, 2 दिनों में देखे 7 मिलियन लोग". Jansatta (in Hindi). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.