Monalisa's best Bhojpuri films you shouldn't miss

Monalisa who started her career as a model is now considered as one of the best actresses in the Bhojpuri film industry. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with the film 'Blackmail' starring Ajay Devgan and Sunil Shetty. Along with Bhojpuri, the actress has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Oriya films. She has worked with almost all the A-listers of the Bhojpuri cinema. Here are some top Bhojpuri movies of Monalisa.

Bhojpuri film 'Desh Pradesh' features well-known Bollywood star Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Pawan Singh and Monalisa in lead roles. The story of the film is based on a servant who takes care of his masters like his own parents after their real son leaves them a way to start a new life. Bollywood star Kader Khan also made a special song appearance in the film. 'Desh Pradesh' was helmed by Vimal Kumar and produced by Ashutosh Pandey'.

'Suhaag' is an action-romance-drama film written, directed and even produced by Ajay Srivastav. The film stars Pawan Singh and Monalisa in lead roles while Namit Tiwary, Smriti Sinha, Subhi Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Lota Tiwary and Ajay Srivastav portray pivotal roles. In the film, lead actor Pawan was seen in some great action scenes. The soundtrack and film score was composed by Madhukar Anand.

The film 'Bhole Shankar' took the biggest opening and is considered the biggest Bhojpuri hit of the year. The movie stars Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty, Manoj Tiwari and Monalisa in lead roles. 'Bhole Shankar' is based on an unemployment issue where Mithun plays the role of Shankar, an underworld Don and the elder brother of Bhole, played by Manoj Tiwari. The film also marked the Bhojpuri debut of Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty. It was written and directed by Pankaj Shukla while produced by Gulshan Bhatia.

'Saat Saheliyan' is an action-drama starring Pradeep Pandey, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Rinku Ghosh, Pakhi Hegde, Rani Chatterjee and Monalisha. The film was a hit at the box office the time it was released. The story of the film was penned by Manoj Kushwaha, directed and produced by Rajkumar R. Pandey. The music of the film was composed by Rajesh Rajnish while lyricist Vinay Bihari, Pyare Lal Yadav and Shyam Dehati.

In the film 'Devra Bada Satawela', Monalisa was seen along with Ravi Kishan, Pradeep Pandey, Pakhi Hegde, Pawan Singh and Awadhesh Mishra. It was an action-drama based on a dispute of land in the village, written by Santosh Mishra. 'Devra Bada Satawela' was directed by Rajkumar R. Pandey and produced by Dilip Jaiswal. The movie performed great on the big screen and got applause from the audience.