Manoj Tiwari reveals how a Rs 30 lakh Bhojpuri film minted Rs 54 crore but 'neither the director nor the writer received any award'

Bhojpuri actor - politician Manoj Tiwari grabbed attention by opening his speech at the glitzy launch of the Indian National Cine Academy (INCA) in Mumbai. The actor revealed a jaw-dropping box-office revelation from his own career. He shared that one of his early films cost just Rs. 30 lakh to make but earned Rs. 54 crore, yet the director and writer got no awards.

Manoj Tiwari on the Bhojpuri film that minted Rs. 54 crore

The Bhojpuri actor said, "A Bhojpuri film of mine was made for Rs 30 lakh and did business worth Rs 54 crore. But neither the director nor the writer received any award. Vishnu has provided a platform through which we all started getting to know each other, and people started getting to know us a little too. I am fully confident that INCA is a very big step and will become even bigger".

Film career overview

Manoj Tiwari has a prolific film career spanning over several movies, mostly action-packed entertainers from 2003 to 2016 that became commercial hits in regional circuits. His breakout success came with ‘Sasura Bada Paisawala’ in 2003. Other key Bhojpuri blockbusters include ‘Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke’, ‘Bandhan Tute Na’, ‘Damad Ji’ with Rani Chatterjee, ‘Bhole Shankar’ alongside Mithun Chakraborty, ‘Raja Thakur’, ‘International Daroga’, ‘Paramveer Parshuram’, and ‘Ganga Jamuna Saraswati’.

Bollywood ventures

In Bollywood, Tiwari earned acclaim for his role in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ – Part 2 in 2012, followed by appearances in ‘Desh Drohi’ (2008) and a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan's ‘Fan’ (2016).