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Actor Ravi Kissen, who is considered a top Bhojpuri film actor, charges about Rs 20-25 lakh per film. Talking to UNI, Ravi says Bhojpuri movies are doing well in urban cities like Mumbai which has 40 lakh North Indian population, especially migrant labourers. Bollywood hits are being dubbed in Bhojpuri. Ravi says ''Tu Hamri Hau'', a remake of Yash Chopra's ''Darr'', will hit theatres this week. The film stars Kissen himself and Shah Rukh Khan, Nagma and Manoj Tiwari are the other lead actors. However, not everyone is carried away by the rosy picture painted for Bhojpuri films. Distributor Alok Kumar Singh says, ''If you see in practical terms, filmmakers who venture into making Bhojpuri films sitting in Mumbai have no knowledge of the ground realities.
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