{{distinguish|Bhola Shankar}} {{Use British English|date=October 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Bhole Shankar | image = Bhole Shankar.jpg | director = Pankaj Shukla | producer = Gulshan Bhatia | writer = Pankaj Shukla | narrator = | starring = Mithun Chakraborty<br />Manoj Tiwari<br />Monalisa<br />Master Shivendu | music = Dhananjay Mishra | cinematography = Raju Kaygee | editing = Prashant-Komal
| distributor = Abhay Sinha | released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|09|12}} | runtime = 130 minutes | country = India | language = Bhojpuri | budget = }}
'''''Bhole Shankar''''' is a 2008 Indian Bhojpuri language masala film directed by Pankaj Shukla and produced by Gulshan Bhatia, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Manoj Tiwari. The film broke the standing record for biggest opening for a Bhojpuri film.<ref name="bihar">{{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/news/mithuns-first-bhojpuri-film-creates-record-in-bihar/367841/ |title= Mithun's first Bhojpuri film creates record in Bihar |date= 3 October 2008 |work= Screen |access-date= 10 December 2009 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005022100/http://www.screenindia.com/news/mithuns-first-bhojpuri-film-creates-record-in-bihar/367841/ |archivedate= 5 October 2008 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> It is the first Bhojpuri film of Mithun Chakraborty and Monalisa.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mithun Chakraborty - Bhole Shankar |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bhojpuri/movies/news/famous-bollywood-actors-with-their-best-bhojpuri-movies/mithun-chakraborty-bhole-shankar/photostory/65950602.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Did you know Monalisa's first Bhojpuri movie 'Bhole Shankar' was with Mithun Chakravarty and Manoj Tiwari? Watch it here |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bhojpuri/did-you-know-monalisas-first-bhojpuri-movie-bhole-shankar-was-with-mithun-chakravarty-and-manoj-tiwari-watch-it-here-2282267.html |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>
== Synopsis == Bhole Shankar centres on two unemployed brothers: Shankar and Bhole. Shankar goes on to become a crime don.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhole Shankar - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bhole_shankar |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Cast == * Mithun Chakraborty as Shankar * Manoj Tiwari as Bhole * Monalisa * Lovy Rohtagi * Gopal Singh * Shabnam Kapoor * Rajesh Vivek * Shivendu Shukla * Nishtha * Ujjwal
==Soundtrack== The film's music was composed by Dhananjay Mishra and the lyrics were written by Bipin Bahaar. Playback singer Shailender Singh came out of retirement to perform the song "''Jai Ho Chhath Maiya''" for the film. #"''Re Bauraee Chanchal Kirniya''" – Raja Hasan #"''Dil Ke Haal Bataeen Kaise''" – Mauli Dave #"''Tori Marji''" -Poonam Yadav, Manoj Tiwari #"''Piya More Gaile Rama''" – Indu Sonali #"''Naak Ke Nathiya''" – Manoj Tiwari #"''Kehu Sapna Mein''" – Kalpana, Udit Narayan #"''Jai Ho Chhath Maiya''" – Shailendra Singh, Malini Awasthi #"''Jab Jab Aave Yaad''" – Indu Sonali, Ujjaini, Manoj Tiwari #"''Ae Bhai Ji''" – Manoj Tiwari
==Box office== The film was initially banned in Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetechmk.com/Mithun-s-films-banned-from-release-in-Bihar|title=Mithun's films banned from release in Bihar|date=29 December 2007|work=thetechmk|access-date=27 November 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|8883402}}
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