Ravi Kishan says he waited 34 years after Tere Naam for his big break: "There was frustration and anger"

Ravi Kishan in Maamla Legal Hai on Netflix. (Screen grab/YouTube/Netflix India)

• Ravi Kishan waited 34 years for a big break in Bollywood
• He found success with Maamla Legal Hai and Laapataa Ladies
• Ravi Kishan to star in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain: Fun On The Run film adaptation

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Actor and politician Ravi Kishan is riding on the success and received praise for his performance in the web series Maamla Legal Hai and the Kiran Rao-directed film Laapataa Ladies.

Despite the recent success, the actor had faced ups and downs in his career. Ravi Kishan has recently revealed that he has been waiting for 34 years to get the big break.

He also recalled how difficult it was to find significant opportunities in Bollywood, particularly after working with Salman Khan in Tere Naam.

During a recent interview with The Times of India, Ravi Kishan recalls his journey, calling it an example for the strugglers.

The actor recalled, “After Tere Naam with Salman Khan, I felt exhausted because of the lack of opportunities. I thought yahaan bohot bheed hai, main iss race ka hissa nahi bann paunga, aur koi response nahi dega. (I thought there’s too much crowd here, I won’t be able to be part of this race, and no one will respond).”

He added, “Of course, there was frustration and anger, but I channelled that anger into building my own space in the Bhojpuri industry.”

However, he claimed that because Bollywood provided him a sense of identity, he never held it against it.

Ravi Kishan further added, “Hindi cinema ne mujhe pehchaan di hai and taught me everything I later applied to Bhojpuri films. Yeh ugte sooraj ka khel hai, and that is the truth across professions. But there is also a lot of affection coming my way now, and I am grateful for that."

He continued, “I waited patiently for 34 years. At one point, people assumed I had been boxed into a Bhojpuri image, that I had become a politician, grown old, and would now quietly fade away. But sometimes, by God’s grace, just when people think you are finished, a filmmaker like Kiran Rao comes along with a script like Laapataa Ladies, followed by Maamla Legal Hai. Last year showed what I can do when filmmakers believe in me and give me strong material.”

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Upcoming Project

Ravi Kishan is now gearing up for the film adaptation of the well-known sitcom, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain: Fun On The Run.

Directed by Shashank Bali, the upcoming comedy-drama film is based on the television series Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! The film stars Aasif Sheikh as Vibhuti Narayan Mishra, Vidisha Srivastava as Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra, Rohitashv Gour as Manmohan Tiwari, and Shubhangi Atre as Angoori Manmohan Tiwari. The film will also star Ravi Kishan, Mukesh Tiwari, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Yogesh Tripathi and others.