Ashish P Mishra, the Torchbearer for Bhojpuri Art Cinema
October 20: When the first Bhojpuri talkie film, "Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo '' was launched in 1963, nobody knew that the industry would become a mammoth 2000 Cr industry. Popularly known as "Bhojiwood" has an array of A-listers like Ravi Kishan, Manoj Tiwari etc. Who took the industry popularity and reach to new levels. But somewhere, people who were connected to the roots of the Bhojpuri culture felt that the industry was not doing justice with the rich literature and culture associated with the language. One of these was Ashish P Mishra.An artist by profession, Ashish P Mishra, was eager to show the world the true side of Bhojpuri Cinema which was yet undiscovered by many. He soon discovered that his journey wasn’t as simple as one could think of. With no godfather from the i...