Ravi Kishan said – Me and Manoj Tiwari fought for 13 years of ego, we did not even see each other

Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari are two stalwarts who have ruled the Bhojpuri cinema industry. There was a time when Manoj Tiwari was called Amitabh Bachchan of Bhojpuri cinema and Ravi Kishan was called Shah Rukh Khan. Today both have moved beyond films to become politicians from actors. From road to parliament, the pair of both is very much liked. Fans are always happy to see both of them together. But it was not always like this. It has always been discussed in Bhojpuri films that there has been a rivalry between Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari. Now in a recent interview, Ravi Kishan has confirmed this for the first time. Ravi Kishan has openly admitted that he and Manoj Tiwari have been arch rivals of each other for the entire 13 years. The tussle between the two was such that they vowed never to share the stage together during that period. It was also decided that under no circumstances will they come in each other’s way. However, times changed, circumstances changed and now both are very firm friends.

‘When Manoj became a star, people around him started lying’

Ravi Kishan has made this disclosure about his relationship with Manoj Tiwari in the news show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’. Ravi Kishan says, ‘We were rivals for 13 years. We were never on stage together. If one of us knew that one was coming that way, the other would not have gone in that direction.’ Ravi Kishan said that ever since Manoj became a star, there were many people around him who used to say yes to him. These were the people who lied to him and used to tell different kinds of stories.

Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari worked together in three films

Ravi Kishan says in his own style, ‘I used to tell Manoj that people lie to you. You are a good singer, I am a trained actor, we can work together.’ Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari have worked together in only two films in their entire career. Of these, ‘Janam Janam Ke Saath’ was released in 2007 and ‘Ganga’ in the year 2006. Apart from these two, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini were also in the lead roles in the film ‘Ganga’. Apart from this, both of them also appeared in the film ‘Ganga Jamuna Saraswati’ with Nirhua.

Ravi Kishan denied being beaten up by Manoj Tiwari

During the interview, the host of the show, Rajat Sharma reminded Ravi Kishan of the incident when Ravi was in the role of a thief in a film and Manoj Tiwari was in the role of a policeman. Then Ravi Kishan had placed a condition in front of the makers that he would not beat the policeman, but would beat him. To this, Ravi Kishan laughed and replied, ‘I always used to see Manoj as a competitor. Fans never want to see their hero getting beaten up by others. He does not want his hero to be submissive. Fans do not like to see their hero losing to anyone.

Ravi Kishan said – there was a battle of ego between us

Ravi Kishan admitted in the interview that there was a ‘battle of ego’ between him and Manoj Tiwari. But it was also told that this uproar lasted for 13 years and then ended. Ravi Kishan says, ‘Today when we talk about that time we laugh. We are very good friends today and we have a lot of love and respect for each other.

Both made their debut in Bhojpuri cinema in 2003

Manoj Tiwari was a famous singer before becoming an actor. He made his debut in Bhojpuri films as an actor in the year 2003 with ‘Sasura Bada Paisawala’. The film was not only a superhit, but it also became the first Bhojpuri film to earn a lot at the box office. Interestingly, in 2003 itself, after working in Hindi and Tamil films, Ravi Kishan also turned to Bhojpuri films. His first Bhojpuri film was ‘Saiyan Hamar’. Released in the year 2004, Ravi Kishan’s film ‘Pandit Ji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi’ was a super hit and from here his popularity started increasing in the world of Bhojpuri films.