Dinesh Lal Yadav is an Indian actor and politician. He is popularly known as ‘Nirahua’. He made his debut with the film ‘Nirahua Rickshawala’ in the year 2008. In 2016, the Government of Uttar Pradesh honoured him with Bharti Samman Award for his contribution to Bhojpuri films.
Dinesh Lal Yadav is an Indian actor and politician. He is popularly known as ‘Nirahua’. He was born on 2 February 1979 in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sing is Aquarius. He earned a degree from Malikpura University.
His father’s name is Kumar Yadav. He has two brothers, Vijay Lal Yadav and Pravesh Lal Yadav. Dinesh has three more sisters.
He is married to Mansha Yadav. They have two sons, Aditya and Amit.
Dinesh Lal’s favourites
His hobbies include dancing and travelling.
He likes to eat litti chokha.
His favourite actors are Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
His favourite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar.
Dinesh earns around Rs 40 lakh for one film.
Interesting facts about Nirahua
Dinesh is primarily known for working in Bhojpuri films.
He is the highest paid actor in Bhojpuri cinema.
Nirahua made his debut with the film ‘Nirahua Rickshawala’ in the year 2008.
He has a record of starring in 5 consecutive hit films in a year. The films were, Patna Se Pakistan, Nirahua Rickshawala 2, Jigarwala, Rajababu, and Ghulami.
Nirahua in Bigg Boss
In the year 2012, he participated as a contestant in the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 6’. He was eliminated from the game after 9 weeks.
In 2015, Dinesh was honoured with the BIFA Award for Best Actor for his Bhojpuri film ‘Nirahua Hindustani’.
In the year 2012, he was seen with Amitabh Bachchan in the Bhojpuri film ‘Ganga Devi’.
In 2016, the Government of Uttar Pradesh honoured him with Bharti Samman Award for his contribution to Bhojpuri films.
Nirahua’s films
In 2017, Dinesh played the role of a Chief Minister in ‘Pipal Ka Ped Party’.
Some of Dinesh’s films are, Border (2018), Sipahi (2017), Saat Saheliyan (2010), Ram Lakhan (2016), Aashik Aawara (2016), Saugandh (2018), and Romeo Raja (2021).
Joining a political party
Dinesh joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2019 and contested in the Lok Sabha election against Akhilesh Yadav from Azamgarh constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Dinesh contested in the elections again in 2022 and won from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency.
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