Johnny Lever on working in Bhojpuri films

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Johnny Lever says "Amrish Puri Ji told me something before he passed away. He was a well-wisher and the president of our association, so he told me that you should work in Bhojpuri cinema hence I am doing it out of fear. Bhojpuri industry is a good market and everyone is doing it and if I don't do it then people will say he is mad. Why shouldn't I do? The people are so good and people in India as well abroad are enjoying Bhojpuri cinema." John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johny Lever, is an Indian film actor who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. He is a character actor and specializes in the genre of comedy, for which he has received multiple Filmfare Award nominations and awards. He has appeared in a number of movies such as Judaai, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Ho