Khesari Lal Yadav: First album flopped with ₹11 thousand given by father, then one song changed the fate overnight

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 6, 2026

It is every artist’s dream to reach the position where Khesari Lal Yadav, the shining star of Bhojpuri cinema and the heartbeat of millions of hearts, is today. Today he has fame, wealth and the love of millions of fans. But behind this grand success lies a long, painful and inspiring struggle. Recently, in a latest podcast interview, Khesari Lal Yadav turned the pages of his past and said such things ranging from his poverty to his relationship with Bhojpuri industry’s famous actress Kajal Raghwani, which are becoming increasingly viral on social media.

Broken silence on relationship with Kajal Raghwani: ‘Baby-Sona’ and bitter truth of breakup

Khesari Lal Yadav’s name has been linked with Bhojpuri actress Kajal Raghwani for a long time. As much as their on-screen chemistry was a superhit, the discussions about their off-screen affair were equally hot. In this podcast, when she was asked about Kajal, she expressed her views without hesitation.

Khesari said that when he was with Kajal, she was perfect for him and even today she is perfect for him. But along with this he also took a sharp dig at the relationships of today’s times.

In the words of Khesari Lal Yadav:

“People often fall in love, but later it becomes a man’s habit. As long as the relationship goes well, people never get tired of calling each other ‘baby-sona’. But as soon as the breakup happens, they start finding faults and talking bad about each other. This method is completely wrong.”

The journey from selling milk on bicycle to becoming a superstar

Khesari Lal Yadav told that his family was once so poor that they did not even have a single piece of land of their own. The father worked as a laborer in Delhi and lived with his uncle in Khesari village. He has shared his long journey of struggle in some main stages:

time/year	Struggle Phase of life	actual situation
childhood days	selling milk door to door on bicycle	During this time, he developed a passion for singing and kept singing.
Year 2004 – 2007	Litti-chokha shop in Okhla, Delhi	He used to sell Litti-Chokha on the roadside throughout the day and practice singing at night.
year 2006	Marriage and debut album	The father somehow gave ₹ 11,000, with which the first cassette was released but it flopped.
year 2008	Birth of daughter ‘Kriti’ and first superhit song	As soon as the daughter arrived, luck changed and the song ‘Chusta Devra’ became a blockbuster overnight.

A song changed his luck overnight, he considers his daughter a ‘lucky charm’

The biggest U-turn in the life of Khesari Lal Yadav came in the year 2008. In the same year, their daughter ‘Kriti’ was born, whom the actor still considers his lucky charm. At the same time, one of his songs was released whose name was- ‘Sucking brother-in-law’.

The most special thing about this song was that due to lack of budget, Khesari Lal Yadav himself wore girl’s clothes and did a tremendous dance wearing a saree. The public liked this experiment so much that the song resonated across the country overnight. This one song lifted Khesari from the floor and made him sit straight on the throne and his poverty ended forever. Interestingly, his daughter Kriti has grown up today and now works as a child artiste in films.

This story of Khesari Lal Yadav teaches that no matter how bad the circumstances are, if you have talent within you and you are ready to work hard without getting tired, then luck also has to support you one day.