Manoj Tiwari

Manoj Tiwari
Member of the India Parliament
for North East Delhi
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded by J. P. Agarwal
Personal details
Born (1971-02-01) 1 February 1971
Atarwalia, Bihar, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata party
Spouse(s) Rani Tiwari (m. 1999–2012; divorced)
Children 1 (daughter)[1]
Parents Chandradev Tiwari [2]
Residence New Delhi, India
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University[3]
Occupation Actor, singer, director, television presenter, politician

Manoj Tiwari (born 1 February 1971)[1] is a politician, singer and actor from Bihar, India. He contested the 2009 national elections for the Samajwadi Party and won the North East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2014 Indian general elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. He was head of the BJP organisation in Delhi when the party recorded a record victory in local elections in 2017.[4] He was a contestant in Bigg Boss.

Early life

Manoj Tiwari was one of the six children of Chandradev Tiwari and Lalita Devi.[1] His birthplace is Atarwalia, a small village in Kaimur district of Bihar.[5]

Career

Prior to his involvement in cinema, he had spent years as a singer and an actor in the Bhojpuri film industry.[6]

In 2003, he took a role in the film Sasura Bada Paisawala, which was commercially successful and was widely hailed for reviving the Bhojpuri film industry.[7][8][9] He followed this with the successful films Daroga Babu I Love You and Bandhan Toote Na.[6]

The BBC reported in 2005 that Tiwari and Ravi Kishan were the biggest male stars in the flourishing Bhojpuri cinema market and that Tiwari charged around US$ 90,000 per film.[8]

In 2010, Tiwari was a contestant in the fourth season of reality television show Bigg Boss.[10]

Manoj Tiwari also sang "Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala Jiya Tu Haazar Sala" in Gangs of Wasseypur.[11]

Personal life

In 2011, he and his wife were involved in divorce proceedings, after eleven years of marriage.[7]

Politics

In 2009, Tiwari contested elections for the 15th Lok Sabha as a candidate for the Samajwadi Party in the Gorakhpur constituency. He had been offered a choice of three constituencies and Zeenews reported him as saying that he was not "a political person but was concerned for the development of Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh." [12] He lost to Yogi Adityanath.[13]

His house in Mumbai was allegedly attacked in November 2009 by an irate mob about remarks that they claimed he had made about Shiv Sena. Tiwari denied the allegations.[14]

In January 2011 Mid-Day reported that the BJP might invite him to join their party and that the association with him would assist their electoral efforts among North Indians. Tiwari dismissed the story as being hypothetical, although he would consider his options should an invitation emerge. He had been seen with BJP leaders at an event and had expressed admiration for Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP MP for Patna.[15]

Tiwari has supported Ramdev's hunger strike at the Ramlila Ground protests[16] and protested the arrest of Anna Hazare.[17]

He won the North East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 2014 Indian general elections from BJP. He defeated Anand Kumar from AAP with a margin of 1,44,084 votes.

Selected filmography

Film

Dewra Bhaiyel Dewana

Television

ProgrammeRole
Bigg Boss 4 (2010)Himself
Sur Sangram (season 1 & 2)Host[18]
Nehle Pe DehlaHost
Bharat Ki Shaan: Singing Star (Season 2)Host
Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi ki(2013)Himself

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography". Manoj Tiwari Official Website. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ↑ "My Neta Info". myneta.info.
  3. ↑ "Manoj Tiwari is new Delhi BJP chief". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ "Delhi MCD Election 2017 Results". Elections.in. 26 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Actor Manoj Tiwari to build temple for Tendulkar and Dhoni". Indian Express. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  6. 1 2 Raman, Anuradha (5 June 2005). "Bollywood's trying to read Bhojpuri". Indian Express. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  7. 1 2 Jha, Giridhar (11 July 2011). "Manoj Tiwari appeals for help to persuade wife to drop divorce plan". India Today. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  8. 1 2 Tewary, Amarnath (15 December 2005). "Move over Bollywood, here's Bhojpuri". BBC. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  9. ↑ "Bhojpuri cinema edges its way to success". The Hindu. IANS. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive: Meet the Bigg Boss 4 contestants". Rediff. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  11. ↑ Manoj Tewari croons for Anurag Kashyap
  12. ↑ "Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari to contest LS polls from Gorakhpur". Zeenews. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Manoj Tiwari,Samajwadi party, Gorakhpur, UP, Key Contenders for India Election 2009".
  14. ↑ "Manoj Tiwari's residence attacked in Mumbai". The Times of India. PTI. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  15. ↑ Singh, Varun (29 January 2011). "Manoj Tiwari sees saffron". Mid-Day. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  16. ↑ "Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari joins Ramdev's campaign against black money". The Hindu Business Line. PTI. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  17. ↑ Jha, Giridhar (16 August 2011). "Bhojpuri film stars rally round Anna; Nitish decries arrest as 'rehearsal of Emergency'". India Today.
  18. ↑ "I am just doing my duty: Manoj Tiwari". Bhojpuria. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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