In a series of articles being published at Anjoria.com, Pankaj Shukla - Director of the biggest Bhojpuri Film Bhole Shankar- is dicussing some behind the scene matters related with the film.

In the 2nd article Pankaj Shukla has written about the rejection of Vinay Bihari as a song writer for Bhole Shankar. When both, Mithun and Manoj, agreed to work in Bhole Shankar, Gulshan Bhatia was satisfied and handed over all the control in Pankaj Shukla's hand. Pankaj bid good bye to Delhi and came to settle down in Mumbai. Office was opened in the vicinity of Manoj Tiwari's house.

Pankaj remebers his affinity for music since his childhood days and how he always was successful in predicting which song was going to be popular and which was not. His simple rule of thumb, even today, is that a song based on cultural music always succeeds.

Dha.. Ga.. Re...Saa....Rajesh Vivek and Master Shivendu in a scene from 'Bhole Shankar'

Pankaj Shukla already had a rough sketch of everything about film Bhle Shankar and this included the music and songs too. He had already decided that no song will be included in the film unless it is related to the story of the film and the story moves forward during the songs too.

Nirahua Rickshawalla was making waves during those days and Pankaj was eager to meet Nirahua. However, by that time he was aware of groupism in Bhojpuri Film industry. Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kissen were divided in two distinct camps and Dinesh Lal Nirahua was in the process of making a camp of his followers. Anyway, Pankaj did gave a call to Rajesh Rajnish, the Music Directors of Nirahua Ricksawalla and on their advise Vinay Bihari was called as a song writer for the film. However destiny had something else in her mind.

Please teach something to me too.. Lovy Rohatagi seems to say Manoj Tiwari in a scene from 'Bhole Shankar'

Vinay Bihari is a very popular song writer of Bhojpuri Films. He has many films to his credits and many of them have proved hits too. However the way Rajesh Rajnish and Vinay Bihari presented their music and song Pankaj Shukla did not like and he had no option but to reject them.

Finaly Pankaj Shukla selected Bipin Bahar as the song writer of Bhole Shankar. Bipin Bahar is a young chap and Pankaj remembered him from the many ceremonies he attended at Manoj Tiwaris residence. Pankaj remembered Bipin Bahar as a boy with colored hairs and baggy pants. How Bipin Bahar wrote his career best song for Bhole Shankar and how the music director Dhananjay Mishra had a tough time to give his best for Bhole Shankar ?