Manoj Tiwari compares rivalry with Ravi Kishan to Shah Rukh Khan-Salman Khan dynamic, recalls when Ravi refused to get beaten up by him in a movie

Manoj and Ravi have shared the screen in numerous Bhojpuri films. However, their feud reached its peak when Ravi, playing the role of a culprit, refused to be beaten by Manoj, who portrayed a cop in the film.

Explaining the incident, Manoj said, “Iss sab mamle mein bahut badmaash thay woh. I debuted in films after him. The only difference was that when he used to star in a film, the producer would earn Rs 3-4 lakh and when I starred in a film, the producer earned Rs 40 crore. By the time, I joined the industry, it became big and movies were made on a big budget. That particular film was also being made on a big budget. Now, in the film, I am playing the role of an inspector, you are portraying the character of a culprit. I am searching for you in the whole film and by the end when I find you, it’s natural for me to beat you up.”

He continued, “Now, the scene given to us says that the cop has to beat the culprit a lot. But he said I also want to beat him. Then the director came to me and told me his demand to add a few scenes of him beating me up. But it didn’t make sense to me, I was standing in the scene with a full police force, toh mujhe kaise mar sakte hai (How can he beat me?). Mein SP (Superintendent of Police) bana tha usmein (I was playing the role of an SP). I told the director, ‘SP will look like a fool in the film’.”

Discussing Ravi’s mindset, Manoj said, “Ravi signed the film, but at the time of shooting, he felt that it’s not the SP but Manoj Tiwari who is beating him.”

Previously, during his appearance on Aap Ki Adalat, Ravi Kishan also mentioned the same incident, acknowledging that he viewed Manoj as a competitor. He said, “I was looking at him as a competitor. Fans did not want me to be submissive. Fans don’t like watching their hero lose in front of the other guy.”

Ravi said that it was an “ego tussle” between them at the time and they are now over it. “Today, we share a laugh when we talk about this time. We are great friends today and share a lot of love for each other,” he said.