
Khesari's mother stepped in to raise them. The other four are his uncle's sons, whose mother passed away at an early age. Khesari is one of seven siblings, three of whom are his own brothers. His father, Mangaru Lal Yadav, worked as a street vendor selling Chana in the mornings and as a security guard at night to make ends meet. He was not born in his own house, as his parents' mud house had collapsed in the rain, and they had to rent a pucca house, where Khesari was born. He got the stage name "Khesari", due to his habit to speak too much as a child, which was analogous to Khesari, a crop, which doesn't need any water or Fertilizer, and grows properly anywhere.

Khesari Lal Yadav was born as Shatrughan Kumar Yadav on 15 March 1986 in Dhanadih village of Saran district of Bihar in a poor family. YouTube featured his two songs it's list of Top Indian songs of 2022. In 2022, he made his debut as a screenwriter with his film Aashiqui. Soon after, He collaborated with Badshah to recreate the Pani Pani song in Bhojpuri language. In 2020, his third Bollywood song and first Bollywood single ladki patana released by Sony Music India which was followed by Tere Mere Darmiyaan in 2021. In 2019, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 13. In 2019, he won four more awards for his role in the film Sangharsh. He won Best Popular Actor at the 2016 Bhojpuri Film Awards, followed by Best Actor (Male) and Best Playback Singer (Male) at the Sabrang Film Awards in 2018 for his appearance in Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna.


He made his Bollywood debut as a singer in 2014 with "AK-47" in the film Koyelaanchal. Apart from Bhojpuri, he has also worked in Hindi and Haryanvi languages.īorn in Chhapra, Bihar, Yadav began his singing career in late 2000s and has had a steady acting career since appearing in Saajan Chale Sasural in 2011. Also known by the Initialism KLY, Khesari has appeared in more than 70 films including one Bollywood film, and performed as vocalist in more than 5000 songs. Shatrughan Kumar Yadav (born 15 March 1986), known professionally as Khesari Lal Yadav, is an Indian actor, singer, dancer and model primarily working in Bhojpuri cinema.
