Even after he switched over from making offbeat films to more regular and commercial films, there was still something to look forward to in his films. Hailing from Bihar he managed to bring in the local flavour wonderfully in films like Gangaajal and Apaharan quite convincingly. He now returns with Jai Gangaajal which has been touted as the successor to Gangaajal of sorts, but with a new star cast in place.