Laalo Actor Shruhad Goswami Says 'Gaon Se Tempo Bharke Log Dekhne Aaye': Like Saiyaara, Our Film... | EXCL

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cinema has never disappointed its audience. 2025 was the year of great entertainment and the entire state of Gujarat joined in cheering for homegrown content. Laalo – Shree Krishna Sada Sahaayate released amid minimal pre-release buzz and took the box office by storm. Directed by Ankit Sakhiya, the devotional film stars Reeva Rachh, Shruhad Goswami, Karan Joshi, Mishty Kadecha and many others. After earning over Rs 100 crore in the Gujarati language itself, the movie has been dubbed in Hindi and released in theatres today (January 9). In an exclusive interview with Zoom, the actors and director opened up about the phenomenon that Laalo has become.

Laalo actor Shruhad Goswami reacts to comparison with Saiyaara

Shruhad Goswami, who plays the role of Laalo (another name of Lord Krishna), reacted to netizens calling the film Gujarati cinema’s Saiyaara, which drew a lot of audience to theatres due to positive word of mouth. The actor told us, “Saiyaara dekhne ke liye log theatres mein jaa rahe the. Voh ek phenomenon ban gaya tha. Log dekhne jaa rahe the ki kya banaya hai. Laalo ke saath bhi vahi hua. Logon ko dekhna tha.”(Translation: People went to watch Saiyaara in theatres. It became a phenomenon. The audience was curious to know how well the film was made. A similar thing happened with Laalo. People did go and watch it.)

Impact of Laalo

He further added, “Unmein aise bhi log the jinhone kabhi theatre nahi dekha tha. 80-90 years ke log joh gaon mein rehte hai aur theatre kabhi gaye bhi nahi, voh log joh bacchon ko mana karte the ki kya theatre jaa rahe ho, kyun movies dekh rahe ho, voh log tempo mein baithke jaa rahe hai film dekhne. Yeh toh bohot badi movement ho gayi hai. Unko laga ki yeh film dekhni chahiye aur dekhne ke baad itna khush hue ki hume messages aa rahe hai.”(Translation: Many people never went to a theatre ever before Laalo. 80-90 years old people from villages, who stopped their children from watching movies, travelled in tempos to watch our film. This is a big movement. They felt like watching it and loved it. We have been receiving multiple messages.)Shruhad shared, “Chhote chhote gaon mein jahan theatre abhi ek mahine pehle khula hai aur jabse khuli hai tabse Laalo hi chal rahi hai. Pure gaon ne Laalo dekhi hai. Theatre wale khush hue. Yeh cinema ki jeet hui hai. Koi bhi bhasha ki film ho, log dekhne jaate hai.”(Translation: Theatres that opened a month ago in small villages were screening only Laalo. Villages watched the film. Theatre owners were overjoyed. This is cinema’s victory. Language doesn’t matter when people watch it together.)Laalo released in Gujarati on October 10, 2025. In Hindi, it released on January 9, 2026.