He won Best Popular Actor at the 2016 Bhojpuri Film Awards,[9] 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.

In 2020, his third Hindi film song and first Hindi-language single "Ladki Patana," was released by Sony Music India which was followed by "Tere Mere Darmiyaan" in 2021.

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.

Later his mother also left for Delhi to help her husband with household works and Khesari started living with his siblings and uncle.

Later he also moved to Okhla, Delhi, where he started selling Litti Chokha with his parents and wife.

[21][5] With the money saved after selling Litti-chokha, He launched his first album by spending ₹12,000 but it was a big flop.

After that he started working as a servant in Guddu Rangeela's house, who was a famous Bhojpuri singer in those days, after savings some money, he again spent ₹25,000 to launch his second album which got better response from audience and he got some fame.

He told in many of his interviews that he himself used to promote his album cassettes in many districts of Bihar and UP, he used to go by train and wherever singing and dancing programs were held during the day or at night.

He learnt fight in this period and then Aalok Kumar starred him in Sajan Chale Sasural, which became a hit and established him as an actor.

[24] Akshaya Kumar, in one of his articles, writes that "the film sets in motion a dialogue about cultural practices that defy the feudal family and awaken its ‘deviant’ anxieties".

[25] In 2016, he made his Hindi film debut in Global Baba, in which he sang a song titled "Holi Me Ude" and performed in it too with Sandeepa Dhar and Pankaj Tripathi.

After doing films like Mai Sehra Bandh Ke Aaunga (2017), Muqaddar (2017), Damru (2018), Dulhan Ganga Paar Ke (2018), he appeared in Sangharsh (2018), which was a film with a social massage supporting the slogan Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.

His film Baaghi- Ek Yoddha was a patriotic movie which also talked about the Muzaffarpur shelter case.

In 2019, He also made his television debut by participating in the reality show Bigg Boss as a contestant.

His first release of 2022 was Aashiqui, in which he also made his debut as screenwriter and played the role of an upper caste boy who goes against the traditional values for his love.

Some of early famous songs are Saiyaan Arab Gaile Na, Piyawa Rahele Saudi Re Bhauji, Maal Bhetai Mela Me.

In 2018, he released in one of the most popular songs Thik Hai from the single "Premika Mil Gail".

[5] In 2020, he released his third Bollywood song and first Single Ladki Patana produced by Sony Music India.

[39] He worked with singer and Composer Shipra Goyal in his next Bollywood single Romantic Raja, choreographed by Mudassar Khan and lyrics written by Kunaal Vermaa.

His first Hindi single of the year, Kamariya Coca Cola released in April 2022 by T-Series.

[57][58] On 22 April, he released the anthem "Khele Supergiants Lucknowwa" of IPL team Lucknow Super Giants.

[60] Yadav runs an NGO called "Khesari Foundation" which does charitable works across the country.

He visits an old age home every month and helps the flood victims of Bihar every year.

[63][64] He saw his popularity form Launda Naach as a rebellion against the tag of universal disdain for the performer among the upper caste.

I am not comfortable that wayYadav sees his popularity as, a pre-eminent force that shapes other competing masculinities of Bhojpuri order.

According to him, Yadav surpasses his peers only by re-constituting the gender stereotypes, and this appearing as the pre-eminent rebellious figure.