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Rajkumar Santoshi's film China Gate may not have been a huge success at the box office, but its villain left a deep impression on the hearts of the audience. The villain of this film, Jagira, played by actor Mukesh Tiwari, reminded people of Gabbar Singh from Sholay because of his powerful acting. 27 years have passed since the release of the film, but Jagira's dialogues are still on people's lips. The special thing was that there were many big stars in this film, yet Mukesh Tiwari caught everyone's attention with his acting. This was his first film, and he worked very hard to get into the character of Jagira. Mukesh Tiwari did not bathe for 50 days
Mukesh Tiwari got the role of a cruel dacoit Jagira in the film, who lived in the mountains. To make this character look real, Mukesh stopped bathing for about 50 days. He wanted to look dirty, so that Jagira's look would look even scarier. He always used perfume to avoid the smell. During the shooting, eagles and crows would start hovering around him on the mountains. He neither shaved nor cut his hair, due to which people would run away in fear after seeing him. Once during the shooting, while riding a horse, his horse went out of control, and he fell and got injured. Still, he did not give up and continued shooting. His famous dialogue, 'Mere man ko bhaaya, main kutta kat ke khaya', was very much discussed at that time.
Along with him, there were veteran actors like Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. Despite this, Mukesh Tiwari became famous overnight by playing the character of Jagira. However, after this, he did not get work for two years. Later, the role of Vasooli Bhai in Rohit Shetty's Golmaal series brought him back into the limelight. He was liked so much in this role that people still call him Vasooli Bhai.
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