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Actor Akhilendra Mishra narrated an anecdote from Salman Khan starrer film 'Veergati'. Akhilendra played the role of villain in this film. He said that Salman had worked very hard for this film. According to reports, this was Salman's first action film. Salman Khan showed his six pack abs for the first time in this film.
Salman Khan in the film 'Veergati'.
In an interview given to Rajshree Unplugged, Akhilendra Mishra said that even though the industry called this film a flop. But Salman Khan worked very hard for this film. He used to exercise all night before every shot. Talking about the climax, he said that it took several days to shoot the climax of 'Veergati'. To give perfect shots, Salman Khan used to do weightlifting throughout the night.
Akhilendra Mishra played the role of villain in 'Veergati'.
However, this action film was not particularly liked by the audience. The film also did not perform that well at the box office. But, still this film ran in theaters for 100 days.
Many experienced actors including actress Divya Dutta, Atul Agnihotri, Himani Shivpuri, Farida Jalal, Pooja Dadwal, Sudesh Berry and Sudhir Pandey were seen in this film. In those days, all the actors of the film were praised a lot.
This film was released in 1995. 'Veergati' was directed by KK Singh. The producer of this film was Babubhai Latiwala. Babubhai Latiwala died of a heart attack on 23 October 2023.
Akhilendra Mishra was first seen in the serial 'Udaan', but he got recognition from the famous fantasy show 'Chandrakanta' of the 90s. After this he continued working in serials one after the other. Sometimes he became Ravana and sometimes he became Kansa in 'Mahabharata'. Akhilendra Mishra made his Bollywood debut with the film 'Dharavi' directed by Sudhir Mishra.