Mukesh Tiwari

**Mukesh Tiwari** (born 24 August 1969) is an Indian movie actor. He plays negative and comic roles in Bollywood and several other Indian language movies. He began his acting career with the Hindi movie _China Gate_, in which he played Jageera. His best known character is Vasooli, a recurring don, in the _Golmaal_ movie series.

## Early life

Tiwari studied at the National School of Drama. He was called the best actor in the university at the time by many professors. This led to him getting his first movie role in _China Gate_. Critics have called ir one of the finest works of Bollywood.

## Filmography

|Movie|Year|Role|Notes|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Jhansi I.P.S_|2020||Kannada movie|||||
|_Pagalpanti_|2019|Baba Jani||||||
|_72 Hours: Martyr Who Never Died_|2019|Hawaldar CM Singh|Hindi War Movie|||||
|_Mohini_|2018|Vicky (KVR)|Tamil movie|||||
|_Nawabzaade_|2018|Raghavan Ghatge||||||
|_Anjani Putra_|2017|Bairava|Kannada movie|||||
|_Bachche Kachche Sachche_|2017|Rana||||||
|_Thodi Thodi Si Manmaaniyan_|2017|Ajay Kaul||||||
|_Bhouri_|2017|Manager||||||
|_Golmaal Again_|2017|Vasooli||||||
|_Kotigobba 2_ / _Mudinja Ivana Pudi_|2016|Rich businessman|Kannada/Tamil movie|||||
|_Awesome Mausam_|2016|Heroine Father||||||
|_Gun & Goal_|2015|Johra|Punjabi movie|||||
|_Second Hand Husband_|2015|Pammi's Husband||||||
|_Dilwale_|2015|Shakti||||||
|_Anegan_|2015|Samudra's father and Radhakrishnan|Tamil movie|||||
|_Poojai_|2014|Anna Thandavam|Tamil movie|||||
|_18.11 - A Code of Secrecy_|2014|Kuldeep Sharma||||||
|_Chaarfutiya Chhokare_|2014|Baal Kishan||||||
|_Chal Bhaag_|2014|Kishan||||||
|_Boss_|2013|Inspector||||||
|_Phata Poster Nikla Hero_|2013|Napoleon||||||
|_Chennai Express_|2013|Shamsher Singh||||||
|_Policegiri_|2013|Padam||||||
|_Bloody Isshq_|2013|Officer Vikram Rathore||||||
|_Love Kiya Aur Lag Gayi_|2013|||||||
|_Khiladi 786_|2012|Jailer||||||
|_Son of Sardar_|2012|Guest||||||
|_Chakravyuh_|2012|Inspector General of Police (IGP)||||||
|_Upanishad Ganga_|2012|Various characters|TV Series|||||
|_Gangs of Wasseypur_|2012||Special Appearance|||||
|_Aarakshan_|2011|Police Inspector||||||
|_Always Kabhi Kabhi_|2011|Shekhawat||||||
|_Bin Bulaye Baarati_|2011|Gajraj||||||
|_Thank You_|2011|Kin||||||
|_Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji_|2011|Mr. Tiwari|Special Appearance|||||
|_Hostel_|2011|Feroz||||||
|_Toonpur Ka Superhero_|2010|DCP Kitkite||||||
|_Payback_|2010|Pakya||||||
|_No Problem_|2010|Marcos Gang Member||||||
|_Golmaal 3_|2010|Vasooli||||||
|_Hello Darling_|2010|Inspector Eagle||||||
|_Krantiveer - The Revolution_|2010|||||||
|_Kuchh Kariye_|2010|Banda Nawaz||||||
|_Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?_|2010|Inspector||||||
|_All The Best_|2009|Chauthala||||||
|_Baabarr_|2009|Nawaz Qureshi||||||
|_Kanthaswamy_|2009|Rajmohan|Tamil movie|||||
|_Shortkut_|2009|||||||
|_Raftaar - An Obsession_|2009|Iqbal Khan||||||
|_Team - The Force_|2009|||||||
|_Lottery_|2009|Raja Thakur||||||
|_Desh Drohi_|2008|Rajan Naik||||||
|_Golmaal Returns_|2008|Vasuli||||||
|_Haal-E-Dil_|2008|Speedy Shing||||||
|_One Two Three_|2008|Papa, D'Mello Yadav||||||
|_Sunday_|2008|Anwar||||||
|_Golden Boys_|2008|Dogra||||||
|_Halla Bol_|2008|||||||
|_My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves_|2008|Maqsood||||||
|_Buddha Mar Gaya_|2007|Sameer||||||
|_Miss Anara_|2007|||||||
|_Undertrial_|2007|Nadir Saab||||||
|_Pokkiri_|2007|L. Govindan|Tamil movie|_Kachchi Sadak_|2006|||
|_Golmaal_|2006|Vasuli Bhai||||||
|_Hot Money_|2006|Inspector Arjun Chaudhary||||||
|_Alag_|2006|Mr. Singh||||||
|_Ek Zakhm - The Blast_|2006|Jai||||||
|_Aatma_|2006|||||||
|_Ho Sakta Hai_|2006|Kushaba||||||
|_Jigyaasa_|2006|Ksamaal Hussain||||||
|_Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera_|2006|Dinesh||||||
|_Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai_|2006|||||||
|_Apaharan_|2005|SP Anwar Khan||||||
|_Kasak_|2005|Ronak Singh||||||
|_Mangal Pandey - The Rising_|2005|Bakht Khan||||||
|_Yahaan_|2005|Major Rathod||||||
|_Shabnam Mausi_|2005|Madan Pandit||||||
|_Tango Charlie_|2005|Pakistan Army Officer||||||
|_Yehi Hai Zindagi_|2005|Pintya||||||
|_Kuchh Kaha Aapne_|2004|||||||
|_Taarzan - The Wonder Car_|2004|Kailash Chopra||||||
|_Dukaan - The Body Shop_|2004|Inspector Gokhale||||||
|_Hawas_|2004|Cop||||||
|_Relax_|2003|||||||
|_LOC Kargil_|2003|Lt Col A Asthana||||||
|_Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa_|2003|Tabrez Baig||||||
|_Patth_|2003|||||||
|_Zameen_|2003|Baba Zaheer||||||
|_Gangaajal_|2003|Bachcha Yadav||||||
|_Hawayien_|2003|||||||
|_Hawa_|2003|Psychiatrist-Exorcist (Tantrik)||||||
|_Dhund - The Fog_|2003|||||||
|_Pyaasa_|2002|||||||
|_Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein_|2002|Narendra Pratap||||||
|_The Legend of Bhagat Singh_|2002|Jailor||||||
|_Jaan Pe Khelenge Hum_|2002|Marlon||||||
|_Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage_|2002|Raman Dholakia||||||
|_Pandavar Bhoomi_|2001||Tamil movie|||||
|_Mitti_|2001|Pagla Jaan||||||
|_Farz_|2001|Sikandar||||||
|_Vamsi_|2000|Charan Singh|Telugu movie|||||
|_Aaghaaz_|2000|Danny Mendoza||||||
|_Refugee_|2000|Tausif||||||
|_Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke_|2000|||||||
|_China Gate_|1998|Jageera||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Mukesh Tiwari
- **image**: Mukesh Tiwari Halla Bol.jpg
- **caption**: Tiwari
- **birth place**: Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
- **nationality**: Indian
- **alma mater**: National School of Drama
- **occupation**: Actor
- **spouse**: Violet Nazir Tiwari
- **yearsactive**: 1998–present