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For Ram Gopal Varma's 'Shabri', it wasn't just the look that Eesha Koppikhar worked on. During the shoots of the film Eesha got so involved in her character that she did things in real life, which nobody can think of. Let's begin with her look. To look like a slum girl, Eesha didn't wax her body, didn't pluck eyebrows, didn't use any beauty products and, in fact, did not even comb her hair! In another incident, RGV production was shooting in a slum area of Mumbai and during the evening snacks break, when a spot boy brought snacks for Eesha, unmindfully, instead of going to her make-up van to eat, she sat near a dustbin to eat like a street beggars!

She didn't realize that next to her was a dumping ground. It was only when her make-up boy came and told her about it. She says, "I was so engrossed in my character that I didn't even realize what I was doing. If my make-up boy hadn't made me realize that I was sitting beside a dustbin I would have had my snacks there," says Eesha. It is also heard that it took a couple of hours to put make-up on her body and face. She even lost weight and changed her walking style also. Of course it got too much for her and after the shooting; Eesha fell sick and was on complete bed rest.