Arshad Warsi

Film debut and rise to prominence ( 1993-1995) Arshad Warsi was called upon by Jaya Bachchan to make his film debut in Amitabh Bachchan’s home production debut film Tere Mere Sapne which had Chandrachur Singh, Priya Gill, Simran and Arshad Warsi in the forefront cast. The romantic flick saw him doing his part well and the phenomenal critical and commercial run of the movie made him a face to look out for overnight. Arshad then went on to be part of movies like Betaabi and Mere Do Anmol Ratan which were baby steps in his film career and made him noted among the Hindi film audiences. He was then cast as the male lead in moderately successful movies like Hero Hindustani and Trishakti but fetched extraordinary acclaim for his performance in P Vasu’s Higi Pyar Ki Jeet alongside Ajay Devgn in the lead. An array of unsuccessful movies (2001-2002) Arshad Warsi was seen next alongside Manoj Bajpayee and Tabu in the critically recognized crime drama Ghaath which failed to make a mark at the box office. Then he starred alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Rekha in the black comedy outing Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao, Rajkumar Kohli’s ensemble supernatural thriller which boasted a star cast consisting of Jaani Dushman but could not make any waves at the time. Arshad Warsi continued to deliver standout performances in all of these movies despite their failure to make a mark and carried his lean patch with Shashanka Ghosh’s Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part 2, but Warsi had proved his mettle by garnering extraordinary reviews for his part. Major turnaround and subsequent films ( 2003-2006) However Arshad Warsi ended his lean patch in the year when Rajkumar Hirani after many casting choices bagged him for playing the iconic second fiddle character called” Circuit” along with Sanjay Dutt in the title role. The blockbuster comic drama flick which narrated the story of a goon who aspires to be a doctor after a major turn of events had Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi coming up with a performance of their lifetimes and Warsi had been used in a role that made use of comic sensibilities like never before. The cult classic movie is still one of his career-best efforts to date which also got him a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor along with other Awards. The following year he was cast by Priyadarsan in the romantic comic entertainer flick Hulchul where he served as the ever-hilarious sidekick to Akshaye Khanna along with Kareena Kapoor in the lead, The movie further added to his promise in comic roles and got him many Awards. Arshad Warsi then went on to play major roles in movies like Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye and Sehar which also saw the actor in him thriving without the humour gimmicks. He followed up with films like Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiyaa, Salaam Namaste and Chocolate. Subsequent Golden Patch and other films ( 2006-2016) Arshad Warsi had a big break yet again when he was cast alongside Ajay Devgn, Sharman Joshi and Tusshar Kapoor in Rohit Shetty’s comic blockbuster Golmaal: Fun Unlimited in the year 2006. The ground-smashing success of the movie took his career to new heights and the film saw him sweeping away all the honours with his impeccable comic timing. After an uneventful Anthony Kaun Hai, he reprised his original character in the sequel outing Lage Raho Munna Bhai which went on to fetch him his very first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor that year. He then bagged critical acclaim for his roles in movies like Kabul Express, Dhammal, Mr White Mr Black. He continued his antics in Golmaal Returns, Shortcut and many others. Warsi landed his dream role when he was cast alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan in Abhishek Chaubey’s black comedy flick Ishqiya. The film had him playing a criminal who along with his partner in crime starts developing feelings toward the widow of their friend who shelters them. The super hit movie was received well by the critics and was a surprise part for Warsi. Warsi’s other major releases were: Golmaal 3 F.A.L.T.U Double Dhamaal Zilla Ghaziabad Jolly LLB ( First Solo Hit) Rabba Main Kya Karoon Welcome to Karachi Upcoming films Guddu Rangeela Fraud Saiyyan Bhaiyyaji Superhitt Zamaanat