Arshad Warsi Biodata

Arshad Warsi biography & trivia

*    Arshad Warsi was born on 19th April 1968 in Mumbai into Muslim family.

*    Arshad Warsi lost his parents at the age of 14 and he had to spend his nights on the streets of Mumbai in the cold.

*    Arshad Warsi married Maria Goretti on 14th Feb 1999,the couple have a son Zeke Warsi, born on 10th Aug 2004 and a daughter Zene Zoe Warsi born on 2nd May 2007.

*    Warsi attended Barnes School, Nashik, Maharashtra and he was an excellent gymnast who represented his school at national level.

*    The actor used to sell nail polish and lipsticks on the streets for his livelihood.

*    He, being blessed with the dance, joined a dance group.

*    He participated in the World English Jazz Dancing Competition and won the fourth prize and with that money he opened a dance school in Mumbai.

*    The actor was a judge to a dance competition at St Xavier’s College fest in Mumbai it was there he met Maria and later they fell in love.

*    He made his acting debut with the film Tere Mere Sapne alongside Chandrachur Singh in 1996 which did good business at the box-office.

*    He came to limelight as “Circuit” after Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. he also won Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Comic Role for his performance in Munnabhai M.B.B.S.

*    The actor hosted a award show Sabsey Favourite Kaun on STAR Gold for three years. He also hosted a show on Sony TV, Bigg Boss – Big Brother India.

*    The actor won Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Lage Raho Munna Bhai in 2006.

*    He received minor injuries while shooting for the film ‘Sunday’ in New Delhi.

*    In 2000 decade he worked for major commercial hits like Munnabhai MBBS in 2003 alongside Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Sunil Dutt, Gracy Singh and Jimmy Shergill, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya in 2005 with Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Sushmita Sen, Salaam Namaste in 2005 alongside Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, Golmaal in 2006 opposite Ajay Devgan, Kabul Express in 2006 alongside John Abraham, Lage Raho Munnabhai in 2006 alongside Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan and Boman Irani, Dhamaal with Ritesh Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey and Sanjay Dutt, Golmaal Returns opposite Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor.

*    In 2010 decade Warsi appeared in commercial successful films like Ishqiya in 2010 alongside Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah, Golmaal 3 with Mithun Chakraborty, Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor, F.A.L.T.U with Riteish Deshmukh and Jackky Bhagnani, Double Dhamaal opposite Sanjay Dutt and Mallika Sherawat, Jolly LLB alongside Boman Irani and Amrita Rao.

Arshad Warsi quotes

“I’m just taking scripts that sound good to me. If tomorrow I get a good script that has the same kind of character, I will do it. if I feel I will have fun doing the role, I will do it.” [speaking about the way he chooses movies]

“I like doing comedy and I know people enjoy watching me doing comedy. So I have no problem doing it. In fact, I have to do a comedy after two or three serious movies. It’s like a vacation for me.”

“I did some horrible films before but I don’t have any regrets. It’s a process of learning. Before, I would listen to the script and picturise the story in my head. And it would look good to me. But I wasn’t in a position to ask the director what his vision was like. The director had his own vision of the movie and it sucked!” [about his early experiences in the industry]

“I love choreography, and have been asked to do it in every film. I will do it, but only if I’m dancing. I won’t be comfortable doing it for someone else.”

“Well, frankly speaking, I am not dying to do one. I still consider myself as a struggling actor and not a star. I am not confident about taking the whole responsibility of the film on myself.”