Arshad Warsi hit the big time with his Circuit act in Munnabhai. From a dancer to an actor and in between a playback singer and television anchor, Warsiâ??s journey has been anything but a smooth ride.Basics on Arshad
Arshad Warsi was born on 19th April 1968 in Mumbai. With a strong interest in dance, Warsi joined a dance group and when he was twenty-one years old he participated in the English Jazz Dancing Competition and he was placed fourth. He set up a dance school with the money he made from the win. Dancing aside, he was also a part of the English Theater Group.
Wedding bells rang in 1999 when Warsi and video jockey Maria Goretti said â??I Doâ??. They had a son Zeke in 2004 and a daughter Zene Zoe in 2007.
Arshad Warsi on Television
Warsi anchored several shows like Sabse Favourite Kaun on Star Gold; Filmy Stock Exchange on the Filmy Channel; Razzmatazz, a dance show on Zee TV and Big Boss, the indie version of Big Brother.
Arshad Warsiâ??s Movies
1996 to 2002Â Arshad Warsi got his chance as a movie actor in ABCLâ??s first production Tere Mere Sapne (1996) which failed at the box office. The movies that followed were below average performers at the box office like Betaabi (1997), Mujhe Mere Biwi Se Bachao (2001) and Jaani Dushman (2002).
2003 to 2008Â Though Shashanka Ghoshâ??s Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part Two (2003) was a flop his performance was appreciated. His wife Maria Goretti had a cameo role in the movie. He landed the Circuit role in Rajkumar Hiraniâ??s Munnabhai MBBS (2003). The movie hit the top of charts and his comic act won him the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role.
He worked in hits like Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya (2005), Salaam Namaste (2005) and Golmaal (2006). The sequel Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award. Kabul Express (2006) with John Abraham was an average hit and they worked together in a sports based movie Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal(2007). The sequel Golmaal Returns (2008) was a big earner.
His next release is Zamaanat with Amitabh Bacchan and Karishma Kapoor and a third installment of Munnabhai is in the pipeline.
FILMOGRAPHY
Double Dhamaal (2011)
Shaitan (2011)
F.A.L.T.U (2011)
Munnabhai chale Amrika (2010)
Unusual Love Story (2010)
Zamaanat (2010) - Suraj
Golmaal 3 (2010) - Madhav
Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010) - Armaan Suri
Ishqiya (2010) - Babban
Short Kut - The Con is On (2009) - Raju
Ek Se Bure Do (2009)
Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2009) - Siddharth
Golmaal Returns (2008) - ACP Madhav Singh Ghai
Chamku (2008)
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) - Special Appearance
Mr. White Mr. Black (2008) - Kishen
Krazzy 4 (2008) - Raja
Sunday (2008) - Ballu
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) - Shaan
Dhamaal (2007) - Aditya Shrivastav (Adi)
Kabul Express (2006) - Jai Kapoor
Umrao Jaan (2006) - Gauhar Mirza
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) - Circuit
Anthony Kaun Hai (2006) - Champ
Golmaal (2006) - Madhoo
Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)
Salaam Namaste (2005) - Ranjan "Ron" Mathur
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005) - Vicky
Chocolate (2005) - Tubby
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) - Manager S.R. Khan
Sehar (2005) - SSP Ajay Kumar
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005) - Fakira B.P.C.M.
Hulchul (2004) - Lucky
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) - Circuit
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II (2003) - Punit Sanyal
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) - Abdul
Jeetenge Hum (2001)
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001) - Rocky
Ghaath (2000) - Divakar
Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) - Kishan
Trishakti (1999) - Sagar Malhotra
Mere Do Anmol Ratan (1998) - Narinder (Naren)
Hero Hindustani (1998) - Romi (as Arshad Warsi Khan)
Betaabi (1997) - Vicky/Chetan
Tere Mere Sapne (1996) - Ballu
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