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Jayaji said, ‘You are like Al Pacino of Bollywood’-Arshad Warsi
02 months ago
by Fenil Seta
in Interviews
Priya Gupta (BOMBAY TIMES; March 10, 2013)
Arshad Warsi, 44, lost both his parents at the age of 18 and has literally brought himself up. On a break from shooting for Dedh Ishqiya for promoting of his upcoming film Jolly LLB, he talks to Bombay Times about his unusual childhood, why wife Maria is special and what only Jaya Bachchan knows about him. Excerpts:
Let’s talk about your childhood? I was born and brought up in Mumbai. My father’s original name was Ahmed Ali Khan till he became a follower of a holy man Warispak and we became Warsis. My father was a fun guy and a good poet and singer, had friends in the film industry and was so generous that he would give away expensive gifts like his car and watches to his friends. We owned two buildings on Grant Road but lost them due to the law that the tenants got to own the flats they lived in. He also owned a bungalow in Juhu that again we lost. At the age of eight, I went to a boarding school in Deolali and would come home only during holidays. I never interacted with my parents a lot. I would come home twice a year, and would just have a good time and go back. My memory about my school and friends is more than my memory with my parents. When I was nine, I was selected from among thousands of students by two British men to get trained as a world-class gymnast. I asked my father for permission but he denied. While it was his great foresight to not allow me to take it up, at that time I just felt angry as I wanted it so badly. More >
Arshad-from sidekick to star
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Meena Iyer traces the grind that actor Arshad Warsi has been through before he found a spot under the arc lights
By Meena Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 07, 2010)
// // // Vishal Bharadwaj’s Ishqiya has grossed 15 crores in three days… and may go on to becoming 2010’s first certified hit. The success of Ishqiya also brings in its wake glory for its leading man Arshad Warsi; who has made a mark as the unscrupulous rogue Baban, whose kohl-lined eyes wreak havoc with a captive audience. And, to think, he had almost been banished to a 14-year exile; having begun his acting career in 1996.
Yeah, for the cinematically challenged Arshad began his Bollywood trek a long time ago. Actress Amrita Singh doesn’t remember Arshad Warsi. When he was assisting the prolific Mahesh Bhatt on the Anil Kapoor-Amrita Singh drama, Thikana (1987), this 19-year-old was a faceless blur.
Orphaned in his teens; an impoverished Arshad landed the job of Mahesh’s umpteenth assistant. His chores included the thankless task of gathering crowds for the shot; and writing the continuity sheets. “I assisted on Thikana and Kaash,’’ says the actor… “and chances are that the actors from either unit won’t remember me.’’
“I don’t remember myself too well from then either,’’ he jests.
There you go. Arshad’s movie journey was a roller-coaster ride where he went from being a director’s sidekick to a star.
In the 11-year interim between 1988 and 1996, this natural-born-dancer floated his own dance troupe More >
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