Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi अरशद वारसी
Born	Arshad Warsi
Occupation(s)	Actor, Playback singer, Television Presenter
Years active	1996 - present
Spouse	Maria Goretti (1999 - Present)

Arshad Warsi (Hindi: अरशद वारसी, born 18 April 1968) is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and his role as Babban in Ishqiya (2010)

Early life and education

Arshad Warsi was born in Mumbai, India, and did his schooling at a boarding school, Barnes School, Deolali in Nashik district, Maharashtra. Arshad was orphaned at the age of 14 and struggled for a living in Mumbai during his early days.

Early career

Financial condition of his family forced Arshad to start working as a door-to-door salesman for a cosmetics company at 17 years, followed by working in a photographic lab. Meanwhile he had a keen interest in dancing and received an offer to join Akbar Sami's Dance group in Mumbai, which started his dancing and choreographing career. He also assisted Mahesh Bhatt in Thikana (1987) and Kaash (1987) .

Then in 1991, he won the Indian dance competition, followed by the fourth prize in the Modern Jazz category in 1992 World Dance championship, London, at the age of 21. Soon, he started his own dance studio, Awesome with that money and also formed a dance troupe. It was here, his future wife, Maria Goretti, a St. Andrews College student joined him, before she became an VJ. He was also associated with English Theatre Group in Mumbai, choreographing shows for Bharat Dabholkar and got an opportunity to choreograph the title track for the film, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) .

Film career

He got his first offer to act in Amitabh Bachchan's production company, ABCL's first production Tere Mere Sapne in 1996. After its success, he acted in several other films over the next six years, but most of which failed to do well at the box office, till 2003, when he starred in the comedy film Munnabhai MBBS which turned to be a huge box office success and gained him much critical acclaim and a nomination at the Filmfare for Best Actor in a Supporting role. He has since appeared in several successful films such as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), Salaam Namaste (2005) Golmaal, Kabul Express, Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), the sequel to Munnabhai MBBS which also won him his first Filmfare Award under the category of Best Comedian. He also gave starred in hit films like Dhamaal (2007), Golmaal Returns (2008), and Ishqiya (2010).

He presently set for the release of his first film as a producer, Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010) .

Warsi is starring opposite Sanjay Dutt in the third sequel to the much acclaimed Munnabhai MBBS (2003) in Munnabhai Chale Amerika.

TV career

Arshad Warsi has made a mark for himself in the small screen as well. He hosted a popular award show Sabse Favourite Kaun for STAR Gold. He was the host of Bigg Boss, Season 1, the Indian version of the reality television series Big Brother which was aired on Sony. He was also the co-host of a dance show Razzmatazz on Zee TV.

Personal life

Arshad married Maria Goretti on 14 February 1999. They have a son named Zeke Warsi, born on 10 August 2004. Both Maria and Zeke had a blink and miss appearance in Salaam Namaste, but on 2 May 2007 the couple had a baby girl named Zene Zoe Warsi. During his school days Arshad was a National level Gymnast, a fact unknown to most.Hello Brother

Awards

• 2007:Filmfare Best Comedian Award - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2007:Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• 2005:GIFA Best Comedian Award - Hulchul

Filmography

Film	Year	Role	Other Notes
Dhamaal 2	2011	Adi Shrivastav	Filming
Golmaal 3	2010	Madhav	Filming
Munnabhai Chale Amerika	2010	Circuit
Hum Tum Aur Ghost	2010	Armaan
Ishqiya	2010	Babban
Zamaanat	2009	Suraj	Delayed
Shortcut: The Con is on	2009	Raju
Ek Se Bure Do	2009	Toti
Kisse Pyaar Karoon	2009	Siddharth (Sid)
Golmaal Returns	2008	ACP Madhav Singh Ghai
Mr. White Mr. Black	2008	Kishan
Krazzy 4	2008	Raja
Sunday	2008	Ballu
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	2007	Shaan Ali Khan
Dhamaal	2007	Adi
Anthony Kaun Hai	2006	Champ
Kabul Express	2006	Jai Kapoor (TV journalist - cinematographer)
Chocolate	2006	Chip
Lage Raho Munnabhai	2006	Circuit	Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award
Golmaal	2006	Madhav Singh 'Madhu' Ghai
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi	2005	Fakira B.P.C.M.	Special Appearance
Salaam Namaste	2005	Ranjan 'Ron' Mathur	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Sehar	2005	SSP Ajay Kumar
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya	2005	Vicky
Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye	2005	Manager S.R. Khan
Hulchul	2004	Lucky
Munnabhai M.B.B.S.	2003	Circuit	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II	2003	Punit Sanyal
Jaani Dushman	2002	Abdul
Jeetenge Hum	2001
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao	2001	Rocky
Ghaath	2000	Divakar	Cameo
Trishakati	1999	Sagar Malhotra
Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet	1999	Kishan
Hero Hindustani	1998	Romi
Mere Do Anmol Ratan	1998	Narinder (Naren)
Betaabi	1997	Vicky/Chetan
Tere Mere Sapne	1996	Ballu

Playback Singer

• 2006 - Lage Raho Munnabhai

• 2004 - Munnabhai M.B.B.S.

External links

• Arshad Warsi at IMDb