The Master of Wit

The unassuming and friendly ARSHAD WARSI is an actor who may not have had many commercial films to his credit, or might not have raked in the: desired moolah at the Box-Office, but he certainly has an individual' identity of his own. No matter which character's boots this man steps into, the audience has always showered him with unconditional love. After a lull in his life, it was the character of Circuit that bounced him back into everyone's hearts; one of the most adored characters in films. The content Arshad, spills his thoughts on balancing work and life, relationships, society, his upcoming movies and more...

- Gayatri Nirmal

Once again, you and Naseeruddin Shah came together in Irada.

Haan yaar, bore ho gaya hoon ab. Kya karun inka, peecha hi nahin chhodte. (laughs) It’s a pleasure yaar, I love the man. He’s such a beautiful human being and a great actor. I love working with him. And every time he’s in a film, half the reason I say a yes to it is just that. So, before hearing the script, in my head, I’d already agreed up to 50 per cent on doing Irada, and just for the sake of formality, I heard the film’s script. There are few great actors, and if you get a chance to work with them, you should. My dream is to work with Amitabh Bachchan. I’ve done a film with him, but it was not the kind of film I wanted, or rather, the time was not right.

What was Naseer Saab’s reaction when he got to know that you had been paired together again?

He likes me, I can say that very confidently. I think he enjoys my company and we enjoy working with each other.

What are the kind of conversations you’ll indulged in, off camera?

Bahut hi ghatiya, because his conversations are always intellectual and revolve around poetry majorly, whereas I speak all nonsensical stuff…

That’s why we say opposites attract…

Yeah, absolutely. He’s full of knowledge and I just want to have fun. I think he likes the way I answer him, and the fact that I’m not pretentious.

What is it that attracted you to this film?