Arshad Warsi is one of those actors in Bollywood who has appeared in movies of almost all genres but he has mostly tickled our funny bones with his terrific comic timing. Arshad has turned 51 today and on the occasion of his special day, we have listed down some of his best comedy movies where he has given stellar performances.
5 Best Comedy Movies of Arshad Warsi
1. Circuit of ‘Munna Bhai’ franchise
Arshad Warsi played the role of Circuit in ‘Munna Bhai’ series. He was Sanjay Dutt’s on-screen friend in the movie. Though Arshad played the supporting role in this Rajkumar Hirani directorial, but he too earned name and fame for his awesome performance. His comic timing and camaraderie with Sanjay were lauded by the audiences. He even won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role in 2007 for ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’.
2. Madhav in ‘Golmaal’ series
Arshad teamed with Rohit Shetty for ‘Golmaal’ series and he was no less than other actors in making us laugh heartily. His character of Madhav was well received by the audiences as he treated us with his epic one-liners and mimicry. Here’s a scene from ‘Golmaal’.
3. Jai in ‘Hulchul’
Though he played a supporting role in Priyadarshan’s ‘Hulchul’, the comedy flick earned him a lot of appreciations for his acting. For this film, he bagged the GIFA Best Comedian Award and nominations for Screen Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role.
4. Aditya aka Adi in ‘Dhamaal’ series
Arshad had a major role along with Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey in this Indra Kumar’s directorial. He stole the show with his comedy and the film was a great box office success in 2007. Here is a funny car scene from the movie.
5. Jagdish Tyagi aka Jolly in ‘Jolly LLB’
Arshad played the lead role of a lawyer Jagdish Tyagi in this film. He was fab and funny throughout the entire movie. Even with his serious role of a lawyer, Arshad did manage to make us laugh in the few court scenes. You can have a glimpse of a few comic scenes from the movie below.
We wish Arshad Warsi a very happy birthday! And hope he keeps us entertained with his power-house performances for years to come.
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