Arshad Warsi: For three years I had absolutely no films, I did odd jobs

For any true artiste, the rise to fame is never a cakewalk. You fall, you shatter yourself, you fight; and then your glorious journey bears fruit. This has been, and will continue to be the story of almost all successful people, in all spheres of life.

Arshad Warsi, who is now one of the most bankable actors of Bollywood, says he survived without a single film for three years and did odd jobs.

”After my first film everybody said ‘damn good’. But when the next two-three (films) died, it was done and I was left with no job. Till I did ‘Waisa Bhi Hota Hai’, ‘Seher’ and then of course ‘Munna Bhai’,” Arshad told a news agency. (Also Read: Arshad Warsi can’t stop praising Akshay Kumar after watching ‘Jolly LL.B 2’)

“I was jobless for three years. Luckily Maria (wife) had a job, so we were fine, the bills were being paid. But for three years I had absolutely no films. I did odd jobs, but I did no films,” he added.

The initial phase might have been quite difficult to deal with, but the actor always knew what his true calling was. Unlike those who have zero faith on their own abilities, Arshad knew he would shine one day.

“You get insecure or worried if you don’t know your job. If you know it, sooner or later everybody will realise that. You can put up an act for sometime but after that people will understand,” he smiled.

The actor was last seen in Manish Jha’s ‘The Legend of Michael Mishra’.

Ranjini Maitra

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