Arshad Warsi (Born 19 April 1968) is an Indian film actor who made his debut in 1996 with Tere Mere Sapne which managed to succeed at the box office. He is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy series Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006). He is also recognized for his role as Babban in Ishqiya (2010) and Jolly LLB (2013) which both won him acclaim and also with the latter he has been able to score his first solo hit.
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.
In 2003, he rose to fame when he starred as a pivotal supporting
character in the comedy film Munnabhai MBBS opposite Sanjay Dutt, which turned out to be a huge box office success and gained him much critical acclaim and a nomination at the Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting role. He has since appeared in several successful films as an supporting actor including Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), Salaam Namaste (2005), Golmaal (2006), Kabul Express (2006) and Lage Raho Munnabhai
(2006) which also won him his first Filmfare Award under the category
of Best Comedian. From 2007 to 2010, Warsi appeared in non-stop box
office successes, including Dhamaal (2007), Golmaal Returns (2008), Ishqiya (2010) and Golmaal 3 (2010). His 2011 releases include the comedies F.A.L.T.U and Double Dhamaal, which were both above average grossers. His first release of 2013 was Zila Ghaziabad in which he played an negative role. His latest film is Jolly LLB,
Warsi's first official solo hit. The film released on 15th March 2013,
and received critical acclaim, and turned out to be the first Hit in
India of the year 2013. He is currently working on the third Munnabhai sequel, Munnabhai Chale Delhi which is expected to go on floors late 2013 hopefully.
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