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== Early career ==
== Early career ==
Financial circumstances forced Warsi to start work as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman at age 17. Later he worked in a photo-lab. Meanwhile, he developed a keen interest in dancing and received an offer to join Akbar Sami's Dance group in [[Mumbai]], which started his dancing and choreographing in ''Thikana'' (1987) and ''[[Kaash]]'' (1987).<ref>{{cite news|title=I want to make my own films: Arshad|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-10/news-interviews/28121520_1_arshad-warsi-ishqiya-actor|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=10 February 2010|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225022900/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-10/news-interviews/28121520_1_arshad-warsi-ishqiya-actor|archive-date=25 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="hi">{{cite news |title=Personal agenda: Arshad Warsi |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/celebwatch/Personal-agenda-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-505913.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=[[HT Media]] |date=6 February 2010 |access-date=12 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605012556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/celebwatch/Personal-agenda-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-505913.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Financial circumstances forced Warsi to start work as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman at age 17. Later he worked in a photo-lab. Meanwhile, he developed a keen interest in dancing and received an offer to join Akbar Sami's Dance group in [[Mumbai]], which started his dancing and choreographing in ''Thikana'' (1987) and ''[[Kaash]]'' (1987).<ref>{{cite news|title=I want to make my own films: Arshad|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-10/news-interviews/28121520_1_arshad-warsi-ishqiya-actor|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=10 February 2010|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225022900/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-10/news-interviews/28121520_1_arshad-warsi-ishqiya-actor|archive-date=25 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="hi">{{cite news |title=Personal agenda: Arshad Warsi |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/celebwatch/Personal-agenda-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-505913.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=[[HT Media]] |date=6 February 2010 |access-date=12 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605012556/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/celebwatch/Personal-agenda-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-505913.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Then in 1991, he won the Indian dance competition, followed by the fourth prize in the Modern Jazz category in the 1992 World Dance championship, London, at the age of 21.<ref name="Banan" /> Soon, he started his own dance studio, "Awesome" with that money and also formed a dance troupe. It was here that his future wife, [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]], a [[St. Andrew's College, Mumbai|St. Andrew's College]] student, joined him before she became a 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)|Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' (1993).<ref name="Banan">{{cite journal|last1=Banan|first1=Aastha Atray|title=How To Break The Circuit|journal=[[Tehelka]]|date=13 February 2010|volume=7|issue=6|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=hub130210how_to.asp|access-date=1 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207092320/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=hub130210how_to.asp|archive-date=7 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During this time he was offered a role by [[Jaya Bachchan]] for ''Tere Mere Sapne''.<ref name=PL />
Then in 1991, he won the Indian dance competition, followed by the fourth prize in the Modern Jazz category in the 1992 World Dance championship, London, at the age of 21.<ref name="Banan" /> Soon, he started his own dance studio, "Awesome" with that money and also formed a dance troupe. It was here that his future wife, [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]], a [[St. Andrew's College, Mumbai|St. Andrew's College]] student, joined him before she became a 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)|Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' (1993).<ref name="Banan">{{cite journal|last1=Banan|first1=Aastha Atray|title=How To Break The Circuit|journal=[[Tehelka]]|date=13 February 2010|volume=7|issue=6|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=hub130210how_to.asp|access-date=1 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207092320/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=hub130210how_to.asp|archive-date=7 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> During this time he was offered a role by [[Jaya Bachchan]] for ''Tere Mere Sapne''.<ref name=PL />
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In 2010, Warsi won the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the black-comedy ''[[Ishqiya]]''. He appeared alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan.<ref name="Teo2013">{{cite book|last=Teo|first=Stephen|title=The Asian Cinema Experience: Styles, Spaces, Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Lc0L9IyDccC&pg=PA120|date=7 May 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-29608-6|page=120}}</ref> He produced and acted in ''[[Hum Tum Aur Ghost]]''.<ref name="Chaudhuri2014">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT158|date=12 September 2014|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-799-8|page=158}}</ref> The film received negative reviews and performed poorly financially.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jhunjhunwala|first1=Udita|title=Hum Tum Aur Ghost|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/VFWWMf7n7nuyJuk2GxbL4I/Film-Review--Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost.html|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=26 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529114048/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/VFWWMf7n7nuyJuk2GxbL4I/Film-Review--Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost.html|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Indo-Asian News Service|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Arshad Warsi: I am a bad producer|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-i-am-a-bad-producer-588184.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041950/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-i-am-a-bad-producer-588184.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mirani|first1=Vinod|title=Bollywood's dismal show at the box office|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bollywoods-dismal-show-at-the-box-office/20100329.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529112416/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bollywoods-dismal-show-at-the-box-office/20100329.htm|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He once again collaborated with Rohit Shetty for the comedy ''[[Golmaal 3]]''. It was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mirani|first1=Vinod|title=Golmaal 3 beats Action Replayy at the box office|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/golmaal-beats-action-replayy-at-box-office/20101108.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=8 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504134800/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/golmaal-beats-action-replayy-at-box-office/20101108.htm|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] opined that "Warsi [was] killing all the streetside-cred he's built up with bhai-sidekick roles by overdoing it."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sen|first1=Raja|author-link1=Raja Sen|title=Third time the harm!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-golmaal-three/20101105.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=5 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725073352/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-golmaal-three/20101105.htm|archive-date=25 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2011 releases include the comedies ''[[F.A.L.T.U]]'' and ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'', which were both above-average grossers. The former was directed by [[Remo D'Souza]] and was inspired by the 2006 American comedy film ''[[Accepted]]'', directed by [[Steve Pink]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pathak|first1=Ankur|title=Review: Not a FALTU idea after all|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-faltu/20110401.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150155/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-faltu/20110401.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Preeti Arora called the latter a "huge disappointment".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arora|first1=Preeti|title=Review: Double Dhamaal, but half the gags|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-double-dhamaal/20110624.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=24 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151636/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-double-dhamaal/20110624.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, Warsi won the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the black-comedy ''[[Ishqiya]]''. He appeared alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan.<ref name="Teo2013">{{cite book|last=Teo|first=Stephen|title=The Asian Cinema Experience: Styles, Spaces, Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Lc0L9IyDccC&pg=PA120|date=7 May 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-29608-6|page=120}}</ref> He produced and acted in ''[[Hum Tum Aur Ghost]]''.<ref name="Chaudhuri2014">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT158|date=12 September 2014|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-799-8|page=158}}</ref> The film received negative reviews and performed poorly financially.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jhunjhunwala|first1=Udita|title=Hum Tum Aur Ghost|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/VFWWMf7n7nuyJuk2GxbL4I/Film-Review--Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost.html|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=26 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529114048/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/VFWWMf7n7nuyJuk2GxbL4I/Film-Review--Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost.html|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Indo-Asian News Service|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Arshad Warsi: I am a bad producer|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-i-am-a-bad-producer-588184.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041950/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-i-am-a-bad-producer-588184.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mirani|first1=Vinod|title=Bollywood's dismal show at the box office|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bollywoods-dismal-show-at-the-box-office/20100329.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529112416/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bollywoods-dismal-show-at-the-box-office/20100329.htm|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He once again collaborated with Rohit Shetty for the comedy ''[[Golmaal 3]]''. It was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mirani|first1=Vinod|title=Golmaal 3 beats Action Replayy at the box office|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/golmaal-beats-action-replayy-at-box-office/20101108.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=8 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504134800/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/golmaal-beats-action-replayy-at-box-office/20101108.htm|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] opined that "Warsi [was] killing all the streetside-cred he's built up with bhai-sidekick roles by overdoing it."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sen|first1=Raja|author-link1=Raja Sen|title=Third time the harm!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-golmaal-three/20101105.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=5 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725073352/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-golmaal-three/20101105.htm|archive-date=25 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2011 releases include the comedies ''[[F.A.L.T.U]]'' and ''[[Double Dhamaal]]'', which were both above-average grossers. The former was directed by [[Remo D'Souza]] and was inspired by the 2006 American comedy film ''[[Accepted]]'', directed by [[Steve Pink]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pathak|first1=Ankur|title=Review: Not a FALTU idea after all|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-faltu/20110401.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150155/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-faltu/20110401.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Preeti Arora called the latter a "huge disappointment".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arora|first1=Preeti|title=Review: Double Dhamaal, but half the gags|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-double-dhamaal/20110624.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=24 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151636/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-double-dhamaal/20110624.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>


His only film role in 2012 was in a guest appearance in ''[[Ajab Gazabb Love]]''. [[CNN-IBN]] wrote that Warsi was "good and effective".<ref>{{cite web|title='Ajab Gazabb Love' Review: It's not so lovable|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ajab-gazabb-love-review-its-not-so-lovable-518700.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041937/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ajab-gazabb-love-review-its-not-so-lovable-518700.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> His first release of 2013 was the action-thriller ''[[Zila Ghaziabad]]'' in which he played the role of a gangster. Charu Thakur criticised the film but praised Warsi's performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thakur|first1=Charu|title=Zila Ghaziabad review: Tries hard to be 'Dabangg 3'|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/zila-ghaziabad-review-tries-hard-to-be-dabangg-3-592488.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|location=New Delhi|date=22 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044213/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/zila-ghaziabad-review-tries-hard-to-be-dabangg-3-592488.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He played a lawyer in the Subhash Kapoor-directed ''[[Jolly LLB]]'', his first solo hit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tuteja|first1=Joginder|title=Arshad Warsi is back with 'Jolly' maker|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131202/entertainment-tollywood/article/arshad-warsi-back-jolly-maker|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111618/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131202/entertainment-tollywood/article/arshad-warsi-back-jolly-maker|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] wrote that he was "earnest to a fault".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sen|first1=Raja|author-link1=Raja Sen|title=Review: Jolly LLB is too predictable to be fun|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jolly-llb-is-too-predictable-to-be-fun/20130315.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405223740/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jolly-llb-is-too-predictable-to-be-fun/20130315.htm|archive-date=5 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He was awarded the [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film (Male)]] and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and [[Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Apsara Film Producers Guild Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role]] for his performance in the comedy drama.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network|title=Winners of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5920|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222014730/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5920|archive-date=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Complete list of winners at IIFA 2014|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/complete-list-of-winners-at-iifa-2014/467910-8-66.html|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722135341/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/complete-list-of-winners-at-iifa-2014/467910-8-66.html|archive-date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network|title=Nominations for 9th Renault Star Guild Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/6028|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=15 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027013517/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/6028|archive-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]. Warsi played an important role in the Amrit Sagar Chopra-directed sex comedy ''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]'' (2013). He starred as the titular detective in Samir Tewari's comedy ''[[Mr Joe B. Carvalho]]'' opposite [[Soha Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaushal|first1=Sweta|title=Movie review: watch Mr Joe B Carvalho for Vijay Raaz, Arshad Warsi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-watch-mr-joe-b-carvalho-for-vijay-raaz-arshad-warsi/article1-1168851.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=3 January 2014|location=New Delhi|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121840/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-watch-mr-joe-b-carvalho-for-vijay-raaz-arshad-warsi/story-EBnFFMcljR0s8NlOCJh9bM.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Panned by critics, the film failed to perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sholay 3D outshines Mr Joe B Carvalho at box office|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sholay-3d-outshines-mr-joe-b-carvalho-at-box-office/article1-1169936.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=6 January 2014|location=New Delhi|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121847/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/richa-chadha-thanks-ncw-rekha-sharma-for-responding-to-her-defamation-case/story-UpfY5ltRxySkG13qfUiO3J.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He starred in Abhishek Chaubey's ''[[Dedh Ishqiya]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|author-link1=Anupama Chopra|title=Movie review: Many things to enjoy in Dedh Ishqiya, writes Anupama Chopra|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-many-things-to-enjoy-in-dedh-ishqiya-writes-anupama-chopra/article1-1171579.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=11 January 2014|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121842/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-many-things-to-enjoy-in-dedh-ishqiya-writes-anupama-chopra/story-QRicJrYAWCArn5Drh9o8MJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He received a head injury while shooting an action scene for Manish Jha's comedy film ''[[The Legend of Michael Mishra]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I am fine and under observation, tweets Arshad Warsi after injury|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-fine-and-under-observation-tweets-arshad-warsi-after-injury/15062004|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112230211/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-fine-and-under-observation-tweets-arshad-warsi-after-injury/15062004|archive-date=12 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ashish R Mohan]]'s comedy ''[[Welcome to Karachi]]'' (2015) featured Warsi alongside [[Jackky Bhagnani]] and [[Lauren Gottlieb]]. Rohit Vats and Shubha Shetty-Saha lauded Warsi's acting and comic timing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shetty-Saha|first1=Shubha|title='Welcome To Karachi' - Movie Review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/welcome-to-karachi---movie-review/16248193|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530161728/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/welcome-to-karachi---movie-review/16248193|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vats|first1=Rohit|title=Welcome To Karachi review: It's illogical but funny|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/welcome-to-karachi-review-a-mindless-film-with-few-fun-filled-moments/article1-1352498.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=29 May 2015|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529092454/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/welcome-to-karachi-review-a-mindless-film-with-few-fun-filled-moments/article1-1352498.aspx|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> His upcoming films include ''The Legend of Michael Mishra'', ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]'', ''[[Fraud Saiyyan]]'' and ''[[Bhaiyyaji Superhitt]]'' while film ''[[Zamaanat]]'', a courtroom drama directed by S Ramanathan, is still unreleased.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tuteja|first1=Joginder|title=10 Last Films of Bollywood's Noted Directors|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/10-last-films-of-bollywoods-noted-directors/20141121.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529085615/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/10-last-films-of-bollywoods-noted-directors/20141121.htm|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Arshad Warsi joins the cast of Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer ‘[[Bachchan Pandey]]’.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arshad Warsi joins the cast of Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer 'Bachchan Pandey' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/arshad-warsi-joins-the-cast-of-akshay-kumar-and-kriti-sanon-starrer-bachchan-pandey/articleshow/79458455.cms|access-date=2020-11-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
His only film role in 2012 was in a guest appearance in ''[[Ajab Gazabb Love]]''. [[CNN-IBN]] wrote that Warsi was "good and effective".<ref>{{cite web|title='Ajab Gazabb Love' Review: It's not so lovable|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ajab-gazabb-love-review-its-not-so-lovable-518700.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041937/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ajab-gazabb-love-review-its-not-so-lovable-518700.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> His first release of 2013 was the action-thriller ''[[Zila Ghaziabad]]'' in which he played the role of a gangster. Charu Thakur criticised the film but praised Warsi's performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thakur|first1=Charu|title=Zila Ghaziabad review: Tries hard to be 'Dabangg 3'|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/zila-ghaziabad-review-tries-hard-to-be-dabangg-3-592488.html|access-date=29 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|location=New Delhi|date=22 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044213/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/zila-ghaziabad-review-tries-hard-to-be-dabangg-3-592488.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He played a lawyer in the Subhash Kapoor-directed ''[[Jolly LLB]]'', his first solo hit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tuteja|first1=Joginder|title=Arshad Warsi is back with 'Jolly' maker|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131202/entertainment-tollywood/article/arshad-warsi-back-jolly-maker|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111618/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131202/entertainment-tollywood/article/arshad-warsi-back-jolly-maker|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Raja Sen]] wrote that he was "earnest to a fault".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sen|first1=Raja|author-link1=Raja Sen|title=Review: Jolly LLB is too predictable to be fun|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jolly-llb-is-too-predictable-to-be-fun/20130315.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405223740/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jolly-llb-is-too-predictable-to-be-fun/20130315.htm|archive-date=5 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He was awarded the [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film (Male)]] and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and [[Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Apsara Film Producers Guild Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role]] for his performance in the comedy drama.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network|title=Winners of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5920|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222014730/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5920|archive-date=22 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Complete list of winners at IIFA 2014|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/complete-list-of-winners-at-iifa-2014/467910-8-66.html|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722135341/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/complete-list-of-winners-at-iifa-2014/467910-8-66.html|archive-date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network|title=Nominations for 9th Renault Star Guild Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/6028|access-date=26 December 2014|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=15 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027013517/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/6028|archive-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]. Warsi played an important role in the Amrit Sagar Chopra-directed sex comedy ''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]'' (2013). He starred as the titular detective in Samir Tewari's comedy ''[[Mr Joe B. Carvalho]]'' opposite [[Soha Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaushal|first1=Sweta|title=Movie review: watch Mr Joe B Carvalho for Vijay Raaz, Arshad Warsi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-watch-mr-joe-b-carvalho-for-vijay-raaz-arshad-warsi/article1-1168851.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=3 January 2014|location=New Delhi|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121840/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-watch-mr-joe-b-carvalho-for-vijay-raaz-arshad-warsi/story-EBnFFMcljR0s8NlOCJh9bM.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Panned by critics, the film failed to perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sholay 3D outshines Mr Joe B Carvalho at box office|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sholay-3d-outshines-mr-joe-b-carvalho-at-box-office/article1-1169936.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=6 January 2014|location=New Delhi|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121847/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/richa-chadha-thanks-ncw-rekha-sharma-for-responding-to-her-defamation-case/story-UpfY5ltRxySkG13qfUiO3J.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He starred in Abhishek Chaubey's ''[[Dedh Ishqiya]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|author-link1=Anupama Chopra|title=Movie review: Many things to enjoy in Dedh Ishqiya, writes Anupama Chopra|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-many-things-to-enjoy-in-dedh-ishqiya-writes-anupama-chopra/article1-1171579.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=11 January 2014|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121842/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/movie-review-many-things-to-enjoy-in-dedh-ishqiya-writes-anupama-chopra/story-QRicJrYAWCArn5Drh9o8MJ.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received a head injury while shooting an action scene for Manish Jha's comedy film ''[[The Legend of Michael Mishra]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I am fine and under observation, tweets Arshad Warsi after injury|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-fine-and-under-observation-tweets-arshad-warsi-after-injury/15062004|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112230211/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-fine-and-under-observation-tweets-arshad-warsi-after-injury/15062004|archive-date=12 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ashish R Mohan]]'s comedy ''[[Welcome to Karachi]]'' (2015) featured Warsi alongside [[Jackky Bhagnani]] and [[Lauren Gottlieb]]. Rohit Vats and Shubha Shetty-Saha lauded Warsi's acting and comic timing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shetty-Saha|first1=Shubha|title='Welcome To Karachi' - Movie Review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/welcome-to-karachi---movie-review/16248193|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530161728/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/welcome-to-karachi---movie-review/16248193|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vats|first1=Rohit|title=Welcome To Karachi review: It's illogical but funny|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/welcome-to-karachi-review-a-mindless-film-with-few-fun-filled-moments/article1-1352498.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=29 May 2015|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529092454/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/welcome-to-karachi-review-a-mindless-film-with-few-fun-filled-moments/article1-1352498.aspx|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> His upcoming films include ''The Legend of Michael Mishra'', ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]'', ''[[Fraud Saiyyan]]'' and ''[[Bhaiyyaji Superhitt]]'' while film ''[[Zamaanat]]'', a courtroom drama directed by S Ramanathan, is still unreleased.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tuteja|first1=Joginder|title=10 Last Films of Bollywood's Noted Directors|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/10-last-films-of-bollywoods-noted-directors/20141121.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Mumbai|date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529085615/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/10-last-films-of-bollywoods-noted-directors/20141121.htm|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Arshad Warsi joins the cast of Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer ‘[[Bachchan Pandey]]’.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arshad Warsi joins the cast of Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer 'Bachchan Pandey' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/arshad-warsi-joins-the-cast-of-akshay-kumar-and-kriti-sanon-starrer-bachchan-pandey/articleshow/79458455.cms|access-date=2020-11-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


== Television career ==
== Television career ==
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[[Naseeruddin Shah]] said that: "He is easily the best all-round actor in this generation", while [[Vidya Balan]] said of Warsi: "He reminds me of the great European actors who can fit into any role. But he is completely under-utilised".<ref name="Banan" /> In his book ''Hero Vol.2'', Ashok Raj has called him "one of the most talented actors among today's breed".<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|last=Raj|first=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT205|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-03-6|page=205}}</ref> Despite being a well known actor, Warsi does not prefer giving auditions.<ref name="Chopra2014">{{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Tisca|author-link=Tisca Chopra|title=Acting Smart: Your Ticket to Showbiz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LZtlAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT34|date=8 April 2014|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5136-204-3|page=34}}</ref> [[Bhawana Somaaya]] has called him "one of the best three dancers of the Hindi film industry".<ref name="Somaaya2013">{{cite book|last=Somaaya|first=Bhawana|author-link=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Taliking Cinema: Conversations with Actors and Film-makers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbrjAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT55|date=19 July 2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-646-2|page=55}}</ref> Director Samir Tewari called him "the most underrated and unutilised actor."<ref>{{cite news|title=Arshad most underrated, unutilised actor: Samir Tewari|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-most-underrated-unutilised-actor-samir-tewari-658193.html|access-date=26 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=26 December 2013|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041948/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-most-underrated-unutilised-actor-samir-tewari-658193.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Boman Irani]] also feels the same and called him a "natural and unique performer".<ref>{{cite news|title=Arshad Warsi is a hugely underrated actor: Boman Irani|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-is-a-hugely-underrated-actor-boman-irani-596141.html|access-date=26 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=12 March 2013|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041952/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-is-a-hugely-underrated-actor-boman-irani-596141.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Naseeruddin Shah]] said that: "He is easily the best all-round actor in this generation", while [[Vidya Balan]] said of Warsi: "He reminds me of the great European actors who can fit into any role. But he is completely under-utilised".<ref name="Banan" /> In his book ''Hero Vol.2'', Ashok Raj has called him "one of the most talented actors among today's breed".<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|last=Raj|first=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT205|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-03-6|page=205}}</ref> Despite being a well known actor, Warsi does not prefer giving auditions.<ref name="Chopra2014">{{cite book|last=Chopra|first=Tisca|author-link=Tisca Chopra|title=Acting Smart: Your Ticket to Showbiz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LZtlAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT34|date=8 April 2014|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5136-204-3|page=34}}</ref> [[Bhawana Somaaya]] has called him "one of the best three dancers of the Hindi film industry".<ref name="Somaaya2013">{{cite book|last=Somaaya|first=Bhawana|author-link=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Taliking Cinema: Conversations with Actors and Film-makers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbrjAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT55|date=19 July 2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5029-646-2|page=55}}</ref> Director Samir Tewari called him "the most underrated and unutilised actor."<ref>{{cite news|title=Arshad most underrated, unutilised actor: Samir Tewari|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-most-underrated-unutilised-actor-samir-tewari-658193.html|access-date=26 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=26 December 2013|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041948/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-most-underrated-unutilised-actor-samir-tewari-658193.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Boman Irani]] also feels the same and called him a "natural and unique performer".<ref>{{cite news|title=Arshad Warsi is a hugely underrated actor: Boman Irani|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-is-a-hugely-underrated-actor-boman-irani-596141.html|access-date=26 May 2015|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=12 March 2013|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041952/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/arshad-warsi-is-a-hugely-underrated-actor-boman-irani-596141.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>


He considers himself a better serious actor than a comic one.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Garima|title=Arshad Warsi: I'm a better serious actor than a comic actor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arshad-Warsi-Im-a-better-serious-actor-than-a-comic-actor/articleshow/47308923.cms|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519025340/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arshad-Warsi-Im-a-better-serious-actor-than-a-comic-actor/articleshow/47308923.cms|archive-date=19 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He's also an avid biker and was part of a bikers' gang in school.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Veenu|title=Meet Bollywood's biker boys, Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Gupta|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/meet-bollywood-s-biker-boys-arshad-warsi-and-sanjay-gupta/article1-1345219.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514051720/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/meet-bollywood-s-biker-boys-arshad-warsi-and-sanjay-gupta/article1-1345219.aspx|archive-date=14 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
He considers himself a better serious actor than a comic one.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Garima|title=Arshad Warsi: I'm a better serious actor than a comic actor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arshad-Warsi-Im-a-better-serious-actor-than-a-comic-actor/articleshow/47308923.cms|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519025340/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Arshad-Warsi-Im-a-better-serious-actor-than-a-comic-actor/articleshow/47308923.cms|archive-date=19 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He's also an avid biker and was part of a bikers' gang in school.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Veenu|title=Meet Bollywood's biker boys, Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Gupta|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/meet-bollywood-s-biker-boys-arshad-warsi-and-sanjay-gupta/article1-1345219.aspx|access-date=29 May 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514051720/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/meet-bollywood-s-biker-boys-arshad-warsi-and-sanjay-gupta/article1-1345219.aspx|archive-date=14 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Filmography and awards==
== Filmography and awards==
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* {{IMDb name|0451174|name=Arshad Warsi}}
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* {{Official website|http://www.arshadwarsi.net/}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/arshad-warsi/ Arshad Warsi] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/arshad-warsi/ Arshad Warsi] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]


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