ARSHAD WARSI

'Arshad Warsi' (अरशद वारसी, born April 19, 1968) is an Indian actor best known for his role as "Circuit" in ''The Munna Bhai series.''

Contents

Career

Television

Personal life

Awards Won

Filmography

Actor

Playback Singer

External link

Career

He made his acting debut with the film Tere Mere Sapne alongside Chandrachur Singh in 1996 which failed at the box-office. He then worked on a handful of films over the years without any major success. He did not break into the limelight, however, until his portrayal of "Circuit" in the popular 2003 Bollywood film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' with Sanjay Dutt. He won a Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Comic Role for his performance in ''Munnabhai M.B.B.S''. To prove his worth as an actor he acted in the critically acclaimed ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part 2'', where his acting was also greatly acclaimed.
After that he worked in a string of successful films, such as, Hulchul (2004), ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005), ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya'' (2005), ''Golmaal'' (2006) and ''Kabul Express''(2006). He reprised his role of Circuit in ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) which has become a big smash hit, and has been popularly labeled a 'modern day classic'.

Television

Arshad has done a number of projects on the small screen. He hosted a popular award show Sabsey Favourite Kaun on STAR Gold for three years. He is currently hosting Filmy Stock Exchange on Sahara one's Filmy channel. He did a guest appearance in STAR One's popular teen show Remix, where he appeared as himself to promote his movie Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye. Starting 3 November 2006, he also hosted a show on Sony TV, Bigg Boss - Big Brother India. Big Boss was a huge hit in India making Arshad a huge star.

Personal life

Arshad married Maria Goretti on February 14, 1999. They have a son named Zeke Warsi, born on August 10, 2004. Both Maria and Zeke had a blink and miss appearance in Salaam Namaste, starring Warsi as well as Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta.

Awards Won

★ 2006:Filmfare Best Comedian Award - ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai''

Filmography

Actor

Film	Year	Role
Golmaal Returns	2007	Madhav
Munnabhai Chale Amerika	2007	Circuit
Shortcut	2007	Remake of Udayananu Tharam
Unusual Love Story	2007
Dhamaal	2007
Goal	2007
Zamaanat	2007	Suraj
Jeetenge Hum	2007
Mr. Black Mr. White	2007	Gopi
Kisse Pyaar Karoon	2007	Siddharth
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na	2007	Special Appearance
Ek Se Bure Do	2007
Rokda	2007
Anthony Kaun Tha	2007	Champ
Anthony Kaun Hai	2006	Champ
Kabul Express	2006	Jai Kapoor (TV journalist - cinematographer)
Lage Raho Munnabhai	2006	Circuit
Golmaal	2006	Mahadev, Madho
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi	2005	Fakira B.P.C.M.
Salaam Namaste	2005	Ron
Sehar	2005	SSP Ajay Kumar
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya	2005	Vicky
Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye	2005	Manager S.R. Khan
Hulchul	2004	Lucky
Munnabhai M.B.B.S.	2003	Circuit
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II	2003	Punit Sanyal
Jaani Dushman	2002	Abdul
Jeetenge Hum	2001
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao	2001	Rocky
Trishakati	1999	Sagar Malhotra
Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet	1999	Kishan
Hero Hindustani	1998	Romi
Mere Do Anmol Ratan	1998	Narinder (Naren)
Betaabi	1997	Sameer
Tere Mere Sapne	1996	Ballu

Playback Singer

Year
2006	''Lage Raho Munnabhai''	Circuit
2004	''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.''	Circuit

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