Arshad Warsi On Being An Outsider In Bollywood, 'You Give One Flop, You Are Doomed'
Talking about nepotism and favouritism in Bollywood, Arshad Warsi said that while some actors enjoy the privileges of being offered multiple films to make a hit, others give one flop and they are 'doomed'.
Talking about nepotism and favouritism in Bollywood, Arshad Warsi said that while some actors enjoy the privileges of being offered multiple films to make a hit, others give one flop and they are 'doomed'.
Warsi debuted with Tere Mere Sapne in 1996, and has now received immense praise for his latest project Asur 2. The actor has been part of multiple hit films like Munna Bhai MBBS, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Dhamaal, and the Golmaal trilogy starring Ajay Devgn.
In conversation with Humans of Bombay, the 55-year-old actor said, "It is a sad thing but what can you do? There is a certain segment of actors, who are a little more privileged than the other segment. Yes, I am talking about kids connected to the film industry. Then there are people who are not connected to the industry. I can¡¯t complain, the film industry has given me a lot, and I love it and I thank them all the time. I literally, every morning, thank Joy Augustine, Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, because of them I have got what I have got. So, nothing against the industry but this is the norm.¡±
¡°I didn¡¯t want to become an actor; I¡¯d never acted before I did my first movie. I was frightened¨Cwhat if I failed? I¡¯d be pitied¨C ¡°Bechara gaon se actor banne aya tha!¡± But a director and a meeting with Mrs. Jaya Bachchan changed everything. They put me in front of the camera and changed the trajectory of my life. All of a sudden, I was in the limelight," he said.
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Tere Mere Sapne was produced by Jaya Bachchan, and directed by Joy Augustine.
When asked what is the difference between the people who are from the industry, and the ones who come from outside, he said, "I am not even complaining, I accept it. The sad part is I probably would do the same things with my kids. But yes, it is a difficult thing. You have a segment of actors who will get multiple chances to give a hit and then you have another segment who do not get that. You give one flop, you are doomed; you have to struggle all the way again to get back. So that is a sad part."
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