Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Arshad Warsi

I absolutely adore him. He has been brilliant right from the word go. Of course he has had some very tough times just after Tere Mere Sapne. But he is more or less a complete actor. And now is climbing up the ladder quite quickly. After Anthony Kun Hai, I won't be surprised to see him as the lone male lead in more films.

He is gifted with the all important sense of timing which suits his extempore comedy style. His spontaneous expressions while Sanjubaba talks to Janvhi in the radio station in Lage Raho Munnabhai are simply sensational. That perhaps is the reason why people stereotype him. Kabul Express was one such film where he was asked to be a funny man even when the film did not seem to demand more than an occasional laughter.

Kudos to Warsi for coming a long long way from where he was. Apart from Shahrukh Khan I don't see any other Bollywood actor who has done so well despite a complete lack of any godfather whosoever. (Amir Khan was professionally launched by uncle Nasir Hussein - quite contrary to common belief)

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