'Job satisfaction is most important': Arshad Warsi rules out superhero role
Arshad Warsi "doesn't fancy" being involved in a superhero film and would rather work for job satisfaction than a big pay cheque.
Arshad Warsi "doesn't fancy" being involved in a superhero film.
The 55-year-old actor admitted he's been working more in TV in recent years because the "whole scenario" of cinema has changed and he'd rather do a job that he enjoys than take something on for financial reasons.
He told Hindustan Times: “The whole scenario has changed in cinema. Now all the movies releasing in theatres are superhero films. They are huge, larger than life, it’s bizarre. I am seeing myself that way.
"To do a small bit in these big films, I don’t fancy that. For me, job satisfaction is most important.
"These are films which will pay me tonnes of money. The ones I have got offered, I didn’t fancy very much."
But Arshad confirmed 'Welcome 3' is in the works, with a star-studded cast.
He teased: “The scale of 'Welcome 3' -the cost, the climax - is unreal. It is an insanely larger than life theatrical film which I will be a part of. It has me, Akshay Kumar, Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), Paresh Rawal and lots of other people£
While the 'Asur' actor missed out in a role in 'Jolly LLB 2' after starring in the original film, he confirmed he will be back in the third installment alongside Akshay, who starred in the second movie.
He said: “We start shooting in January. It is one of those films that tell you the truth of how things run in the world, good versus bad.
"It almost feels surreal that the first one starred him, second one had Kumar, and the third brings both of them together. It wasn’t meant to be like this though."
Arshad thinks producers turned to Akshay to lead the second movie because they wanted to "upscale" the film.
Asked why he was absent from 'Jolly LLB 2', he said: “I have no idea. I have a feeling the makers wanted to upscale the film. I remember I told Subhash (Kapoor, director) also ‘You should do it with Akshay. If you want to show crowd in a courtroom, with me it will be 500, with Akshay you will get 5000’
"Somewhere, the production people realised ‘let’s get a bigger star’...
"People liked to see me, so I am back. People will enjoy seeing me and Akshay.”
