Arshad Warsi (, born 19 April 1968) is an
Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film
Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "
Circuit" in the comedy films
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and
Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and his role as Babban in
Ishqiya (2010) which won him acclaim.
Early life and education
Warsi was born in
Mumbai, India, and did his schooling at a boarding school,
Barnes School,
Deolali in
Nashik district,
Maharashtra.
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 had a keen interest in dancing and received an offer to join Akbar Sami's Dance group in Mumbai, which started his dancing and choreographing career. He also assisted
Mahesh Bhatt in
Thikana (1987) and
Kaash (1987).
Then in 1991, he won the Indian dance competition, followed by the fourth prize in the Modern Jazz category in 1992 World Dance championship, London, at the age of 21. Soon, he started his own dance studio, 'Awesome' with that money and also formed a dance troupe. It was here, his future wife,
Maria Goretti, a
St. Andrew's College student joined him, before she became a VJ. He was also associated with English theater group in Mumbai, choreographing shows...
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