New Delhi. Actor Arshad Warsi entered Bollywood by debuting with ‘Tere Mere Sapne’. The actor recently revealed how. Jaya Bachchan played an important role in his career. ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ was directed by Joy Augustine and the film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan’s company ABCL. The film also had new actors like Chandrachud Singh, Priya Gill and Simran. Arshad told that Jaya chose him, even though he had sent her his worst pictures.
Arshad Warsi is one of Bollywood’s favorite and most talented actors. He is famous for his comic timing and talent. The amazing thing is that apart from doing comedy in films, he has also played many serious roles and won hearts. But, do you know that he had sent the worst pictures to Jaya Bachchan for her debut in Bollywood. Despite his poor pictures, Jaya selected him and even signed him in the film without taking a screen test. But why so? Let us tell you…
Poor pictures still got selected
Arshad Warsi, while talking about Jaya Bachchan on the show ‘Long Drive with Mr. Faisu’, said, ‘That woman is unbelievable. After seeing my pictures, he was sure that this boy could act. But, in reality, I had never acted. They didn’t even take my screen test. He just looked at my pictures. But I didn’t understand why they took me in the film? I had sent bad photos because I didn’t have money for a better photoshoot.
This film was released in 1996.
When Jaya told the truth to Arshad Warsi
He further said, ‘After a long time, when I finally got to know her as a person, I asked her, ‘Jaya ji tell me the truth. Why did you cast me in the film? He said, ‘There were 36 photographs and you had different expressions in all the photographs. You were not afraid of the camera at all and you had no interest in impressing anyone.
Arshad Warsi was not interested in acting
Arshad Warsi had said in an interview to Laharen that I had no inclination towards acting. I never thought of becoming an actor. This was quite a surprise for me. I tried it and a friend took some amateur photos. The pictures went to Jaya Bachchan. He saw it, he liked it and he said sign the boy.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 10, 2024, 12:35 IST