Arshad Warsi, known for films like Golmaal and Munna Bhai, has now joined the team of Bachchan Pandey. The movie also stars Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon. The action-comedy will see Kumar playing the role of a gangster who wishes to be an actor. Kriti will be a journalist in the movie who would want to be a director in the movie. Sanon has already played the role of a journalist twice, in Luka Chuppi and Arjun Patiala. Warsi will be Akshay’s friend in the movie. The movie will be directed by Farhad Samji, best known for “Housefull 4.”
Arshad Warsi Joins Team of Akshay Kumar Starrer Bachchan Pandey:
Sources revealed, “The makers were looking for someone who could match Akshay’s comic timing and they narrowed down on Arshad who, over the years, has aced this space.” The makers also said, “It’s a first time pairing for the actors. His (Arshad) track is integral to the narrative, with multiple shades and a special look.”
The movie will be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It will go on floors in January and will continue till March. The backdrop of the movie will be from Jaisalmer.
Arshad Warsi is currently waiting for the release of his movie “Durgamati”. The movie is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Akshay Kumar and Vikram Malhotra under T-Series, Cape of Good Films and Abundantia Entertainment. The movie will stream worldwide on Amazon Prime from December 11.
On the other hand, Akshay Kumar saw the release of movie Laxmii a few weeks ago. The movie did not bring a lot of appreciation for itself. The movie was of horror-comedy genre, however, as per critics, it lagged in both. It also starred Kiara Advani, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Sharad Kelkar, Tarun Arora, Ashwini Kalsekar, Manu Rishi Chadha, Rajesh Sharma, and others.
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