This post pays tribute to Bollywood Actor Arshad Warsi, who was orphaned at very young age and struggled all his way to reach the top.
The writeup below has been taken from Hindu magazine:
THERE WAS a time when Arshad Warsi's financial standing was dangerously
hovering between imminent bankruptcy and absolute financial disaster. He
was selling lipstick and nail polish in buses between Borivelli and
Bandra, then.
An orphan at 14, Arshad Warsi is a self-made man. "I knew just one
dream, I had to become rich. How? No clue," the actor goes on a
flashback. "I was doing all sorts of odd jobs to keep myself alive on
the streets of Mumbai. At that time, to own a house, travel in cars and
eat more than mere salt-rice seemed a pipe dream," he says with a wry
smile. Observation taught Arshad (who was 21 then) dance, while sheer
grit and keenness won him the fourth-prize in World English Jazz Dancing
Competition in 1991, London. The prize put him on a waltz, from where
there was no looking back.
Catapulted into choreography, Arshad has become a familiar face in the
English-theatre scene in Mumbai, and a much sought-after figure. "No
show would happen without me," he prides at his rag-to-riches fate. "I
am proud because I earned it," he says straight-faced.
Film-offers came by naturally. "I never thought I would have to act to take home my dreams. But people said I was good in Tere Mere Sapne." Then what backfired the follow-ons after his debut?
"I was a novice in films. Marketability is as important as marketing
oneself in this field, and I made a mistake." But damage was already
done and Arshad's image suffered badly at the B.O with a spate of flops
like Betabi and Mere Do Anmol Ratan.
The B.O buzz does not bother him much, although he says, "I am trying to fix up things with Waisa bhi hota hai - Part II."
Recently in town for the promotion of his latest movie, Arshad revealed
he has a couple of other movies lined up his sleeves, which include Zamanat with Amitabh Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor, and Munnabhai MBBS with Sanjay Dutt wherein Arshad plays Circuit - a madcap.
Married to MTV VJ Maria Goretti, the actor is literally on a roll with
plans to settle far away in Timbucktoo, where he can ride cycle in
shorts. Now that his dreams have been realised, Arshad can afford to sit
back and relax.
As an orphan myself who happened to loose his parents at a young age, i can empathize with him and can understand the adversities that he must have faced. I salute this person for his hard work, single minded dedication and courage to face adversities.
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