Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi are the two different sides of a coin. Arshad did not receive any institutional training in acting. A dancer and choreographer, he was discovered by Amitabh Bachchan Company Limited (ABCL) in 1996. In his first movie, he did pretty well. After struggling for years, he finally established himself with Munnabhai MBBS in 2003. His portrayal of “Circuit,” the famous tapori of Munnabhai, turned him into a star. Contrary to Arshad Warsi, Irfan Khan studied in Indian National School of Drama. He started his acting career in television serials and switched to movies. Majority of the movies he worked may not be commercially successful but received critical acclaims.
In Sunday, Arshad Warsi played the character, Ballu, a happy go lucky taxi driver in
Between Irrfan Khan and you, who do you think has better comic timing?
In order to have a good comic timing, an individual cannot do anything on his own. If you were to make me stand alone in the frame, what timing will I be able to show? So, the answer would be without me, Irrfan wouldn't have a perfect timing and vice versa.
Sunday looks kind of similar to Golmaal. Your comments...
No, Sunday is a different film altogether. It is a thriller, with elements of comedy and romance.
Sunday was initially made in Telugu. Did you watch that film?
I came to know about this just a week ago.
In the promo, Irrfan is shown as Ravana...
Actually, we were looking for more actors in the film but unfortunately, we could not get them. So we just added nine more heads to Irrfan's head.
But the best person to ask this question would be Irrfan himself. He plays a struggling actor, who goes to different places for auditions and wherever he goes, he is there in full gear.
Some of your scenes were shot in extreme temperatures (45 degrees) in
If our heroines can dance draped in a sari amidst snow, why can't I act in 45 degrees temperature with just a shirt on? I guess one has to do what one has to do. But to be honest, I had never encountered so much heat in my life and would never like to be in such a situation again.
Tell us a bit about your role.
I play a simple cabbie from
Most cabbies hail from
Yes, I have made an effort. There is bit of both.
Judging from the star cast, I guess the shooting experience must have been a picnic for you.
It was like that only because you have secure actors. Ajay and Irrfan are very good at what they do. So yes, the atmosphere on the sets was fantastic. Plus, you also have a very confident director (Rohit Shetty), so that helps too.
When asked about the trend of making comedy movies these days Arshad replied that for his good performance in comic characters moviemakers are offering him more comic roles in their movies.
Irfan played the character of an aspiring actor, Kumar, who is a friend of Ballu in Sunday. So far, Irfan won awards for his villanious roles but he is no less in comic role as well. With his unique style of delivering dialogues, he has won the hearts of hindi movie goers. Glamsham reports:
In spite of presence of actors like Ajay Devgan and Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan threatens to hog all the limelight with his outright comic act in SUNDAY. In his inimitable deadpan dialogue delivery which has always worked in each of his films, whether his character has a villainous, satirical or comic shades, Irrfan Khan is turning out to be riot in the role of a struggling actor in SUNDAY.
Director Rohit Shetty concurs, "Irrfan has his own style and the film has utilized it to its full extent. Just watch out for him in different getups and personas that he takes; whether as a Dracula or a Ravan or a lawyer or a singer. He is simple outrageous as he has let himself loose big time for the film."
No matter what their differences are both Arshad and Irfan are good actors. When two such versatile actors come in one movie, it is definitely worth watching. What do you think?
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In my point of view both Arshad and Irfan are best actors in their position. Arshad is a famous actor as a comedy actors. He has already given us many profitable comedy movie. Irfan is also a best actor for his serious character. I hope both actors will be success to show themselves in the new movie Sunday.
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