Arshad Warsi To Star In THIS Web Series For Amazon Prime Video, More Details Inside

Arshad Warsi will next feature in a web-series from Amazon Prime Video, which the actor says is “outrageous” and “bizarre to another level”. Arshad made his debut on the digital medium with psychological thriller “Asura” for Voot.  He was also set to replace Irrfan Khan on the political satire “Gormint” but the project has now been shelved.

The 51-year-old actor said the new web series falls in the comedy space. “As an actor, you want to do something outrageous which I always look forward to. I have got one that is outrageous, which I will be doing for Amazon.

“You will be going nuts and think what I am doing? I would hate to do anything that doesn’t entertain people, no matter what the genre is. It should be exciting and worth watching and not depress people,” Arshad told PTI. The actor further teased the series, saying it is “something that has not been attempted before”.

“It is bizzare to another level. Amazon is also very excited. I have not done anything like that in my life. It is one of it’s kind that comes and then never come again,” he said. The actor said he is yet to start shooting for the web-series.

Arshad will be next seen in Anees Bazmee’s “Pagalpanti”, alongside Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Ileana D’Cruz, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and Saurabh Shukla.  The film will release on November 22.

Arshad is currently awaiting the release of its upcoming comedy drama flick ‘Pagalpanti’, the trailer of which was released on October 22.

The movie features John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz, Urvashi Rautela, Anil Kapoor and many others.

In the three-minute long trailer, Bazmee has been able to pull off an ensemble cast with ease and the video begins with a caution sign which reads, ‘’Dimaag Mat Lagana Kyunki Inmein Hai Nahin’’ that means ‘Please don’t use you brains because they have none’.

After looking at the trailer, it is clear that Arshad Warsi, John Abraham and Pulkit Samrat are besties whose life witness a drastic change after the entry of underworld dons Anil Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla.

‘Pagalpanti’ will feature Arshad Warsi playing a character called Junky, Anil Kapoor as Wifi Bhai Pulkit Samrat as Chandu, Ileana D'cruz as Sanjana, Kriti Kharbanda as Janvi.

Bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar, Abhishek Pathak, Krishan Kumar and Kumar Mangat Pathak, the comedy flick is scheduled to release on November 22.

(With inputs from PTI)