EXCLUSIVE| Arshad Warsi confirms Welcome 3: I am starring in it with Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, it’s a huge film

Amidst a barrage of rumours and unverified reviews, HT City lastly brings to you a affirmation, from the horse’s mouth: Yes, Welcome 3 is being made! Arshad Warsi, a lot beloved in his comedy roles as he’s for his dramatic ones, tells us the identical as he lounges round in his bungalow, wearing a snug tee and shorts.

“The scale of Welcome 3: the cost, the climax, is unreal. It is an insanely larger than life theatrical film which I will be a part of. It has me, Akshay Kumar, Sanju (Sanjay Dutt), Paresh Rawal and lots of other people,” he beams.

We attain this discovering once we ask why we haven’t seen a lot of Warsi a lot on the massive display within the final couple of years. On OTT, nonetheless he tasted success with Asur’s second season launched lately. The 55-year-old says, “The whole scenario has changed in cinema. Now all the movies releasing in theatres are superhero films. They are huge, larger than life, it’s bizarre. I am seeing myself that way. To do a small bit in these big films, I don’t fancy that. For me, job satisfaction is most important. These are films which will pay me tonnes of money. The ones I have got offered, I didn’t fancy very much. The one I am doing is Welcome 3.”

While he “doubts” however doesn’t “negate” Munnabhai 3 being made, he spills the beans on one other franchise movie he’s doing: Jolly LLB 3, which brings him and Akshay collectively. “We start shooting in January. It is one of those films that tell you the truth of how things run in the world, good versus bad,” he says. It nearly feels surreal that the primary one starred him, second one had Kumar, and the third brings each of them collectively. It wasn’t meant to be like this although.

Why did he go lacking from Jolly LLB 2? “I have no idea,” Warsi replies, “I have a feeling the makers wanted to upscale the film. I remember I told Subhash (Kapoor, director) also ‘You should do it with Akshay. If you want to show crowd in a courtroom, with me it will be 500, with Akshay you will get 5000’ Somewhere, the production people realised ‘let’s get a bigger star’… People liked to see me, so I am back. People will enjoy seeing me and Akshay.”