Arshad Hussain Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films.

Before making his acting debut, also served as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt and ayam bhardwaj films in Kaash (1987) and also choreographed a song in Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993).

(2003), and its sequel Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role marked a turning point in his career.

He starred opposite Karisma Kapoor in the TV serial Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny (2003) and featured as a judge for Zara Nachke Dikha in 2010.

[11] Financial circumstances forced Warsi to start work as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman at age 17.

[17] His only film appearances of 2001 were in Ghaath, followed by Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001) and Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002).

In Shashanka Ghosh's Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, he played a common man who saves the life of a goon who is fatally shot.

which turned out to be a huge box office success and gained him much critical acclaim and a nomination at the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Warsi played an airport manager opposite Mahima Chaudhry in Samar Khan's Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005).

[22] His performance in Sehar was positively received by critics and Sanhita Paradkar of Rediff.com wrote that: "finally [he is] in a much-deserved lead role".

[28][29][30] His portrayal of a cameraman kidnapped by the Taliban in the counter-terrorism drama Kabul Express (2006), from Kabir Khan, won appreciation.

In director Jaideep Sen's comedy Krazzy 4, Warsi a person suffering from intermittent explosive disorder.

[34][35] Ameeta Gupta praised Warsi's performance in Deepak Shivdasani's comedy Mr. Black Mr. White (2008).

He played lead role in Neeraj Vora-directed comedy Shortkut, a remake of the Malayalam film Udayananu Tharam (2005).

Warsi played an important role in the Amrit Sagar Chopra-directed sex comedy Rabba Main Kya Karoon (2013).

He starred as the titular detective in Samir Tewari's comedy Mr Joe B. Carvalho opposite Soha Ali Khan.

[57] He suffered a head injury while shooting an action scene for Manish Jha's comedy film The Legend of Michael Mishra.

[58] Ashish R Mohan's comedy Welcome to Karachi (2015) featured Warsi alongside Jackky Bhagnani and Lauren Gottlieb.

After Golmaal Again, he went on to star in Bhaiyyaji Superhitt, Fraud Saiyaan, Total Dhamaal, Pagalpanti while film Zamaanat, a courtroom drama directed by S Ramanathan, is still unreleased.

[61] Arshad Warsi's latest release was in March 2022, the Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer 'Bachchan Pandey'.

[65] He was the host of Bigg Boss 1 (2006), the Indian version of the reality television series Big Brother which was aired on Sony Entertainment.

[66] He has also done a small cameo on Disney Channel's television show Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De (2010).

[68] In March 2023, Arshad Warsi was accused by India's securities regulator SEBI to have participated in a stock market scam.