Arshad Warsi opened up about his experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan
Arshad Warsi has worked with both Khan superstars, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, but his film with veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan never saw the light of day. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that Salman has a ‘bad boy’ aura publicly, while SRK is a ‘gentleman’. Arshad also recalled shooting for an unreleased film with Big B.
During a conversation with The Lallantop, Arshad Warsi recalled shooting the unreleased film Zamaanat with Amitabh Bachchan. He said, “There are genuine stars – for me, it’s Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, and Amitabh Bachchan. My luck is so bad that I have never worked with Amit ji in my life. We shot for an entire film together but it never got released. The name was Zamaanat. It went through a lot of trouble – shooting started, then paused, and this kept happening. S Ramanathan was it’s director, he passed away in the middle. I actually realised at that time, Mr B had told me that I should keep doing my shot till I am happy and satisfied no matter what happens.”
Warsi praised Bachchan’s dedication to give his best in every shot. “We took a courtroom shot in Hyderabad. There was a lot of sunlight. There were many people on the stairs with 500-1000 people lying on the road to protest. It was a large scale set. Amit ji had a long speech in that scene.”
He added, “He gave around 10-12 takes in that shot, and then finally thought one of them was fine. We sat inside after it. A few minutes later, he said that we should do one more. I started smiling, and thought he was joking. But, he was serious, everyone laid down on the road once again, the entire shot happened again.”
Arshad Warsi has worked with Shah Rukh in Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005) and is set to collaborate with him in King (2026). Appreciating SRK’s work approach and nature, he said, “Shah Rukh knows his work. He has that old school theatre vibe, and has all the lines in his mind. He is one of the most polite and giving actors. It’s very nice. I have never seen him raise his voice. I am very fond of him. Even Suhana and Aaryan have been brought up well, great kids. I said yes to King within a second. Shah Rukh has already said that he is the last of the stars and I absolutely believe him. I love him, big fan. He has a lot of dignity.”
When the host asked how Salman Khan differs from Shah Rukh Khan, Arshad replied, “Salman is a bad boy. He is one of those quintessential good-looking, bad boy. Shah Rukh is a gentleman, a bit settled. There’s nothing wrong with both. Salman is different personally, he is not the same. You can see his aura in public, but personally at home, he is a different person. Cracks a lot of jokes, has fun. Inherently, his entire family is very funny, they have a good sense of humour, like they have come to have fun in life.”