‘Fox Star needed a bigger star for Jolly LLB 2’: Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi, who played the lead in 2013’s ‘Jolly LLB’, has said the decision to replace him with Akshay Kumar bothers him, but added that the producers wanted a bankable star.

“I am not doing it… Akshay is doing it. I was supposed to do it, but Fox Star Studios needed a bigger star, so they chose Akshay.. It makes it easier for marketing, it makes it easier to have a hit. With me, you have to make a good film, so that is the problem. You can make money with me only if it’s a very good film”

“If you have a bigger star, then even if the film is not that good, you still manage to cover the money so risk factor from the producer’s point of view is less” Warsi said.

When asked if not being a part of the sequel bothers him, Arshad said “Yeah it bothers me a little bit, but not that much. I always believe that you do what you deserve to or what you should. I was the one who convinced Subhash to go ahead and do it because he was not willing to”

“I said Akshay is a damn good actor and he will give you what you want. He has got the capability of converting him from a muscular macho man to an ordinary man to get beaten up and it will work like magic.”

Akshay also said, having Akshay in the film would allow the director to make a film on a bigger budget.

“With Akshay, even Subhash (director) gets a bigger budget.. Even he gets more money to work and life becomes easier for him”

‘Jolly LLB2’  went on floors earlier this week. The film will release in theatres on February 10 2017.