After being a background dancer and a choreographer, Arshad Warsi finally made his acting debut in the year 1996 with Tere Mere Sapne produced by Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya Bachchan’s ABCL.  

At a recent press conference for his upcoming film Bachchhan Paandey, Arshad Warsi along with Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez and Farhad Samji were asked about their godfathers in the Hindi film industry.  

Arshad named Amitabh Bachchan and Tere Mere Sapne director Joy Augustine and went on to add that they “abandoned” him. 

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He said, “I would say Mr B (Amitabh Bachchan). I started my career with ABCL, Joy Augustine, they got me into the profession. But then they left me, abandoned me. So, I don't know what to call them. Godfather or what, I don't know”. 

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Amitabh Bachchan had started ABCL or Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd and the first Hindi film he produced under his banner was Tere Mere Sapne. 

Besides Arshad Warsi, the film also featured Chandrachur Singh, Priya Gill and Simran Bagga. 

Answering the same question, Jacqueline Fernandez called filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh her godfather for launching her in Bollywood with the 2009 film Aladin alongside Riteish Deshmukh, Amitabh Bachchan & Sanjay Dutt.  

Akshay Kumar called filmmaker Pramod Chakraborty and his makeup man who introduced him to the filmmaker.  

Kriti, on the other hand, named multiple people who have helped shape her career including Sajid Nadiadwala, Sabbir Khan and Dinesh Vijan.  

Farhad Samji credited Salman Khan for giving him work as a lyricist, Rohit Shetty for hiring him as a writer and Akshay Kumar for putting his faith in him as a filmmaker.  

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As for Bachchhan Paandey, the film is a remake of Telugu hit Jigarthanda. It features Akshay Kumar as a gangster, Kriti Sanon as a struggling filmmaker and Arshad Warsi as a small-time actor.  

The Farhad Samji directorial is slated to release on March 18.

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