Arshad Warsi Criticises Kalki 2898 AD, Says Prabhas Looked Like 'Joker': 'Usko Kya Bana Diya Yaar' (VIDEO)

Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Amitabh Bachchan, was released in June 2024 and was well-received by audiences. It became the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time in India. Despite its success, Arshad Warsi expressed his dissatisfaction with the film.

Appearing on the Unfiltered by Samdish YouTube channel, Arshad said, "Meine Kalki 2898 AD, jo mujhe achi nahin lagi. Amit Ji (Bachchan) was unbelievable! I cannot believe it." Further, talking about Prabhas, he said, "I am really sad but, why was he was like a joker? Why?"

He added, "I want to see a Mad Max yaar, I want to see Mel Gibson over there. Tumne usko kya bana diya yaar. Kyun karte hai aisa mujhe nahi samaj mein aata hai (What have you made it. Why do filmmakers do this, I will never understand),” Arshad added.

Kalki 2898 AD also starred Disha Patani, Kamal Haasan, Saswata Chatterjee and Shobhana in pivotal roles. Whereas Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Deverakonda, SS Rajamouli, Dulquer Salmaan, and Ram Gopal Varma made cameos. The film was released worldwide in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English.

Further, Warsi lauded Rajkummar Rao's Srikant and called his performance 'outstanding.' He also praised Sharvari Wagh, Abhay Verma's Munjya and Kill.

On the work front, Arshad will be seen next in Jolly LLB 3. Akshay and Arshad are reprising their roles as lawyers, with Subhash Kapoor on board to direct the project. 

He also has Welcome To The Jungle also starring Akshay Kumar. The film features Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi and Mika Singh, among others.