Arshad Warsi asked Jaani Dushman director to kill him first in the film, Akshay Kumar was ‘willing to do everybody’s role’ : ‘I died laughing’

Arshad Warsi, who is all set to feature in Jolly LLB 3 with Akshay Kumar, recalled an anecdote with the actor in Jani Dushman. He said, “Akshay Kumar is unbelievable. He was willing to do everybody’s role. He said, ‘Jo bhi marega, uske baad mai aajata hu’ (I will come as the reincarnation of whoever dies).”

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Arshad laughed as he said, “In the film, the guy could change his form, look, and mission impossible, everything was happening. Whoever died, Akshay came back as them. There were so many funny things that happened in that. It is cult classic. That film is unbelievable.”

Previously, in an interview with Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar shared, “According to the original script, I was actually dead in the film. So then, an actor couldn’t give his dates. I told the director because I was on per day, should I come? He said, ‘Okay, let’s do a thing. You are in coma. So, I was in coma and then I came back.” The actor who didn’t give his dates is said to be Sunny Deol.

Sonkashi, who was also the part of interview, quickly asked, “Was this movie a hit?” Akshay said, “On satellite, it is a huge hit. Every time a channel is losing its TRP, they put up Jaani Dushman.”

The film had several scenes inspired by The Terminator and The Matrix. It had also created a hype before its release for its innovative special effects, which was uncommon in the industry. However, the film failed to live up to its hype. The film was directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli, who is known for making Jaani Dushman (1979), Nagin (1976), and Bees Saal Baad (1989) among others.