Arshad Warsi didn’t like Jolly LLB 2 script; asked director to take Akshay Kumar instead: ‘With me you will get 500 people, Akshay will bring 5000’

Explaining how Akshay got involved, Arshad added, “I think Fox Star Studios (the production house behind Jolly LLB 2) wanted Akshay to do it and Akshay also wanted to do it. I wasn’t all happy with the script but I still would have done it because it was Subhash Kapoor’s directorial. Subhash is one of great friends and if he says that ‘this is the worst film,’ I will do it. I told Subhash to take Akshay and make the film because with me you will get the crowd of 500 people but with Akshay you will get 5000 people. As in you will be able to fulfil your dream, the way it is supposed to be done with Akshay but not with me. That’s how simple it is.”

The original Jolly LLB, starring Arshad and Boman Irani, was both a critical and box office success, earning just under Rs 50 crore against a budget of Rs 10 crore. Jolly LLB 2, with Akshay in the lead, also achieved box office success and garnered praise from critics. Now, Arshad and Akshay are set to team up for the third installment of the film, reuniting to continue the Jolly LLB franchise.