Arshad played the lead role of lawyer in Subhash Kapoor's "Jolly LLB". But for the sequel, the makers have roped in Akshay Kumar.
"I wish I was doing it but then I have so many other films. I may just do a special appearance...Depends on whether I am part of the script. And also I should have time as I would be outside Mumbai for other projects," Arshad told PTI.
The "Ishqiya" actor said he isn't disheartened about not being part of the second instalment of "Jolly LLB".
"I never created anything. It is my director Subhash Kapoor who created "Jolly LLB". I just enacted and put life into it," he added.
Warsi, known for his acting chops, said he knew that the makers wanted Akshay. "They (producers) kept debating either it's Akshay Kumar (or me). I told them to go ahead with him."
"It is not the decision of director Subhash Kapoor, it is the marketing team of Fox Star Studios that decided they should take a bigger star as it helps them in selling and marketing the film.... As business people they (producers) have done their job," he said.
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