Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi recently opened up about his experience of being replaced by Salman Khan as the host of the popular reality show Bigg Boss. In a conversation with Amar Ujala, Arshad who had hosted the first season of the show, revealed that he was initially supposed to return for the subsequent seasons but couldn`t due to other commitments. Salman Khan stepped in and has been successfully hosting the show for over a decade now.

In addition to losing out on the Bigg Boss hosting gig, Arshad also shared his thoughts on being replaced by Akshay Kumar in the film Jolly LLB 2. The original plan for the Jolly LLB franchise was for Arshad to star in the first film and Akshay to take over for the second installment. While the films turned out to be successful, Arshad didn`t reprise his role in the sequel, and Akshay Kumar stepped in as the lead character.