He's
in.
He's
out.
He's
finally....in!
After
the
producers
Ashthavinayak,
apparently,
agreed
to
pay
him
a
whopping
Rs.3
crores
to
be
part
of
the
third
segment
of
the
ongoing
Golmaal
franchise,
Arshad
Warsi
finally
agreed
to
do
the
film.
After
frantic
negotiations
the
deal
was
finally
cut
on
Monday.
And
yes,
Arshad
has
condescended
to
be
part
of
Golmaal
3.
His
3-crore
rupee
fee
should
be
higher
than
every
member
of
the
cast
barring
Ajay
Devgn.
Even
higher
than
Kareena
Kapoor
who
has
a
3-film
deal
with
the
producers.
Says
a
source,
"Arshad
after
Ishqiya
was
adamant
on
his
fee.
The
producers
tried
to
convince
him
to
take
a
much
smaller
fee
arguing
that
his
co-stars
Shreyas
Talpade,
Tusshar
Kapoor
and
Kunal
Khemu
(who
replaces
Sharman
Joshi)
were
accepting
a
far
smaller
fee
and
if
Arshad
was
paid
3
crores,
the
other
actors
would
feel
short-changed." Arshad
stuck
to
his
guns.
Stories
came
out
saying
the
actor,
now
hot
at
the
box-office
after
Ishqiya,
did
not
like
the
script
of
Golmaal
3.
Says
Rohit,
"We
were
really
keen
to
have
him
in
the
film.
And
yes
the
price
has
been
worked
out
between
Arshad
and
the
producers.
So
he's
on."
Strangely
though,
even
after
Rohit
confirmed
Arshad's
presence
in
Golmaal
3,
Arshad
was
still
in
denial.
Said
the
actor,
"I
am
not
sure
yet.
They've
been
after
me
for
some
time
now.
But
I'm
not
able
to
make
up
my
mind.
I
need
to
give
time
to
my
own
production
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost.
So
I
don't
know
how
I'll
manage
the
dates."
However,
sources
from
Golmaal
3
insist
that
Arshad
is
in
at
a
staggering
fee
(for
a
non-lead
actor).
The
other
actor
like
Arshad
who
has
started
acting
pricey
after
a
hit
(3
Idiots)
is
Sharman
Joshi
who
was
reportedly
asking
for
Rs
2.5
crores.
He
turned
down
the
third
part
of
Golmaal
through
his
secretary.
Says
Rohit
Shetty,
"Even
before
the
scripting
of
Golmaal
3,
Sharman
sent
me
a
message
through
his
secretary
saying
he
had
other
plans.
I
immediately
looked
for
a
replacement
and
am
very
happy
with
Kunal
Khemu.
Any
regrets
about
Sharman?
None
at
all.
In
fact
we
met
at
the
airport
recently
and
there
wasn't
any
mention
of
Golmaal
3."
With
Ishqiya
and
3
Idiots,
Arshad
Warsi
and
Sharman
Joshi
seem
to
be
determined
to
move
into
the
big
league.
Both
actors
are
aiming
to
play
the
main
lead.
Without
naming
anyone
Rohit
Shetty
says,
"There're
lots
of
very
talented
actors
out
here
who
are
fabulous
side
attractions
but
can
never
be
the
main
course."
We
can
safely
assume
whom
he
is
talking
about.