/> Arshad Warsi admits he's fed up of doing comedy. Now he is all set to turn negative with an author-backed assassin's role on Kabeer Kaushik's Qazaa (death). "I'm playing a terrorist on hire. My character doesn't just shoot to kill, he plants bombs to destroy cities. Qazaa is a film about global terrorism."

Apparently the director is unable to convince any actor to play the positive character since he has already cast scene-stealer Arshad in the author-backed negative role.

Says Arshad, "I've two other films where I play negative roles. Kabeer Kaushik has tremendous faith in me. I think I can pull off the villain's role in Qaazi. It's not about playing the main role. I've refused so many leads, you'd be shocked if I start counting."

Arshad currently shooting for Goal in London is in the mood to get serious. "I try variations but I'm bored of comedy. It's like having the same food everyday. There's bound to be tedium. In fact I've stopped accepting comedy," admits the affable actor whose comic turn in Munnabhai, Salaam Namaste, Hulchal and Gol Maal brought the house down.

"My last comedy after Lage Raho Munnabhai will be Indra Kumar's Dhamaal...Anthony Kaun Hai is a thriller. I'm not trying to be funny in it. Again in Kabul Express I was a guy with a sense of humour who maroes his one-liners but he isn't a funny-guy."

After Salaam Namaste Arshad is pleased to be in another Yashraj film. "The took keen interest in the whole release of Kabul Express. See, I get very upset when I'm asked to hop on-board to provide the talent quotient while another guy regardless of talent gets all the money and attention because he's a star.

I won't support weak actors by playing stupid roles. That's why I enjoy working with Sanjay Dutt. He's not at all insecure. I started my career late, stayed away for three years...I've seen it all."

Earlier Arshad played a serious anti-establishment cop in Kabeer Kaushik's Saher. "That gave me a completely different role to do. If Saher didn't work it wasn't because of my comic image. It just didn't have the money to be marketed well."

About losing out working with Rituparno Ghosh in Sunglass. "I knew it'd be great fun working with. But never mind. I know some day he'll call me again. Yes, it was a money issue. In signing films my logic is very simple. Either give me the money or the fame.

The big filmmakers don't pay you. So who the hell pays my bills? I think I'll have to find another job to support myself as an actor."

How about theatre? "I've been a choreographer on stage before I became a film actor. Theatre gives even less money than movies."