Warsi made his debut in the silver screen in 1996 with 'Tere Mere Sapne', which managed to succeed at the box office.
He is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy series 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S.' (2003) and 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' (2006), for which he not only garnered critical acclaim but was bestowed with several awards.
Some of his successful films as an supporting actor including 'Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya' (2005), 'Salaam Namaste' (2005), 'Golmaal' (2006), 'Kabul Express' (2006), 'Dhamaal' (2007), 'Golmaal Returns' (2008), 'Ishqiya' (2010) and 'Golmaal 3' (2010).
One of the best comedians in Bollywood, the actor has carved out a special niche for himself.
He was recently seen in 'Jolly LLB', which accounts to be Warsi's first official solo hit.
The film released on March 15 2013, and received critical acclaim, and turned out to be the first hit this year.
He is currently working on the third Munnabhai sequel, 'Munnabhai Chale Delh'i which is expected to go on floors late 2013.
The actor turned producer with his film 'Hum Tum Aur Ghost', that was released in 2010.
Warsi is married to Maria Goretti and has a son named Zeke Warsi.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh wished Warsi on social networking site twitter saying:"Happppyyyy burdayyyy @imarshadwarsi - wishing you loads of happiness and love my friend."
Acress Diya Mirza tweeted:"Happy Birdie Day Waaaaaaaarsi!!! @imarshadwarsi Punning, Crazy, Super Man :)"
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:"Many happy returns of the day to @imarshadwarsi . Have a jolly good year!"
Actress Mini Mathur tweeted:"Happy birthday @imarshadwarsi .. The guy who first made bombay feel like home to me. Have a thrilling & blessed year.'