Throwback: When Michael Jackson hugged Jaaved Jaaferi at New York show
Throwback: When Michael Jackson hugged Jaaved Jaaferi at New York show
Jaaved to appear on the special episode of the celebrity dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’
Actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi, who introduced the break dance, went down memory lane and recalled having met legend Michael Jackson in New York.
Recognised as the ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson was a singer and dancer par excellence, ans who in his four decades of career, contributed widely to music, dance, and fashion. He also popularised the dance move ‘moonwalk’.
Jaaved, who appeared on the special episode of the celebrity dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, reminisced on meeting MJ and shared, that there was an award function in New York where he was honoured by an Indian society.
He came on stage when there was no one else present except him and as he was hosting the show at that moment. As MJ was coming up, he shared that moment with him, and when he was leaving, , MJ didn’t let him go,’ and asked, ‘Can he give him a hug?’ He said, ‘Yes, of course,’ and he lovingly hugged him
Jaaved went on to add that it was a very special moment because MJ hugged him. So, it will remain with him forever.
He had introduced him on stage at the event, and he said, ‘Oh, you did a wonderful job, thank you.’ Jaaved said, ‘It’s a big thing for him’ He is on a different level.
Jaaved further recounted how his expecting wife insisted on watching MJ perform live in Mumbai.
When MJ came to perform in Mumbai, his wife was eight months pregnant (with Meezaan Jaffery), and she insisted on seeing the live show. She acompanied him in a heavily pregnant state and we stood there in the front row cheering for MJ.
News Edit K.V.Raman
