Actor and dancer Javed Jaaferi has opened up about one of the most discussed rumors of the early years of his career.While appearing on the dance reality show India’s Best Dancer, Jaaved shot back speculations that he had acted. Sanjay Duttdance portions of the iconic song ‘Tamma Tamma’ from ‘Thanedar’. The veteran actor recalled how the rumor gained momentum despite Sanjay Dutt putting considerable effort into perfecting the performance.
Jaaved Jaaferi says the rumor took on a life of its own
Talking about the long-standing misconception, Jaaved shared that many people believed that he had stepped in as Sanjay Dutt’s dance stunt because of the similarities they associated with his dance style. However, he made it clear that the performance belonged entirely to Sanjay Dutt.Recalling the incident, Jaaved said, “You know, there was a rumor that maine duplicated kiya hai Sanju ko in ‘Tamma Tamma’. Sanju ne bichare ne itni mehnat karke woh dance kiya tha aur logon ne bola, ‘Arey ye Sanju nahi hai’.”(You know, there was a rumor that he had duplicated Sanju’s style. Poor Sanju had worked really hard to do that dance and yet people said, “Oh, that’s not Sanju’s original style).
Urmila Matondkar explains why fans believed the story
Reacting to Jaaved’s recall, Urmila Matondkar shared her perspective on why the rumor was so widely accepted. According to her, Jaaved had introduced a style of dance that the audience had rarely seen before. His moves and screen presence were so distinctive that people naturally associated impressive dance performances with him.Sharing her thoughts, Urmila said, “Kyuki inhone jab, ‘Bol Baby Bol Rock N Roll’ kiya tha toh jab woh aaye the, toh tote ud gaye the, because iss tarah ka dance kisi ne dekha hi nahi tha. Kai barson ke baad is tarah ki choreography dancing aayi thi.” Aur mujhe lagta hai kabhi-kabhi aadhi choreography inhone khud hi ki hogi because you have style hai.(Because when he did ‘Bol Baby Bol Rock N Roll’ and made his appearance, everyone was completely stunned, because no one had ever witnessed this kind of dance before. This choreography and dance style had appeared after many years. And I think that sometimes he might have choreographed half of it himself because it is his unique style.)Jaaved Jaaferi established himself as one of Bollywood’s most innovative dancers in the late 1980s and 1990s.In Thanedar, Tamma Tamma starred Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit and remains one of Bollywood’s most iconic dance numbers.