Javed Jaffrey: My two most underrated dance scenes were with Aamir and Shah Rukh
Actor and dancer Javed Jaffrey in a recent conversation with India Today Digital spoke about two of his most underrated performances and said that they were filmed alongside superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.
Actor and dancer Javed Jaffrey has been a household name in the Hindi film industry for many years now. The versatile artiste is known for his comic timing and dance skills. In a conversation with India Today Digital, Javed spoke about some of his most under-appreciated dance numbers.
Recalling one such song, Javed said, “There was a song called ‘Jawani Zindabad’ with Aamir Khan in which I was the so-called second lead. I think, in my opinion, it was one of the most underrated songs of my career. Saroj Khan had choreographed it and there were around 50 to 100 dancers in the song. Even the production of the song was huge, but it didn’t get the respect it deserved.”
Recalling another underrated performance of his, Javed said, “I also did a song with Shah Rukh for a film called ‘Oh Darling Yeh Hai India’ which was directed by Ketan Mehta. The song had a mafia vibe and was composed by Shankar Mahadevan. The way the song was shot along with everything else, for me it was definitely something I enjoyed.”
Javed said, “However, if I have to pick just one song that was a game-changer in terms of picturisation and song structure, it is from a film called Woh Phir Aayegi, starring Rajesh Khanna, Farah Naaz, Munmun Sen, Shekhar Suman and the song was called Pehla Pehla Pyar Hai. The producer gave me the task of putting the whole song together and what was unusual was that the director told me that I had to be in the frame alone for four-and-a-half minutes and dance to it. This had never happened to any actor before. So, this song was very important for me.”
Talking about work, Javed will soon be seen in the second season of Latest Khabar alongside Bhuvan Bam and Shriya Pilgaonkar.
