Jaaved Jaaferi recalls rumours of being Sanjay Dutt’s dance double in ‘Tamma Tamma’ alongside Madhuri Dixit

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Bollywood star and dancer Jaaved Jaaferi recalled a time when people thought Sanjay Dutt’s iconic dance part and step in the superhit song ‘Tamma Tamma’ was actually done by Jaaved Jaaferi.

On the dance reality show, India’s Best Dancer, Jaaved Jaaferi spoke about how people mistook his unique moves for being similar to Sanju’s signature style.

Talking to Urmila Matondkar who appeared on the show as a special guest, Jaaved Jaaferi said, “You know, there was a rumour ki maine duplicate 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 rumour that I had duplicated Sanju’s style. Poor Sanju had worked so incredibly hard to do that dance, and yet people said, ‘Oh, this isn’t Sanju’s original style)

Urmila further stated that the rumour could have been spread mainly because of Jaaved Jaaferi’s unique dancing style.

She recalled the impact he created when he first appeared on screen. She shared, “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 ye unki style hai.”

(Because when he did ‘Bol Baby Bol Rock N Roll’ and made his appearance, everyone was completely blown away, because nobody had ever witnessed that kind of dancing before. Such choreography and dancing style had come around after many years. And I feel that sometimes he might have choreographed half of it himself because it is uniquely his style)

Talking about the song, ‘Tamma Tamma’ , it featured in the movie ‘Thanedar’. The movie and the song featured Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt. The iconic hook step of the song went on to become extremely popular for its uniqueness and for being difficult as well.

–IANS

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