Actor Jaaved Jaaferi has played several iconic roles in his career spanning over four decades. However, his character in the adventure comedy film series Dhamaal remains one of the fan favourites. Recently, he sat for a one-on-one conversation with his Taaza Khabar co-star, YouTuber Bhuvan Bam and spoke about his most celebrated roles.
During their interaction, the YouTuber questioned the comedic legend, which one of his characters he feels deserves a spin-off, and he took some time to think before voicing his opinion. Jaaved said, “I have done a few characters in movies, and I think the first one that gained recognition was the character from Salaam Namaste, Crocodile Dundee. It became quite popular and resonated with many people. After that, I played a character in Dhamaal that was also well-loved by kids. Then, in Singh Is King, I did the ‘Punjabis are the best’ bit. These three characters were quite distinctive.”
However, the 60-year-old actor thinks that the riotous duo Adi Shrivastav and Manav Shrivastav from the Dhamaal film franchise, wherein Arshad Warsi played Adi and he portrayed Manav, should have their own web show. “I have suggested to Indra Kumar, the director of Dhamaal, to create something on Adi and Manav’s characters — a proper web series featuring Adi and Manav.”
Bhuvan, who got all excited after listening to this proposition, said, “Sign a petition to create a series on Adi and Manav: #BringBackAdiManav.” So, when IMDb shared this particular excerpt from the interview on their Instagram account, the ecstatic fans immediately commented, “BringBackAdiManav.”
Jaaved Jaaferi, the son of the legendary comedian Jagdeep, also talked about what he learnt from his father. “I have learned a lot from my father because, it was era with Johnny Walker Saab, Mehmood Saab and my father, and they had their own audience. My father clearly told me that people living in skyscrapers in Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade were not his audience. His audience was from small towns, farmers, rickshaw drivers, that’s India. They are the 90-95 per cent, so I do it for them,” said the Singh Is Kinng actor.
He further reflected on his journey in the entertainment industry and noted how it has evolved since he started out. Sharing how he adapted to different acting styles, Jaaved said, “Dhamaal’s character is different, and hence, I have to play it differently because it’s slapstick. If I have to do subtle comedy, then I have to act according to the mood of the movie.”
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