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Jaaved Jaffrey's Journey
From Comedian To Roadside Romeo
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 What memorable advice has your father given you?
"He's always told me to remain anchored and focused with my tradition, family values and respect for others. He had a hard life and lost everything after the partition between India and Pakistan."
What advice have you given your brother Naaved?
"Not to copy anyone. Be yourself. I always joke and tell him to not just learn from watching others."
Post Boogie Woogie what can we look forward to maybe an Indian Seinfeld?
"Possible." He remains tight-lipped on pursuing any fictional characters on television.
Where does he see himself in five years?
"I don't see myself," he laughs. "I don't see myself in the mirror because there is a seamlessness between today and tomorrow that is so deep it defies time," he says philosophically. "I look in the mirror and I see my blemishes. The inner wounds...cuts and scars of the aberrations of the mundane. I look in the mirror and I see my wife, few friends, and parents. They are all a part of me and my existence... so too as in the mirror."
Having worked with the best of the best, who is his favorite co-star?
"Nana Patekar," he says sans hesitation. "He has a lot of experience, is funny, a very good actor, and more importantly a good human being and someone I've learnt from.
The other choice would have to be Shah Rukh Khan. I worked with him in Oh Darling. He was fun, an extreme perfectionist and innovative. He would look at the script and give suggestions. I learnt from him as well."
He takes a breath, "My list wouldn't be complete without mentioning Kamala Hassan and Naseeruddin Shah. Both these actors overpower you with their presence."
His favorite female co-stars?
"All of them," he jokes. "I think Rani, Kajol are really talented. I must say that Sridevi was someone special with that 'wow' factor. I also like Preity and Madhuri."
His favorite Hollywood actress?
"Definitely Meryl Streep. I think she's played the range of roles and she consistently never fails to surprise in each film."
So are all comedians always funny or do you practice your jokes?
"I think funny people are naturally funny. I make my own jokes as per the situation."
Would there have been anything he would have changed?
"My wife," he jokes. On a more serious note, "I am still attracted to my wife Habiba, as if it was our first meeting. She is much younger to me and I was in awe of her simplicity and her inner uncomplicated demeanor."
Habiba enters at this point and chimes in, "I think we are both more mature now and more understanding of one-another. It just takes a simple gesture, a touch, a look and we know what that means." Habiba laughs and adds, "We are inter-dependent while being close. We are like Laurel and Hardy. When we are together now we have responsibilities, children. When we are alone it's different. That's how it is.
We are still beautiful together," she sums it up for them both.
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