Bollywood actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi recalled meeting Michael Jackson during a TV special Valentine’s called “Love Special”.
During the episode Jaaved reminisced about meeting MJ and shared: “There was an award function in New York where he was honoured by an Indian society. He came on stage when there was no one else present except me, as I was hosting the show at that moment. As he was coming up, I shared that moment with him, and when he was leaving, I was like, ‘I won’t let him go,’ and I asked, ‘Can I give you a hug?’ He said, ‘Yes, of course,’ and he lovingly hugged me.”
“It was a very special moment because Michael Jackson hugged me. So, it will remain with me forever. I had introduced him on stage at the event, and he said, ‘Oh, you did a wonderful job, thank you.’ I said, ‘It’s a big thing for me.’ He is on a different level,” said the Bala fame actor.
Michael Jackson attended the Bollywood Awards in New York on May 1, 1999 to receive a ‘Bollywood’ Award from the Indian Film Industry for World Humanity. Michael looked amazing that day!
He further recounted how his expecting wife insisted on watching the Michael Jackson perform live in Mumbai.
“When Michael Jackson came to perform in Mumbai, my wife was eight months pregnant (with Meezaan Jaffery), and she insisted on seeing the show live. She came with me in a heavily pregnant state and we stood there in the front row cheering for him,” he added.
Michael Jackson performed on November 1, 1996 for his HIStory World Tour in from of 35,000 fans, including Jaaved and his wife.
