An Instagram-user by the name of Swetha Warrier posted a Reel of dancers pulling off Indian classical fusion moves to a Michael Jackson song. While the King of Pop might not be around, his nephew Jaafar Jackson reacted to the Reel, as did a bunch of other celebrities. See how he reacted.
Jaafar Jackson reacts to Indian Reel
Swetha posted the video on her Instagram with the caption, “His music, our movement. A small tribute to Michael Jackson. Creating this was as fun as it looks. A dream team, truly.” She also added in the comments, “This took so much heart to put together.”
The video shows dancers Bhumika Nath, Sneha, Riddhi Shaharkar, Abolee Nagarkar, Renni, Kaavya Nair, Neha Sahani and Manushi Desai dance Indian classical fusion to Michael’s 1987 song The Way You Make Me Feel. The short video shows them playing an old-school cassette before they show off their moves.
Jaafar commented under the video with clapping and red heart emojis. Swetha re-posted his comment on her Instagram Stories, writing, “What on earth just happened !!!! (mindblowing emoji)” She also posted a video of herself smiling widely, then covering her face, as if shocked that he would reply.
The video that hit 1 million in a day also drew comments from actor Andrea Jeremiah, who replied with heart-eye emojis. Filmmaker Nandini Reddy, Sridevi’s niece, actor Maheshwari, and others also liked the video.
About Michael
Michael is a musical biographical drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. It stars Jaafar in his debut role as his uncle. Nia Long, Juliano Valdi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Laura Harrier, Jessica Sula, Mike Myers, Miles Teller and Colman Domingo also star in it. Michael covers the period from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to the Bad tour in the late 1980s.
The film was released in theatres on April 24 and received criticism for ‘whitewashing’ the popstar and for failing to address the controversies surrounding his life. Reports state that references to the 1993 child sexual abuse allegations against Michael were removed and the film was reshot after a clause was discovered in the legal settlement. The film grossed over $300 million worldwide, according to Deadline, becoming the second-highest-grossing musical biopic after Bohemian Rhapsody.
A special screening of Michael was recently held at Prasads Cinemas in Hyderabad recently in PCX format. Videos from the screening show fans celebrating like they would at a Telugu film with confetti and cheering.