Jaffer Sadiq is a choreographer who was the second runner-up in the second season of Vijay T.V.’s Ungalil Yaar Prabhu Deva. He was also a choreographer and performer on Jodi Number One. He runs a dance company called Lift Others Dance Studio and has performed in more than 500 stage shows. He is the personal dance instructor to many Tamil artists.
What’s your Chennai connect?
I love the Chennai makkal and the love they give me.
One thing about namma ooru that you fancy?
Others may think it is irritating, but I what I fancy about the city is the traffic.
A Chennai-based celebrity or any personality whom you would like to date or go out with?
The first celebrity that comes to mind is Samantha.
Three things here that can’t be found in any part of the world?
There is this interesting place in Thiruvanmiyur which is quite famous for its mooru.
Your favourite hangout spot?
That would probably be East Coast Road, I often go on long drives.
Three stereotypes about the city and the people that make you roll your eyes?
There is a stereotype about the slang people use in Chennai, and I don’t appreciate that.
Where would you take a person who is new to the city?
I would take them to
Bessie Beach.
What would you do to prove to someone that you are a true Chennai vasi?
I would just speak in the slang unique to Chennai. They would hear the way I say a particular word and understand.
Two Madras bashai words that you would teach a newbie?
I would teach them Mameyy and a few bad words we use.
A Tamil movie dialogue/song which describes Chennai?
The best song to describe Chennai would be Anirudh’s Chance Eh Ille.
If you had to draw a comparison between Chennai and any other city or country, what would it be and why?
Chennai is better than other cities because here it is the survival of the fittest. I don’t think any other city would give importance to the line “I am in” as much as Chennai.
If you could erect another statue on the Marina beach, what would it be?
I’d construct a statue of Thalaivar or Dhoni.
Describe the city in your own words and style!
In Chennai, people forget their caste and work peacefully. Chennai is also the only city where you can eat for `10 and also for `1,000.