Updated On: 20 June, 2025 02:24 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Actor Jaaved Jaaferi revealed on Farah Khan’s show that he personally created the look, voice, and quirks of his Dhamaal character: 'I put him in a dungaree, gave him a lisp and a hunch'

Jaaved Jaaferi. Pic/Yogen Shah
Actor Jaaved Jaaferi has shared that he was the one who designed his character in the superhit comedy franchise ‘Dhamaal’. Recently, the actor spoke with Farah Khan on her show, and narrated the story of how the character was designed.
He told Farah, “Indra Kumar told me, ‘Javed, you look smart’. I said, ‘Got it’. So, I said, don't worry. He understood. Then one day, he said, ‘your voice is very good’. So, I said, ‘okay. I got it’”.
The actor said that he picked cues from the director about how to go about the character, and retrofit his subtle demands into the character.