It was a summer of music and reacquaintance as actor Jaafar Jackson took us into his famous uncle Michael Jackson’s world with the April release, Michael. Now, director Antoine Fuqua’s blockbuster prepares to reach a wider audience with its Hindi release on JioHotstar on August 29, coinciding with the King of Pop’s birth anniversary. For voice artiste Ketan Kavva, dubbing in Hindi for Jaafar was both “exciting and a huge responsibility”.

Who did he try to stay true to — the late pop sensation or Jaafar? Kavva was clear on that count, as he told mid-day, “My focus wasn’t on imitating Michael Jackson’s voice. My responsibility was to stay true to Jaafar Jackson’s performance and deliver the same emotion, energy, and sincerity in Hindi.”