"What is Urvashi?" he asks in broken English and then breaks into song, 'Take it easy, Urvashi".
The friendly French cabbie gets into music mode after he learns that the passengers in his cab are visitors from India.
He knows the song, he knows the words, he knows the tune but isn't quite sure who the composer is. When informed it is music maestro A R Rahman, he nods vigorously.
He is also familiar with the musician's global hit "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire".
In a city where every third person is a tourist, it is unusual to find a cab driver who wants to discuss his impressions of Indian people with Indian people. His observation: "They smile a lot."
When asked whether many Indians lived in Paris, he replies in the negative. According to him, "Indians prefer London to Paris. There are more Pakistanis in Paris."
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