Entertainment News Desk – Jackie Shroff is a famous Bollywood actor. His films were hits in the 80s. He established himself in the industry as an action hero. Jackie was also well liked as a romantic hero. Jackie Shroff made her mark in Bollywood after much struggle. His childhood was spent in a chawl in Mumbai. After leaving from there, he became an action hero and made his name worldwide. It would not have been easy. Today is Jackie Shroff’s birthday. Let’s know about his career journey …
Left after 11th
Jackie Shroff was born on 1 February 1957 in three lights area of Vakeshwar, Mumbai. His real name is Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff. Jackie has acted in around 250 films in his career. Jackie Shroff’s story is no less than a film script. Jackie was born in a poor family. It is said that Jackie always helped the people of his Chawl and that is why he was named ‘Jaggu Dada’. Everyone used to call him by the same name in Chawl. Due to poverty, Jackie quit studies after 11th and started looking for a job. He was very fond of cooking, so he went to the Taj Hotel for a job, but he did not get a job there.
Modeling offer found at bus stand
After wandering for several days in search of a job, one day Jackie was waiting for the bus at the bus stand, a man standing there saw his height and asked him, ‘Will you be interested in modeling?’ And in response, Jackie said, ‘Will you give money?’ It was here that Jackie Shroff’s acting innings started. Jackie entered the industry in the year 1973 with the film Heera Panna. He had a negative role in this. After this, his film ‘Swami Dada’ came. But, after Subhash Ghai’s film, Jackie Shroff’s fate changed. After a lot of struggle, Jackie Shroff got a chance to work in Subhash Ghai’s film ‘Hero’. The film was a big hit and after that Jackie Shroff never had to look back.
There was a crowd of directors outside his house
The film ‘Hero’ added to Jackie Shroff’s popularity. Every producer-director was eager to take him in his film. There was a line of big directors outside his house. It is said that the craze for Jackie Shroff was so much that if he were in the toilet, the producer-director used to stand outside the toilet and wait for him to take him in his film.
Chawl did not leave even after becoming a hero
Jackie Shroff got up from poverty and trouble and came into the world of films and he knew it well. Perhaps this was the reason that even after the film ‘Hero’ was a hit, Jackie did not stop living in Chawl. He stayed there for years. Some of his films were shot in the same chawl. Jackie Shroff had a love marriage with Ayesha in 1987. They have two children Tiger Shroff and Krishna Shroff. Talking about the workfront, Jackie Shroff recently appeared in ‘Mast Mein Ka’.
