Jackie Shroff has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and as of 2020, has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Odia, Gujarati and English.
25 Facts About Jackie Shroff
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Jackie Shroff has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades.
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Jackie Shroff became an overnight star with Subhash Ghai's Hero film, and eventually established himself as one of the leading men of Indian cinema from 1980s to 1990s.
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Jackie Shroff's father, Kakubhai Haribhai Shroff, was Gujarati, while his mother was a Turkmen who fled from Kazakhstan during a coup.
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Jackie Shroff's maternal grandmother escaped to Ladakh along with her seven daughters when there was a coup in Kazakhstan.
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Jackie Shroff's father came from a Gujarati family of merchants and traders.
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Jackie Shroff's father met his mother when both were teenagers and got married.
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Jackie Shroff married his longtime girlfriend Ayesha Dutt, a model who later became a film producer, on her birthday, 5 June 1987.
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Jackie Shroff dropped out of school after his 11th standard as his family did not have much money.
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Jackie Shroff tried his hand working as an apprentice chef at Taj Hotels and as a flight attendant at Air India, but he was rejected from both places because of his lack of qualifications.
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Jackie Shroff then started working as a travel agent in a local company called "Trade Wings" near Jehangir Art Gallery.
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The next day, Jackie Shroff went to the advertising agency located in the same building as Davar's college near Flora Fountain for the photo shoot during his lunch time.
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In 1982, Jackie Shroff made his acting debut in Dev Anand's movie Swami Dada.
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Jackie Shroff continued to work in Subhash Ghai movies, irrespective of any role that was offered.
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In 2006, Jackie Shroff acted in the children's film Bhoot Unkle.
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In 2017, Jackie Shroff made his debut in Konkani, acting in the film Soul Curry, which even won him an award.
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Jackie Shroff is to feature in many films in 2019, like Firrkie, Bharat, Saaho, and Romeo Akbar Walter.
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Jackie Shroff is going to star in Prasthanam, which Hindi remake of Telugu film with same name alongside Ali Fazal and Sanjay Dutt.
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Jackie Shroff has hosted many television shows like Lehrein, Chirtrahar and Missing.
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Jackie Shroff was a judge on the magic show India's Magic Star, broadcast on Indian channel STAR One.
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In 2019 Jackie Shroff made his digital debut with the series Criminal Justice.
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Jackie Shroff has an organic farm, where he grows organic plants, trees and herbs.
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Jackie Shroff has funded the treatment and education of many underprivileged children.
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On 5 March 2021, Jackie Shroff donated an ambulance to a Lonavala-based animal shelter in the memory of his late pet dog Rocky.
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Jackie Shroff has received a Doctor of Arts for his valuable contribution in the field of Cinema from the Invertis University.