The original name of the Indian movie actor Jackie Shroff is Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff. In Mumbai on February 1st, 1957 he was born in a Gujarati family. He is son of Kakubhai and Rita Shroff. He is married to Ayesha Shroff in June 5th 1987 and has a son and a daughter. Jackie Shroff is one of the most handsome and stylish stars in Bollywood, who has come from a lower middle class family in Mumbai. He is considered one of Bollywood`s most cordial and genius stars also.
The story of his life, unveils the fact Dev Anand picked him up for a minor part in Swami Dada in 1982. He got his second break by Subhash Ghai in his film `Hero` which was a super hit at the box office. He became a star overnight. Hero was Jackie`s first blockbuster hit. Then he often appeared as a secondary hero opposite Anil Kapoor in hit films such as `Karma`, `Ram Lakhan` and `Parinda`. His memorable roles include the freedom fighter `Shubhankar` in 1942: A Love Story, `Ram Sinha` a cop in Khalnayak, `Raj Kamal` in the musical Rangeela, and `Chunnilal` in the film Devdas. The list also includes some more as in Angaar in 1992 where he plays a youth, frustrated with crime and corruption, who takes on a violent campaign against the system and Gardish where his portrayal of a common man taking on the criminal elements in society is considered his best work. He was recently applauded for his performance in the Bengali film Antar Mahal where he acted with Soha Ali Khan. Jackie was never choosy about his projects and that is the reason why many a times he has faced flop in his career. Jackie has kept himself busy doing everything from signing several Mithun Chakraborty quickies to anchoring a television show called `Missing`. As he always wanted to play a negative role presently he is trying to pursue the same in a logical manner.
This Indian movie actor has formed his own company, `Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited` (JSEL) and produced a film called `Grahan`, which was directed by his friend, Shashilal Nair. The film could not do good business in industry. But he was shattered when his mega budget movie `Boom` also failed miserably thus, making the actor almost bankrupt. Jackie Shroff tried making a comeback as an actor, but because of his age and he could not bag a lead and started settling for character roles. Filmmaker Subhash Ghai offered him a dad`s character in `Yaadien`, which the actor readily accepted. The Indian movie actor Jackie Shroff is a man of nature.
Jackie has been one of the most generous actors in Bollywood as well. He is the most non-controversial actor and because of his all these nature he is very popular and distinguishable in Indian film industry. He has been sponsoring many street children and providing them employment opportunities. The actor related himself with these children very well and he tries to help them in every possible way. Jackie`s son Tiger is also ready to make his debut as an actor. In 2006 he had supporting roles in the hit comedy films `Apna Sapna Money Money` and `Bhagam Bhag`. He also appeared in the multi-starrer action comedy `Fool and Final` in 2007 with Shaheed Kapoor and Ayesha Takia.
Indian movie actor Jackie Shroff won three filmfare awards in his film career and these are Best Actor Award for Parinda in 1990,best supporting actor award for `1942: Alove story` in 1995 and best supporting actor award for `Rangeela` in 1996.
