Jackie Shroff, born Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff, is an Indian actor popular as a Hindi film lead hero and for his style. Born on February 1, 1957, in Udgir city in the Latur district of Maharashtra, in a Gujarati speaking family, he has been working in the Hindi film industry for over three decades and has acted in over 200 films in 9 languages, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu besides Hindi.

Early Life of Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff was born to father Kakubhai Haribhai Shroff, a Gujrati and mother Rita Shroff, a Turk from Kazakhstan. His family then lived in the Teen Batti area of Malabar Hills, Mumbai. Jackie initially modelled for a few advertisements before entering into film industry. He had also played a minor role of a villain in the Dev Anand-Zeenat Aman-Raakhee starrer ‘Heera Panna’, which released in 1973. He later appeared in another Dev Anand film ‘Swami Dada’ that released in 1982.

Film Career of Jackie Shroff
It wasn’t until 1983 when filmmaker Subhash Ghai gave Jackie Shroff his screen name "Jackie" and launched him as a lead hero in the 1983 romantic action film ‘Hero’. The film was a Super Hit at the box office and catapulted Jackie to stardom. This was followed by yet another hit ‘Andar Baahar’ in 1984, where he appeared alongside his long time co-star and friend Anil Kapoor for the first time. He later continued to appear in many films, which included Subhash Ghai movies in which he worked irrespective of the role he was offered. Films ‘Yudh’ and ‘Jaanoo’ of 1985 were successful films. He then appeared in Subhash Ghai’s 1986 action film 'Karma' alongside an ensemble cast of veteran actors Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Poonam Dhillon, Sridevi and Anupam Kher. The film was the highest grossing Hindi film of the year. He appeared in Mahesh Bhatt’s 1987 domestic drama ‘Kaash’ alongside Dimple Kapadia and Anupam Kher. The film with its realistic content received critical acclaim.

Jackie again featured alongside Anil Kapoor in the 1989 immensely successful films 'Ram Lakhan' and 'Parinda', in both of which, they played brothers. Jackie was lauded for his performance in ‘Parinda’ and was honoured with the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His subsequent memorable portrayals include that of a freedom fighter in ‘1942: A Love Story’, a cop in ‘Khalnayak’, an unemployed youngster frustrated with the nation’s crime and corruption in ‘Angaar’, a common man taking on the criminal elements of the society in ‘Gardish’, a movie star in ‘Rangeela’ and the protagonist Devdas’ friend Chunnilal "Chunnibabu", in the 2002 film ‘Devdas’ that earned universal acclaim and humongous success. He was also applauded for his performance of a ‘zamindar’ in the Bengali film ‘Antar Mahal’. In the contemporary years, Jackie has appeared in supporting roles of varied range in numerous Hindi films, like ‘Yaadein’, ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’, ‘Bhagam Bhag’, ‘Fool N Final’, ‘Hulchul’, ‘Kyon Ki...’, ‘Bhoot Unkle’, ‘Dhoom:3’, ‘Happy New Year’ and most recently in the 2015 films ‘Brothers’ and ‘Jazbaa’ and 2016’s ‘Chalk n Duster’. During this period, he also ventured into doing many multilingual films, ranging in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Oriya and Tamil cinemas.

Other Ventures of Jackie Shroff
Sony Entertainment Television since its inception until 2012, when they sold their stake and ended their 15-year association with the channel.

Jackie was a judge in the 2010 magic reality show ‘India’s Magic Star’ that was broadcast on erstwhile Indian channel Star One.

Personal Life of Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff married long time girlfriend Ayesha Dutt, who also worked a model and actress, on her birthday June 5, 1987. They had two children, a son whom they named Jai, who is a Bollywood actor better known with his screen name Tiger Shroff, and a daughter named Krishna. At the age of 10, Jackie lost his brother Hemant Shroff who died drowning. Considered as one of the most handsome and stylish stars, Jackie is also regarded as one of Bollywood's most cordial and generous human beings. He has been in charitable contribution to many underprivileged street children.

Awards and Honours received by Jackie Shroff
For Hindi films, Jackie Shroff has won 3 Filmfare Awards:

Filmfare Award for Best Actor Award for ‘Parinda’ in 1990

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for '1942: A Love Story' in 1995

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Rangeela' in 1996

He was honoured in the Asianet Film Awards of Malayalam cinema, with Honour Special Jury Award in 2007.

Selected Filmography of Jackie Shroff

Year	Film	Year	Film
1982	Swami Dada		Refugee
1983	Hero		Mission Kashmir
1984	Andar Baahar		Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye
	Yudh	2001	Farz
1985	Teri Meherbaniyan		Grahan
	Jaanoo		One 2 Ka 4
1986	Haathon Ki Lakeeren		Yaadein
	Dahleez		Lajja
	Karma	2002	Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai
1987	Mard Ki Zabaan		Devdas
	Sadak Chhap	2003	Baaz: A Bird in Danger
	Kaash		Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
	Kudrat Ka Kanoon		3 Deewarein
1988	Aakhri Adaalat	2004	Aan: Men at Work
1989	Ram Lakhan		Hulchul
	Parinda	2005	Antar Mahal (Bengali)
	Kala Bazaar		Kyon Ki...
	Tridev	2006	Bhoot Unkle
1990	Pathar Ke Insan		Apna Sapna Money Money
	Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri		Bhagam Bhag
	Doodh Ka Karz		Eklavya: The Royal Guard
1991	Izzat		Astram (Telugu)
	100 Days	2007	Aur Pappu Paas Ho Gaya
	Saudagar		Athisayan (Malayalam)
1992	Sangeet		c/o Footpath (Kannada)
	Prem Deewane		Fool N Final
1993	Khalnayak	2008	Halla Bol
	1942: A Love Story		Lolita
	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja		Thodi Life Thoda Magic
	Gardish	2009	Raaz - The Mystery Continues
1994	Chauraha		Anubhav
1995	Trimurti		Veer
	Dushmani: A Violent Love Story	2010	Bhoot and Friends
	Rangeela	2011	Shakti (Telugu)
1996	Shikaar		Mummy Punjabi (Punjabi)
	Return of Jewel Thief	2012	Janmantar (Marathi)
1997	Border	2013	Shootout at Wadala
1998	Tirchhi Topiwale		Aurangzeb
	Yamraaj		Dhoom 3
	Bandhan	2014	Kochadaiyaan (Tamil)
1999	Sirf Tum		Happy New Year
	Laawaris	2015	Brothers
	Kartoos		Jazbaa
	Kohram: The Explosion	2016	Chalk n Duster
2000	Jung		Housefull 3