Jackie Shroff’s Journey From Rags To Riches Started From The Chawl; Watch
In today’s Bollywood throwback, we would like to tell you the behind-the-camera life of Bollywood’s Bhidu, actor Jackie Shroff. Scroll down to know how his hard-work and fortune changed his life from rags to riches.
Effortlessly macho and stylish, Bollywood veteran actor Jackie Shroff’s personality is undoubtedly, a model blend of heft and sensuality. We can’t deny that his beautiful, bindaas imagery, has made him stand out of all the existing Bollywood actors. But, we must tell you that gaining the stardom of Jackie Shroff is not a cakewalk. We have often heard our elders saying that “success is not an accident, it is hard work”. Well, Jackie Shroff’s struggle story has quite lived this quote. In today’s Bollywood flashback bit, we would like to drag our attention to Jackie Shroff’s story of success and his life before becoming a successful actor.
For the unversed, Jackie Shroff marked his acting debut back in 1983’s release Hero, which was directed by Subhash Ghai. before his debut, Shroff’s first role came as a henchman of Shakti Kapoor in Dev Anand‘s Swami Dada. Interestingly, Jackie used to live in the chawls of Mumbai. And, his brother often used to extend the helping hand for the people of chawl. It is said that once Jaggu dada’s brother jumped in the ocean to save a young man from drowning. But, in order to save the young man, Jackie’s brother lost his life. Later, he decided to continue helping the people of chawl in the memory of his late brother.
Interestingly, you might not know but Jackie is a name given by director Subhash Ghai. Actually, Shroff’s real name was Jaikishan Kaku Bhai. Before, launching Jackie in the showbiz, Ghai felt that his name was quite quirky as per the industry. And, later, the director gave him his new name Jackie, which is also an abbreviated form of his first name Jaikishan. Well, apart from his professional life, Jackie’s personal life also has a bag full of interesting memories. Talking about his love story with his wife Ayesha Shroff, Ayesha was just 13 years old when Jackie noticed the long-legged damsel in her school uniform.
Interestingly, things escalated quickly between Jackie and Ayesha, as the duo met at a record shop, two days later. Watch the above video till the end to know how Ayesha managed when she learned that Jackie was already in love with a girl who had flown to the USA and hence could not build a relationship.
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