An interesting fact: How Jackie Shroff entered the Bollywood and shot to stardom

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff is one of the popular stars of the Indian film industry and now his son Tiger Shroff is in quest for a big break to prove his mettle.

Shroff, who made his Bollywood debut with superhit flick Hero, is known for his roles in films like Ram Lakhan, Parinda, Teri Meherbaniyan, Tridev to name a few.

Jackie Shroff’s journey from his real name Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff to Jaggu dada and then to Jackie Shroff is nothing less than the script of a typical Bollywood masala film. Jackie Shroff’s father was a well known astrologer and while Jackie was still a little boy, his father had predicted huge stardom for his son.

His bollywood journey began in a very humorous fashion. According to TOI report:

One day while he was waiting for his bus at a bus stop, a man walked upto him and asked ‘modelling karega?’. Jackie who was not earning that time quickly asked, ‘paisa dega kya‘ and from this moment his journey towards stardom began.

And till date, Shroff is known as a popular brand name of the industry.

Jackie Shroff married his longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Dutt on June 5, 1987.

Jackie’s son Tiger Shroff also made his Bollywood debut with Heropanti in 2014. The actor, who is known to be trained in martial arts, became an instant hit overnight.

Here are some of the recent pictures of the star actor.

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