# Jackie Shroff (जैकी श्रॉफ)
**Jackie Shroff** (जैकी श्रॉफ; born Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff, 1957) is an Indian actor who has worked in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) for more than four decades, first as a leading star of the 1980s and 1990s and since around 2000 in character and supporting roles[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/about/jackie-shroff/). He is known to fans by the nickname Jaggu Dada[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-real-name-from-jaikishan-to-jackie-8312603/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff; born 1957[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=) |
| First screen appearance | Uncredited role as a henchman in Dev Anand's *Swami Dada* (1982)[4](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-recalls-dev-anand-replaced-him-with-mithun-chakraborty-as-2nd-lead-in-debut-film-10110799/lite/) |
| Breakthrough | Subhash Ghai's *Hero* (1983), his first film as lead actor and the third-highest grossing film of 1983[5](https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/hero-was-subhash-ghais-musical-experiment-with-newcomers-it-gave-us-jackie-shroff/2933523/) |
| Major award | Filmfare Award for Best Actor for *Parinda* (1989), his first Filmfare win[6](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/jackie-shroff/882) |
| Output | Roughly 220 films across Hindi and regional Indian languages[7](https://ndtv.in/videos/yeh-film-nahin-asa-special-interview-with-jackie-shroff-454571) |
| Family | Married Ayesha Dutt on 5 June 1987; two children, actor Tiger Shroff and Krishna Shroff[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=) |
## Early life and name
Shroff was born in 1957[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=). He grew up in poverty in a chawl, a tenement block, in Mumbai's Teen Batti area, where residents queued for hours to use shared toilets, and financial constraints limited his schooling to the eleventh grade[8](https://hindi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-success-story-real-name-jai-kishan/articleshow/127013535.html). After leaving school he tried work as a chef and as a flight attendant but was rejected for lack of qualifications, and then worked as a travel agent at a company[8](https://hindi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-success-story-real-name-jai-kishan/articleshow/127013535.html).
His entry into modeling began at a bus stop: an accountant at an advertising agency noticed him and asked whether he wanted to work as a model. He accepted, entered advertising in 1982, and walked out of the agency's office with a cheque for Rs 7,500 for a Century Mills advertisement[8](https://hindi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-success-story-real-name-jai-kishan/articleshow/127013535.html) • [9](https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/jackie-shroff-return-of-the-accidental-hero).
The name "Jackie" came from a school classmate who had come from Hong Kong or Dubai and found Jaikishan too long a name; he began calling Shroff "Jai-ki", which evolved into Jackie. His mother and friends called him Jaggu, the source of the fan nickname Jaggu Dada[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-real-name-from-jaikishan-to-jackie-8312603/).
## Hero and 1980s stardom
Shroff's first appearance on screen was in an uncredited role as a henchman in [Dev Anand](https://www.edgepedia.org/dev-anand)'s 1982 action film *Swami Dada*[4](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-recalls-dev-anand-replaced-him-with-mithun-chakraborty-as-2nd-lead-in-debut-film-10110799/lite/). Dev Anand, who also directed the film, initially offered Shroff the second lead; after fifteen days he gave the part to [Mithun Chakraborty](https://www.edgepedia.org/mithun-chakraborty) instead, telling Shroff that Chakraborty was a better dancer and more senior, and placed Shroff in a villain's henchman role[4](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-recalls-dev-anand-replaced-him-with-mithun-chakraborty-as-2nd-lead-in-debut-film-10110799/lite/).
Filmmaker [Subhash Ghai](https://www.edgepedia.org/subhash-ghai) then cast Shroff as the lead of *Hero*[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-dev-anand-blessed-swami-dada-subhash-ghai-made-hero-says-jackie-shroff-calls-film-foundation-career/). Ghai had first approached [Kamal Haasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamal-haasan) and then Kumar Gaurav for the role, and had to work hard with Shroff, who came to the film with no acting experience or training[5](https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/hero-was-subhash-ghais-musical-experiment-with-newcomers-it-gave-us-jackie-shroff/2933523/). Released on 16 December 1983, *Hero*, co-starring newcomer [Meenakshi Seshadri](https://www.edgepedia.org/meenakshi-seshadri), made Shroff and Seshadri overnight superstars and was the third-highest grossing film of 1983[5](https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/hero-was-subhash-ghais-musical-experiment-with-newcomers-it-gave-us-jackie-shroff/2933523/) • [10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-dev-anand-blessed-swami-dada-subhash-ghai-made-hero-says-jackie-shroff-calls-film-foundation-career/). Shroff has described the film's success as the foundation of his career[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-dev-anand-blessed-swami-dada-subhash-ghai-made-hero-says-jackie-shroff-calls-film-foundation-career/).
## Range of roles
Over the following decades Shroff built a career on variety rather than a single screen image. Filmfare cataloged his spread as an anti-hero in his launch vehicle *Hero* (1983), a gangster with a conscience in *Parinda* (1989), a film star in *Kaash* (1987) and *Rangeela* (1995), an [Indian Air Force](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-air-force) officer in *Border* (1997), and the antagonist in *Mission Kashmir* (2000)[11](https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/the-industry-has-experimented-with-me-a-lot-says-jackie-shroff-56428.html). Audiences also embraced him in *Ram Lakhan* (1989), *Gardish* (1993), *1942: A Love Story* (1994) and *Devdas* (2002)[11](https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/the-industry-has-experimented-with-me-a-lot-says-jackie-shroff-56428.html).
**Unconventional choices.** Shroff attributes his longevity to taking roles other actors declined. For *Aaranya Kaandam* (2010), a Tamil film, he said no one else wanted the part because it was not considered important; for *Devdas* (2002), people were reluctant to play Chunnilal because the title role belonged to Devdas, and actors were apprehensive about appearing opposite [Shah Rukh Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shah-rukh-khan)[12](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/jackie-shroff-on-choosing-unconventional-roles-no-one-wanted-to-do-devdas-because-101754063402606-amp.html). In *Devdas* his Chunnilal became one of his recognized supporting roles[13](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/jackie-shroff).
His career total is put at roughly 220 films by one interview account and at nearly 250 Hindi and regional films by another; he has acted in Hindi as well as Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu[7](https://ndtv.in/videos/yeh-film-nahin-asa-special-interview-with-jackie-shroff-454571) • [14](https://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/pdf/2015/09/15/15092015-md-ga-20.pdf) • [13](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/jackie-shroff).
## Awards and recognition
Shroff won his first Filmfare Award, for Best Actor, for Vidhu Vinod Chopra's *Parinda*; he was also nominated for Filmfare's Best Supporting Actor for *Khalnayak*[6](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/jackie-shroff/882) • [15](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/celebs/jackie-shroff.html). In 2007, after almost three decades in the industry, Filmfare gave him a Special Honour Jury Award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema[6](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/jackie-shroff/882). In a 2026 interview he said he had never come close to a National Award but was not in a hurry[16](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jackie-shroff-ive-never-even-come-close-to-the-national-awards-but-im-not-in-a-hurry/articleshow/131394471.cms).
## Production setbacks
With his wife Ayesha Shroff he set up Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited and produced films including *Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain* and *Boom*. *Boom*, which introduced [Katrina Kaif](https://www.edgepedia.org/katrina-kaif) and featured veterans such as [Amitabh Bachchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/amitabh-bachchan), Gulshan Grover and [Zeenat Aman](https://www.edgepedia.org/zeenat-aman), failed at the box office; the loss left the family in severe financial distress and forced them to sell their house and even their furniture. Shroff rebuilt by continuing to work steadily[17](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-went-from-chawl-to-bungalow-lost-it-all-after-boom-flopped-rebuilt-it-10884753/).
## Recent work
Shroff has remained busy in his sixth decade on screen. In 2025 alone he appeared in *Housefull 5* (6 June), *Good Bad Ugly* (10 April), *Tanvi The Great* (18 July) and *Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri* (25 December)[18](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/jackie-shroff/filmography/). In 2024 he appeared in *Singham Again* as Omar Hafeez and in *Baby John*[19](https://www.fandango.com/people/jackie-shroff-620816/film-credits) • [18](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/jackie-shroff/filmography/).
**The Great Grand Superhero.** In 2026 he headlined *The Great Grand Superhero: Aliens Ka Aagman*, a children's science-fiction film directed by Manish Saini, a National Film Award winner for the Gujarati drama *Dhh*, produced by [Zee Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-studios) and Amdavad Films, and released in cinemas on 29 May 2026[20](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/jackie-shroff-on-his-next-film-the-great-grand-superhero-we-re-fulfilling-every-child-s-dream-101778267162547.html). Shroff plays a grandfather who spins a story about being a superhero to his grandson, leading to comic situations and an encounter with aliens[21](https://theprint.in/feature/not-many-children-films-made-in-india-would-love-to-explore-this-genre-more-jackie-shroff/2944181/). The film marked his return to the superhero genre after *Shiva Ka Insaaf* (1985), an early Indian 3D film in which he had played a superhero[21](https://theprint.in/feature/not-many-children-films-made-in-india-would-love-to-explore-this-genre-more-jackie-shroff/2944181/) • [22](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-says-his-son-tiger-gave-him-guidance-to-wear-rubber-suit-while-shooting-the-great-grand-superhero-wants-daughter-to-be-a-superwoman-article-13928137.html). He consulted his son [Tiger Shroff](https://www.edgepedia.org/tiger-shroff), who played a superhero in *A Flying Jatt* (2016), about wearing the rubber suit[22](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-says-his-son-tiger-gave-him-guidance-to-wear-rubber-suit-while-shooting-the-great-grand-superhero-wants-daughter-to-be-a-superwoman-article-13928137.html). Upcoming projects listed for him include *Jailer 2* (15 October 2026) and a film with [Salman Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/salman-khan) and director Vamshi Paidipally slated for March 2027[18](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/jackie-shroff/filmography/).
## Personal life
Shroff married model and later producer Ayesha Dutt on 5 June 1987[1](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=). Their son Tiger Shroff is a Hindi film action hero and their daughter [Krishna Shroff](https://www.edgepedia.org/krishna-shroff) works outside acting[23](https://www.aajtak.in/amp/entertainment/story/jackie-shroff-jai-kishan-kakubhai-real-name-story-and-unknown-facts-tmov-1020419-2020-02-01). He remains publicly associated with environmental causes, running a campaign urging people to plant trees and to ask three others to do the same[23](https://www.aajtak.in/amp/entertainment/story/jackie-shroff-jai-kishan-kakubhai-real-name-story-and-unknown-facts-tmov-1020419-2020-02-01).
## References
1. [Jackie Shroff – Artists, Cinemaazi](https://www.cinemaazi.com/public/people/jackie-shroff?ctr=44&filterBy=j&people=&search=)
2. [Jackie Shroff: News, Movies, Photos & Updates, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/about/jackie-shroff/)
3. [Jackie Shroff on how he went from being called 'Jaikishan' to 'Jackie', The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-real-name-from-jaikishan-to-jackie-8312603/)
4. [Jackie Shroff recalls Dev Anand replaced him with Mithun Chakraborty as 2nd lead in debut film, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-recalls-dev-anand-replaced-him-with-mithun-chakraborty-as-2nd-lead-in-debut-film-10110799/lite/)
5. [Hero was Subhash Ghai's musical experiment with newcomers. It gave us Jackie Shroff, ThePrint](https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/hero-was-subhash-ghais-musical-experiment-with-newcomers-it-gave-us-jackie-shroff/2933523/)
6. [Jackie Shroff – Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/jackie-shroff/882)
7. [ये फ़िल्म नहीं आसां : जैकी श्रॉफ़ के साथ ख़ास मुलाकात, NDTV India](https://ndtv.in/videos/yeh-film-nahin-asa-special-interview-with-jackie-shroff-454571)
8. [गरीबी से निकल 'जय किशन' से सुपरस्टार 'जैकी श्रॉफ' बनने की कहानी, Hindi Times of India](https://hindi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-success-story-real-name-jai-kishan/articleshow/127013535.html)
9. [Jackie Shroff: Return of the Accidental Hero, Open Magazine](https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/jackie-shroff-return-of-the-accidental-hero)
10. ["Dev Anand blessed me with Swami Dada, Subhash Ghai made me Hero," says Jackie Shroff, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-dev-anand-blessed-swami-dada-subhash-ghai-made-hero-says-jackie-shroff-calls-film-foundation-career/)
11. ["The industry has experimented with me a lot," says Jackie Shroff, Filmfare](https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/the-industry-has-experimented-with-me-a-lot-says-jackie-shroff-56428.html)
12. [Jackie Shroff on choosing unconventional roles: No one wanted to do Devdas because…, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/jackie-shroff-on-choosing-unconventional-roles-no-one-wanted-to-do-devdas-because-101754063402606-amp.html)
13. [Jackie Shroff – Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/jackie-shroff)
14. [The Navhind Times, 15 September 2015](https://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/pdf/2015/09/15/15092015-md-ga-20.pdf)
15. [जैकी श्राफ (Jackie): उम्र, मूवी, फोटो, जीवनी, Filmibeat Hindi](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/celebs/jackie-shroff.html)
16. [Jackie Shroff: I've never even come close to the National Awards, but I'm not in a hurry, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jackie-shroff-ive-never-even-come-close-to-the-national-awards-but-im-not-in-a-hurry/articleshow/131394471.cms)
17. [Jackie Shroff went from 10x10 chawl to owning bungalow, lost it all after Boom flop, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-shroff-went-from-chawl-to-bungalow-lost-it-all-after-boom-flopped-rebuilt-it-10884753/)
18. [Jackie Shroff Movies List | Jackie Shroff Upcoming Movies, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/jackie-shroff/filmography/)
19. [Jackie Shroff Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/jackie-shroff-620816/film-credits)
20. [Jackie Shroff on his next film The Great Grand Superhero, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/jackie-shroff-on-his-next-film-the-great-grand-superhero-we-re-fulfilling-every-child-s-dream-101778267162547.html)
21. [Not many children films made in India, would love to explore this genre more: Jackie Shroff, ThePrint – PTI](https://theprint.in/feature/not-many-children-films-made-in-india-would-love-to-explore-this-genre-more-jackie-shroff/2944181/)
22. [Jackie Shroff says his son Tiger gave him guidance to wear rubber suit while shooting The Great Grand Superhero, Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/jackie-shroff-says-his-son-tiger-gave-him-guidance-to-wear-rubber-suit-while-shooting-the-great-grand-superhero-wants-daughter-to-be-a-superwoman-article-13928137.html)
23. [जयकिशन काकूभाई कैसे बने 'जैकी श्रॉफ', ये है पूरी कहानी, AajTak](https://www.aajtak.in/amp/entertainment/story/jackie-shroff-jai-kishan-kakubhai-real-name-story-and-unknown-facts-tmov-1020419-2020-02-01)
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