Jackie Shroff made his film debut with the 1982 film Swami Dada in which he was introduced by Dev Anand. After Swami Dada, his second movie was Hero directed by Subhash Ghai in which Jackie played the main role. This film was a huge hit and made him 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 (1986) Ram Lakhan (1989) and Parinda (1990).
He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Parinda. His next few years in the industry resulted in some hits and flops. It was usually his supporting roles that had a much more impact.
His memorable roles include the freedom fighter “Shubhankar” in 1942: A Love Story (1994), “Raj Kamal” in the musical Rangeela (1995), and “Chunnilal” in the film Devdas (2002). He was recently applauded for his performance in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005).Jackie Shroff is married Ayesha, June 5, 1987 and has two children; son Jai, and daughter Krishna. His brother’s name is Hemant.
