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Jackie Shroff or Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1960) is an Indian actor.
Early lifeJackie Shroff was born Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff in Mumbai on February 1, 1960, son of Kakubhai and Rita (an ethnic Afghani), into a Gujarati family. CareerShroff made his film debut with the 1982 film Swami Dada in which he was introduced by Dev Anand,.Soon After Swami Dada, his subsequent movie was Hero directed by Subhash Ghai in which Jackie played the main lead actor opposite Meenakshi Seshadri former miss india and successful film actress. This film was a huge hit and made him a star overnight. He was often paired with another leading actor Anil Kapoor during the 1980s in films such as Yudh(1985),Karma (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989) and Parinda (1989) which were all huge box-office successes. , Jackie did gain recognition from audiences as well as critics for his performances. He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Parinda in 1990. Some of his famous leading roles came in Angaar (1992) where he plays a youth, frustrated with crime and corruption, who takes on a violent campaign against the system; and Gardish (1993) where his portrayal of a common man taking on the criminal elements in society is considered his best work. His other memorable roles include "Ravi Mathur", one of the three protagonists who take on a crime lord in Tridev (1989), "Ram Sinha" a cop in Khalnayak (1993), the freedom fighter "Shubhankar" in 1942: A Love Story (1994), "Raj Kamal" a famous actor in Rangeela (1995), and "Chunnilal" in the film Devdas (2002). He was recently applauded for his performance in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005). In 2006 he acted in his first Kannada movie Care of footpath directed by the youngest film director in the world Master Kishan. The film received rave reviews and went on to be screened at various international film festivals. In 2006 he had supporting roles in the hit comedy films Apna Sapna Money Money and Bhagam Bhag. He appeared in the multi-starrer action comedy Fool and Final in 2007. In 2008 he became the role-model and icon for the St. Bonaventure "Asian Student's in Action" organization. Personal lifeHe married Ayesha on June 5, 1987. They have two children son Jai Hemant Shroff, and daughter Krishna Shroff. His son recently graduated high school, while his daughter still attends the American School of Bombay. His deceased brother's name was Hemant. Shroff is also known for his philanthropic efforts for the less fortunate. AwardsJackie Shroff has won 3 Filmfare awards-
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