Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.
Jaikishen was born in the Gujarati-speaking Shroff family on February 1, 1960. His dad`s name is Kakubhai, his brother`s is Hemant, and they live in Bandra, Bombay in a bungalow named `Le Pepeyon".
A vegetarian, Jaikishen made his acting debut in a bit-role as a villain in the 1973 hit `Heera Panna` which starred Dev Anand. He then went on to act in another Dev Anand starer, `Swami Dada".
It was Subhash Ghai, who signed him up for the 1983 hit `Hero` that catapulted this handsome young man to stardom, followed by yet another hit `Andar Bahar` with Anil Kapoor as his co-star. Thus Jaikishen became the new Indian legend: Jackie Shroff.
Since then there has been no looking back, as he went on to star in close to 150 movies with a career that spanned from 1973 onwards. Since 2000 or thereabouts he has appeared in a variety of character-roles, villain, comedian, and even as a ghost in `Bhoot Unkle`.
He married his longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Dutt, who is also a producer and both husband and wife run Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They have two children, a son, Jai (nickname Tiger), and a daughter, Krishna.