Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff is the kind of actor I find effortlessly cool. Born in Mumbai in 1957, he moved from modeling into film and broke out with Hero, then Ram Lakhan and Karma, building a career spanning four decades, 250-plus films across languages, and four Filmfare Awards. I love that his handle reads as apna bhidu, roughly your own buddy or big brother, because it captures the unpretentious, beloved presence he carries. Longevity in cinema is rarely about a single hit; it is about being someone audiences and younger actors keep wanting around. Shroff has clearly earned that affection, and he gets my applause.

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Name (English)

Jackie Shroff

Name (Japanese)

ジャッキー・シュロフ

Reading

じゃっきー・しゅろふ

Born

February 1, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Occupation

film actor / model / film producer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://jackieshroff.in/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/apnabhidu/
• Xhttps://x.com/bindasbhidu
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie%20Shroff
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560178

Tags

• Bombay State
• film actor
• model
• film producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.