Meet actor who once sold peanuts, debut film was superhit, comes from a poor family, now has a net worth of Rs 212 crore, his name is..
GH News February 02, 2025 06:06 PM
There are plenty of actors in Bollywood who started their journey from scratch. Many of them faced a rough start and struggled financially. Similarly the actor we are talking about is someone who went through significant struggles in his early days. However today he is one of the most renowned actors in Bollywood. Once upon a time this actor survived on just peanuts and even waited in queues to use a public washroom. And today his net worth is estimated to be around Rs 212 crore. Are you shocked to read this? Let us tell you we are talking about the one and only bhidu aka Jackie Shroff.
Jackies life has had major ups and downs. The actor has always been vocal about his struggles. Not only that but he aims to motivate people with his stories and indeed it helps us do so.
Jackie Shroff originally named Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father was Gujarati while his mother a Turkmen had fled Kazakhstan during a political upheaval. The family faced financial struggles after the actors father lost a significant amount of money in the stock market. Did you know that this was one of the reasons the actor had to drop out of school in the 11th standard?
Before rising to fame as a Bollywood superstar Jackie Shroff lived with his family in a humble Mumbai chawl. In a conversation with Ranveer Allahbadia he opened up about the difficult days of his early life and the struggles he endured during that period.
He recalled the time when he had to wait for hours in a queue outside the public toilet in front of his chawl. He said There were seven small buildings and we had a total of three bathrooms for all the people in those buildings. There would be a line outside the toilet every morning because people would be in a hurry to go to work.
Jackies life faced another major setback when his older brother died in front of his eyes. He revealed that while trying to save a friend his brother drowned and the actor became a witness to the incident. To date the accident haunts Shroff. He mentioned “That’s trauma it’s inside. It has to be I don’t know where it is. I don’t want to dig it out.”
In his early years Jackie Shroff sold peanuts outside movie theatres to support his family. With a career that spans over 40 years he has appeared in more than 220 films in 13 different languages. Today Jackie lives a life of luxury residing in an expansive 8-bedroom home and owning a collection of high-end cars including a BMW and a Mercedes.
Shroff made his lead debut with Subhash Ghais blockbuster actioner Hero (1983) which made him an overnight star.