Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jackie Shroff

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Jackie Shroff.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Jackie Shroff

Jaikishan Kakubhai "Jackie" Shroff is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Hindi cinema (Bollywood) industry for four decades and as of 2020, has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He has also appeared in several successful Tamil films such as the greatly acclaimed neo noir thriller, Aaranya Kaandam.

The South is a place for music, dance, and culture.
Salman Khan is doing really well in his career. I know him since the time he was growing up.
During my younger days, I used to massage my mother's feet every day and receive her blessings. — © Jackie Shroff
During my younger days, I used to massage my mother's feet every day and receive her blessings.
What I treasure the most is people coming up to me in the elevator and saying, 'You really did a great job': neighbours who congratulate for a job well done or little fans who hug me and say they want to be like me.
Tiger is free to explore the world himself. He is a man whose persona is totally different from what I had during my initial days. There can't be any comparison between the two of us, since he is absolutely different.
My father was a journalist. He used to write for 'Blitz' tabloid.
It is not a lead part, but you could definitely say that 'Devdas' wouldn't move forward if it wasn't for me.
I keep surprising myself with films like 'Mission Kashmir,' 'Albela,' 'Farz,' and 'Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai.' All the roles are very different.
Documentary is reality. It shows the truth.
Youngsters should go to the hills and the seaside once in a while.
Every day online is a new discovery.
There was Rajniji, Subhash Ghai, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, and a few other friends at my wedding. That's it.
I work instinctively. If I like something, I do it. — © Jackie Shroff
I work instinctively. If I like something, I do it.
I can't stand people who have all the money but do not even bother to help innocent children in any small way they possibly can.
It's easy to say that he/she is a star kid and has had it easy in Bollywood, but being a star kid is the real pressure. You have to undergo a lot of pressure, as you are being constantly compared to your parents.
I know I was known as a ladies man and all that, but even the thought of holding my heroine's hand made me break into a sweat.
Mukta Arts and I were born on the same day. I am still growing with Mukta Arts.
If you desire, you are restless.
I don't know myself why directors are offering me negative roles, although I did 'Yaddein' after 'Mission Kashmir' in which I played a very positive character, but people don't remember that.
My father Kakabhai Haribhai Shroff was an astrologer.
I have a good ear for music.
I've done a host of Tamil and Telugu films, a Bengali one, too.
After doing the Bengali 'Antar Mahal,' I felt I should work with all Indian languages.
What's there in a name! Some people call me Jai, while others call me Jaggu, Kishan, Jackie, or Bhidu.
I believe in my mother's blessings. And as far as Sai Baba is concerned, I believe there is only one God.
The key is to be Zen-like and be happy with what one has.
Telugu heroes are made into demi-gods. The fans here are sincere, and even if the film is bad, they will see it and stand by the actors they like.
Everyone has lied for some reason or the other.
I follow the faith of all religions. My mother gave me abundant love when I was a child. She taught me the ways to lead life, and I have been a firm believer in all religions since then.
Rituparno is a very simple director. I have never seen Ritu shouting at anyone. The whole atmosphere on his sets is so relaxed that you don't feel that you are working.
Indian cinema has completed 100 years. How many new stories can you bring every time? It's not possible.
I never thought I would become an actor. When I started out, I never thought I would come so far. Acting was not my passion. When I experienced the highs of being an actor, I started liking it, and it gradually became my passion.
When it comes to doing anything with Rajnikanth, one doesn't ask questions. One just does the needful.
I always believe whatever is written in your fate will happen.
Just because you have given five successful films doesn't make you God.
I don't believe watching dreams but like to stick to reality. Reality is all about flood, hunger, illness.
I get online anywhere: at home, in the car, at a shoot.
I've got more than half of Mumbai addicted to the Internet. — © Jackie Shroff
I've got more than half of Mumbai addicted to the Internet.
I don't drink anymore.
I like to chat either at my site or, sometimes, through MSN and ICQ. And even if I do reveal my identity, there are a lot of times when no one believes me.
K. Thiagarajan is a painfully shy young man. But he is the human personification of the idiom 'Still waters run deep.'
I have always wanted to work with Rekha - she is one of the most gorgeous actresses of our time.
I've always played variety of roles and don't want to get typecast.
As a child, I have seen what poverty is, and I try, to the best of my limits, to ensure that no kid should be deprived of his ambitions.
My father was a Gujarati and my mom Turkish.
I am the most senior actor in 'Devdas,' yet I was not invited to Cannes. I guess these things happen in the industry.
I wanted to be a chef; I became a hero.
I nearly got killed in a film, 'Patthar Ke Insaan.' I nearly lost my eyes another time and have been in many accidents in my career. — © Jackie Shroff
I nearly got killed in a film, 'Patthar Ke Insaan.' I nearly lost my eyes another time and have been in many accidents in my career.
I have acted with Rajinikanth as his elder brother in 'Uttar Dakshin,' and since then, we have been close.
One must eat fruit and drink water before meals rather than after eating. Water dilutes digestion, and that's not a good thing for the body.
There are no places better than Mahabaleshwar and Khandala to spend one's free time.
I never ask for a script when it comes to Subhash Ghai. I just do whatever he asks me to.
After 'Grahan,' you'd be nuts to think I'd try producing again!
Working with Subhash Ghai is always a different experience. Subhashji is my mentor. I'm always glad to work with him.
I want to pursue farming, and what better place to do it than at a hill station, which has a cool climate almost through the year.
I went to a hotel to become a chef and then tried becoming a flight attendant, but no one took me. I then worked in a travel agency and got into advertising and modelling after someone spotted me. So I started doing ads. I did 'Charminar' ad, because of which I got two films.
My birthday is generally a very quiet affair.
Drinking makes people go out of control.
If someone out there gets his 15 minutes of glory by using my name, so be it.
Actors have to maintain their physique, or they will fizzle out!
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