Jackie Shroff is a renowned actor and has worked in a number of films. But behind the success and luxurious life that he is living now there is a journey of hardwork and struggles.

In one of the recent interviews, the actor recalled about the time he had to live in chawl. Jackie said, “Abhi jaa k aaya. Abhi yahan pe, hamari Vimla Ben kar k saamney rehti hai. Chaali k saamney unka flat hai toh unhoney Dhebra bana k di thi. Fir unka bhi 89-90 varsh hua, unka bhi birthday tha. Unko bhi wish kiya. Fir jaa k apney puraney area k log, vo humrare wahan mechanics hai, unko mila. Aur fir apney area me socha k ek kamra lelu, wahan lekin both saare paper work, ye vo toh mai socha apne doston ko mil k, nazara dekh k wapis aa gaya. Har cheez senti hai, udhar ki ek-ek baatein senti hai. 33 saal vahan raha hu toh apney puraney ghar me jaa k votoh hoga he. Vo ek kholi alag thi.”

On being asked about the reason for the scarf that he always carries around his neck, he mentioned, “Maa ki saare ko aise pakad k aise padde rehte the toh mujhe shanti milti thi, toh soft kapado ki aadat ho gyi and ki thoda sa soft kapda ho sath.”

Source: The Siddharth Kannan show