Monday Motivation: Jackie Shroff was successful in making a place in Bollywood when there was the era of actors like Amitabh and Dharmendra. Subhash Ghai launched him with the film ‘Hero’. It was a risk for Subhash Ghai to give a break in a new film to a new boy who spoke in Mumbai style and had a moustache, but he got the benefit of taking that risk. The film became a big hit as soon as it was released. After this, Jackie Shroff started getting love from the audience across the country.
Then there came a time when any big star would come with him, be it Anil Kapoor or Sanjay Dutt. In that film, Jackie Shroff’s role was kept overweight. Films like Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Jung and Trimurti are also examples of this. Even during such times, Jackie Shroff remained connected to his land. He has faced a long struggle. I have worked hard since childhood and only then achieved this position. Today the story is about their struggles, not just so that you can know about them. But also because this morning is special for you. If you are going through any kind of negativity, then this story can act as motivation for you.
Jackie Shroff’s journey from childhood to youth
Jackie Shroff lived in a chawl in Mumbai in his childhood. There, since childhood, he used to sell movie posters and sometimes peanuts and gram to earn pocket money. When he grew up, he tried hard for many jobs, sometimes he tried to become a flight attendant and sometimes to become a chef, but he did not get the job. After that he got a job in a travel agency. One day suddenly his luck changed. As it happens or will happen with you and us too, an opportunity comes and things turn around. What happened was that while standing at the bus stand, Jackie was suddenly offered modeling by a person working in an advertising agency and he immediately accepted it. In those times they suddenly get Rs 7000 in a day. They come to know that earning can also be done in such a way that they get paid just for taking photographs.
Roads kept being made and Jackie kept walking
Asha K. during her modeling days. When Chandra advised Jackie to join his acting school, Jackie accepted that advice, where Dev Anand’s son Sunil Anand also used to take acting classes with him. Both of them became friends. And it was in this situation that he met Dev Anand. During the meeting, Dev Anand offered him the role of second lead in his film Swami Dada. Jackie agreed but later the role went to Mithun. And Jackie was cast in the role of Shakti Kapoor’s disciple. This film was released in 1982. Whether anyone benefited from the film or not, Jackie definitely benefited. In those days Subhash Ghai was looking for a new face for his film Hero. His search stopped at Jackie and Jackie became an overnight star with Hero in 1983.
Jackie did not forget his old days
The amazing thing is that despite becoming a star, Jackie did not forget his old days and old place. He had only films and films. Despite this, he lived with his mother in the same chawl where he grew up. He used to wait in line like any other person to go to the bathroom. Jackie Shroff has told this many times in different interviews. During an interview given to Bollywood Hungama, Jackie had told that even after becoming a hero, I have been in such a place. He had said that it is not that if I have become a big man then I will change.
Jackie Shroff’s bare stomach gives motivation in Mumbai style.
Whenever Jackie Shroff is seen in an interview or speaking publicly, his liveliness is visible. He speaks something motivational without making things burdensome. In an interview given to Zoom, Jackie had said that stardom is just a label.
- He had said, “Stardom has come, that’s not all that is known, it’s all the label.” Don’t go on the name, go on the person. Jackie Shroff, while talking to the media while planting trees, had once said that he was not doing any favor. They are doing this for the coming generations. When the air and water will be clean, the dirt in the mind will also be cleaned.
- Once he said something amazing during an interview. He had said, don’t focus on what you don’t have, rather focus on what you do have. If we also understand this basic principle then perhaps our problems will be reduced to half. He had said that people leave us. One day we too will go away. So don’t keep crying. To be happy.
Now if we pay attention to Jackie’s words and pay attention to his life, we get to learn a lot. So you also keep this thing in your heart and mind that everything will be fine. Everything will be fine. If we speak in Jackie’s style, it means not to worry, to be happy. To eat, drink and keep doing something good.