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Jackie Shroff

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Indian film actor

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Jackie Shroff is an Indian male actor and film producer who began his professional career in 1982. He is associated with the film *Veer*, which is listed among his top works. His professional activities span the fields of film production and acting.

Shroff was born on February 1, 1957. He has two children and maintains an official website. His social media presence includes 504,954 followers.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, VIAF, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Veer

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
38
Total plays
160

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jackie+Shroff">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
b. 1957
Nationality
IN
Role / Field
Producenci filmowi, Herci, Aktorzy indyjscy, Produkcja filmowa, Herectvi
Language
hin
Gender
Male

Recorded by 11 libraries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Mumbai
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Punjabi
Religion
Hinduism
Notable work
Karma
Field of work
acting
Official website
jackieshroff.in
Image
JackieShroff.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Mumbai
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Commons category
Jackie Shroff
date of birth
1957-02-01
name in native language
જેકી
birth name
જયકિશન કાકુભાઈ શ્રોફ
start of work period
1982-00-00
social media followers
504954
ethnic group
Gujarati people
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jaikishan Kakubhai Saraf (born 1 February 1957), known by his screen name Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. In a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in 250 films in multiple languages. He has received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards.

After an uncredited small appearance in Swami Dada (1982), Shroff made his lead debut with Subhash Ghai's blockbuster actioner Hero (1983), which made him an overnight star. He went onto establish himself as a leading Hindi film actor in the 1980s and 1990s with several box office hits such as Andar Baahar (1984), Teri Meherbaniyan (1985), Aaj Ka Daur (1985), Karma (1986), Kudrat Ka Kanoon (1987), Jawab Hum Denge (1987), Ram Lakhan (1989), Tridev (1989), Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990), Izzat (1991), Police Officer (1992), Khalnayak (1993), Rangeela (1995), Agni Sakshi (1996), Border (1997) and Bandhan (1998). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Parinda (1989) and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1942: A Love Story and Rangeela.

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