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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Jackie Shroff revealed producers gave him film narrations while waiting in toilet queue
Since rising to fame in the 1980s, has remained firmly grounded in his modest upbringing. Though stardom came early, he stayed connected to the chawl in Mumbai's Teen Batti area where he was raised. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In a past interview, the actor shared how he maintained a simple lifestyle despite his success. Early Memories: From No Cupboard to Community Gatherings On the Yaaron Ki Baarat show, Jackie fondly remembered his early days when he had just landed a film but didn't even own a cupboard. The suit came before the cupboard, and when the cupboard finally arrived, the entire chawl gathered to see it. This experience reflected the close-knit community he grew up in and taught him the true value of possessions and simplicity. While others might have upgraded to lavish homes, he remained close to the people who watched him grow. Even after starring in hits like 'Hero', 'Andar Baahar', and 'Yudh', Jackie continued living in the chawl, where sharing basic amenities like toilets was part of everyday life. Shared Washrooms and Producers' Film Narrations Shroff recalled that living in a chawl with just three washrooms for 30 people often led to amusing situations. He mentioned how producers would sometimes spot him waiting in line for the toilet and even give him film narrations then. After he became an actor, visiting producers and directors also had to queue for the washroom, which upset the chawl residents. They told Jackie, 'You've become such a star, but we don't want you or your friends standing in line for the washroom. So, we're gifting you the washroom.' This story highlights the close-knit community and the unique challenges of his early life. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The Gift of a Private Washroom from the Chawl Residents The actor tried to politely refuse the chawl residents' generous offer of a private washroom, saying neither he nor his guests minded waiting in line. However, they insisted on gifting it to him. Jackie recalled that the washroom even had a lock. Despite his rising fame at that time, marked by his film 'Shiva Ka Insaaf', his mother had proudly displayed the movie's poster in their home, symbolizing his growing recognition. 'Shiva Ka Insaaf' (1985) was notable as India's first Hindi superhero movie and the first 3D Hindi film.
Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Jackie Shroff was gifted a toilet in his chawl when he became a star: ‘There were shared washrooms, producers would stand in queue to use them'
Jackie Shroff has been an actor since the 1980s but one can safely say that even after he first tasted stardom in the 1980s, he wasn't blinded by the glamour of Bollywood. After Jackie had a few hits under his belt in the 1980s, he continued to live in a chawl in Mumbai'sTeen Batti area as he grew up in the same chawl. With his continued success in the movies in those days, his neighbours and friends in the chawl gifted him a private washroom as the chawl only had common washrooms that were used by everyone. Recalling the incident, Jackie told Filmfare, 'I got this film, I didn't have a cupboard. Cupboard came later, first the suit came. And when the cupboard came, the entire chawl had assembled to see the cupboard. It was that kind of place and time. I learnt the value of things there. There were three washrooms, and after I became an actor they gave me one washroom.' Jackie Shroff shared that there were three washrooms for 30 people in the chawl and yet, they decided to gift him one so he didn't have to stand in a queue. 'There were 30 people and three washrooms. After I became an actor, producers and directors would come to meet me in that chawl. Whenever they had to use the washroom, they had to stand in line. The chawl people didn't like it. So they told me, 'You have become such a star. We don't like it when you or your friends stand in queue to use the washroom. We are gifting you the washroom.' I told them I didn't need it and my friends didn't have an issue standing in queue. But, they insisted. The washroom used to have a lock on it,' he shared. ALSO READ | Naseeruddin Shah claims his social media post supporting Diljit Dosanjh was 'taken down', not deleted: 'Not discouraged by the lack of support' Jackie shared that by this time, he was a movie star. 'I remember my mom had put up the poser of Shiva Ka Insaaf.' This was his sixth film after Swami Dada, Hero, Andar Baahar, Yudh and Teri Meherbaniyan. In another interview with Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, Jackie recently shared that he wants to rent out the room where he grew up but the landlord of the chawl is not allowing him to do so. 'I am trying, but they are not giving it back to me. He (The landlord) thinks that if he gives it to me then… I am like, 'bro, I won't run away with it'. This guy is not giving it to me. I told him that whatever money you are getting as rent of my old room… four people live there now, I told him that I will pay what those four people are paying. But he doesn't want to,' he said.
