Jackie Shroff's Wife Ayesha Left Riches To Live In Chawl With Him: 'Queued In Line For Washroom'
Jackie Shroff said, as quoted by SCREEN, 'It was love at first sight with Ayesha, she was travelling in a bus and I was on a bike driving behind that bus. It was my friend's bike, and I was going to his building because it had a pool table. I saw her on the bus. She was hanging by the holding handle and was holding a flag. She was coming from a march past. She was 14-15 at that time and I said to myself, 'This is the lady I shall marry.'"
Jackie met Ayesha for the first time after she got off the bus. He introduced himself, and they had a conversation that lasted a while. Two days later, Ayesha's friend approached Jackie and mentioned that Ayesha thought he should pursue a career in acting. Her friend even recommended that he audition for a film by OP Ralhan. He said, 'Role nahi mila but we fell in love (I didn't get the role but I fell in love with Ayesha)."
Jackie Shroff and Ayesha tied the knot in 1987. Jackie Shroff was a struggling actor living in a chawl. He recalled, 'My house was running in Rs 30 when I was living in a chawl. Nobody expected anything from me. My wife stayed in one room with me at the chawl, she queued in line to go to the washroom. I lived 33 years at the chawl."
The actor mentioned that his wife came from a wealthy family. Her father, Ranjan Dutt, was a Vir Chakra-awarded Air Vice Marshal and later the head of HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited). However, Ayesha left her riches to be with Jackie and even supported him financially. 'My wife sold her house to get me a house. She took care of me," he said.
Interestingly, Ayesha's father also had no objections. 'No, he didn't object, he must have seen my intention. He must have thought that I am a horse for the long race. I know I wasn't how a young lad should have been, but maybe they trusted me and I haven't let their trust down," the veteran actor said.
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