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Jackie Shroff dropped out of school after his 11th standard as his family did not have much money. He tried his hand working as an apprentice chef at [[Taj Hotels]] and as a [[flight attendant]] at [[Air India]], but he was rejected from both places because of his lack of qualifications.<ref name="ToI5unknown" /> He then started working as a travel agent in a local company called "Trade Wings" near [[Jehangir Art Gallery]].<ref name="rstv" /> An advertising agency accountant spotted him at the bus stand and asked him if he would be interested in modelling. The next day, Shroff went to the advertising agency (National advertising agency) located in the same building as Davar's college near [[Flora Fountain]] for the photo shoot during his lunch time. This photo shoot for a suit shirt launched Shroff on his modelling path. In 1982, Shroff made his acting debut in [[Dev Anand]]'s<ref name=offsite>{{cite web|url=http://jackieshroff.in/biography.html|title=Jackie Shroff profile|work=Jackieshroff.in|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904073902/http://www.jackieshroff.in/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref> movie ''[[Swami Dada]]''. In 1983, Subhash Ghai cast him in the lead role for the movie ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'', paired against [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]. The film was a major critical and commercial success, and one of the highest grossers of 1983. By ''Hero'', both Shroff and Seshadri had become overnight stars. <ref name="GhaiHeroImp" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.muktaarts.com/Media/Hero%20made%20Jackie%20and%20Meenakshi%20into%20overnight%20stars%20but%20%27the%20flute%27%20was%20the%20real%20hero%20in%20the%20film%20-%20Subhash%20Ghai.php|title="'Hero' made Jackie and Meenakshi into overnight stars but 'the flute' was the real hero in the film" – Subhash he also appeared in 2010 film bhoot and friends Ghai|website=Mukta Arts|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704015130/http://www.muktaarts.com/Media/Hero%20made%20Jackie%20and%20Meenakshi%20into%20overnight%20stars%20but%20'the%20flute'%20was%20the%20real%20hero%20in%20the%20film%20-%20Subhash%20Ghai.php|url-status=live}}</ref> He continued to work in Subhash Ghai movies, irrespective of any role that was offered. After ''Hero'', he did several other films, such as ''[[Andar Baahar]]''. ''[[Jaanoo]]'' and ''[[Yudh (film)|Yudh]]'' were successful. In 1986 he did ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' which became the highest-grossing film of 1986. His next film to be released was ''[[Kaash]]''. Later films, such as ''[[Dahleez (film)|Dahleez]]'' and ''[[Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá]]'' were critically acclaimed, but failed at the box office. But he came back to success through films such as ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'', ''[[Tridev]]'' and ''[[Parinda]]'', which won him filmfare award for best actor. In the 90s he was part of successful films such as ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'', ''[[Angaar (1992 film)|Angaar]]'', ''[[Sapne Sajan Ke]]'', ''[[Gardish]]'', ''[[Khalnayak]]'', ''[[1942 a love story|1942: A Love Story]]'', ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'', ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agnisakshi]]'', ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' & ''[[Shapath]]''.<ref name="ShroffNetTV">{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actor/jackie-shroff|title=Hindi Movie Actor Jackie Shroff|website=NetTV4U|language=en|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>