Jackie Shroff recently spoke about his love story with his wife, Ayesha, sharing memories of the first time he saw her.
Jackie Shroff opens up about life in a chawl with his wife: says, “My wife stayed in one room with me at the chawl”
In an interview with SCREEN, Jackie Shroff shared how he fell in love with his wife, Ayesha, at first sight. He recalled, “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.’”
After Ayesha got off the bus, Jackie Shroff introduced himself, and they spoke briefly. A few days later, Ayesha’s friend approached him, suggesting he consider acting and informed him about an upcoming audition with filmmaker OP Ralhan. Jackie recalled, “Role nahi mila but we fell in love.”
The couple married in 1987, during a time when Jackie Shroff was still a struggling actor living in a chawl. Reflecting on those days, he said, “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.”
Jackie also spoke about Ayesha’s privileged background. Her father, Ranjan Dutt, was a decorated Air Vice Marshal who received the Vir Chakra and later served as the head of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Despite her comfortable upbringing, Ayesha stood by Jackie Shroff and even supported him financially. He said, “My wife sold her house to get me a house. She took care of me.”
Jackie also mentioned that Ayesha’s father had no objections to their relationship. “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,” he shared.
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