Jackie Shroff wishes to rent out chawl room where he spent his childhood: ‘I still stand in the balcony and eat paan’

Actor Jackie Shroff recently opened up about his deep connection to the chawl he lived in for over three decades. In a recent interview, he revealed that he wanted to rent out a room in that chawl, but the landlord is not letting him do so.

Jackie Shroff about his wish to rent a room in his old chawl



In a conversation with Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, Jackie shared heartfelt memories from his early years spent in a modest chawl in Mumbai’s Teen Batti area. Jackie continued to reside in the chawl for several years after his acting career took off. He lived there for 33 years and is now keen to rent his old room again. “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 for 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,” Jackie added.

Jackie Shroff about his emotional connection with the chawl

The actor said the room was given up by his mother following the tragic death of his brother. His fondness for the space and the memories associated with it have not faded with time. “I love the vibe of that place. Even if he doesn’t give me that room, I sometimes go there, stand in the balcony in the evening, have some paan,” he shared.

During the same conversation, Jackie also addressed the financial difficulties he encountered after venturing into film production with the 2003 release 'Boom'.