Jackie Shroff Says He Is Still 'Carrying' The Pain Of His Mother's Death: 'I Feel Her Presence'

In a recent podcast, Jackie Shroff shared that he is still carrying the pain of losing his mother and that her soul is still with him.

New Delhi: Jackie Shroff has been captivating audiences with his charisma and performance since the 80s. He recently appeared in the podcast of Ranveer Allahbadia, where he recounted his modest upbringing and recollections of his early days in the industry. The actor also talked about how his mother's influence has never left him and how he has never really recovered from the pain of losing her.

Jackie Shroff was asked if he still carries any pain. To which he replied, “Jitna ho sakta hai utna. Maa toh abhi tak hai naa. Maa se bada kuch hota nahi hai. Maa ke sath gaya nahi naa. Bohot pyaar tha magar jaa nahi paaya (I carry the pain as much as possible. Mother is still there. Nothing is greater than mother. I did not go with mother. I loved her a lot but could not go).”

He said that he has suppressed the pain and added, “I love my mother still but I can go with her, there is a certain limit to love people. Mother is the one you love the most. But how much can you carry around with you, you have to suppress it. Mother is inside me I feel that. I can call her anytime in my dreams. I feel her presence. I look at the picture, I feel she is around. I don't have to do anything, it’s the soul around. Soul is everything.”

Jackie also conveyed his mother's overwhelming pride after he became an actor. “Kya khushi thi. Mere chawl ka bacha hero ban gaya.”

Jackie Shroff on Living in a Chawl

In the same podcast, Jackie recalled having to stand in line for seven buildings' worth of communal restrooms each morning. He shared his days living in the Chawl. “I remember those years when I would stand outside chawl’s bathroom with my mug. There were seven small buildings and we had a total of three bathrooms for all the people of those buildings. There would be a line outside the toilet every morning because people would be in a hurry to go to work. This memory is still so fresh in my mind… that sometimes I still see myself standing in that line in my dreams.”

On the work front, Jackie Shroff will be next seen in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Again’.