Jai Hemant Shroff (born 2 March 1990), known professionally as Tiger Shroff, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born to actors Jackie Shroff and Ayesha Dutt, he made his acting debut with the action romance Heropanti (2014), for which he won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male.
Shroff went on to star in the commercially successful action films Baaghi (2016), Baaghi 2 (2018), and War (2019). This was followed by a series of unsuccessful big-budget actions films such as Heropanti 2 (2021), Ganapath (2023) and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024).
In 2019, Shroff co-founded the mixed martial arts organisation Matrix Fight Night (MFN). He has featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list in 2018 and 2019. As a singer, he has released several singles.
Shroff is a devout Hindu Shaivism and has attributed his physique to Shiva. He holds a fast every Monday and during every Mahashivaratri festival. Reliable Religious Source – Information Religious Views He studied at the American School of Bombay.
Due to his experience in martial arts, he has frequently spent time helping other actors train for films. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary fifth degree black belt in Taekwondo.
In 2016, Shroff reteamed with Nadiadwala and Sabbir in Baaghi (2016), set against the backdrop of a martial arts school while also featuring Shraddha Kapoor and Sudheer Babu. Earning in worldwide markets, Baaghi was also a success. That year he also played a martial arts teacher who gains superpowers, in Remo D'Souza's superhero film A Flying Jatt alongside Jacqueline Fernandez.[2] Box Office India | A Flying Jatt In 2017, Shroff teamed with Sabbir for the third time in the dance film Munna Michael. Both A Flying Jatt and Munna Michael were unsuccessful at the box office.
In 2018, Shroff appeared in Ahmed Khan's Baaghi 2, a spiritual sequel to Baaghi, and the second instalment of the Baaghi Film Series opposite Disha Patani. Produced by Nadiadwala, the film featured him as a rebellious army officer set on the mission to find his ex-girlfriend's missing daughter. Baaghi 2 grossed net domestically in India and over worldwide to become one of the top-grossing Bollywood films of the year.
In 2019, Shroff appeared in Punit Malhotra's teen drama Student of the Year 2, his first mainstream romantic drama. Produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, it was a standalone sequel to Student of the Year and saw Shroff portray a college student who competes in an annual school championship. Rajeev Masand of News18 called his performance "the film's singular strength". Ronak Kotecha, from The Times of India, agreed by saying "Tiger Shroff pretty much carries the film on his well-toned shoulders".
Later in 2019, Shroff starred in Siddharth Anand's action thriller War alongside Hrithik Roshan. The film was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year and ranks as Shroff's highest-grossing release. The worldwide collection for War was 4.76 billion Indian rupees (US$63 Million) and 3.18 billion Indian rupees nett domestically in India. War recorded a record-breaking opening collecting over 53.35 crore.
In 2020, he starred in the third instalment of the Baaghi film series titled Baaghi 3, where he reunited with Shraddha Kapoor. The collections of the films were affected as theatres were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the film managed to earn 1.37 billion Indian Rupees worldwide.
In 2024, Shroff teamed with Akshay Kumar in Ali Abbas Zafar's action film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr 2024. In a scathing review, Saibal Chatterjee dismissed the performances of both male leads. It performed poorly, marking Shroff's third consecutive box office disappointment. Shroff next made an appearance in Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe franchise in the ensemble action sequel Singham Again (2024), starring Ajay Devgn in the title role. It was released on Diwali 2024. Singham Again had modest box-office returns on its high production budget.
Shroff will next star in the action sequel Baaghi 4.
In 2024, Shroff launched the football club, Mumbay FC which would participate in the 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League, the top-tier football league run by the Mumbai Football Association in Mumbai, representing the fifth tier of the Indian football league system and also signed as a marquee player. He made his senior professional debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Bombay Gymkhana on 30 October 2024.
2014 ! scope="row" align="left" | Heropanti | Bablu Singh | ||
2016 ! scope="row" align="left" | Baaghi | Ranveer Pratap Singh | ||
2017 ! scope="row" align="left" | Munna Michael | Manav "Munna" Roy | ||
2018 ! scope="row" align="left" | Welcome to New York | Himself | Special appearance | |
2019 ! scope="row" align="left" | Student of the Year 2 | Rohan Sachdev | ||
2020 ! scope="row" align="left" | Baaghi 3 | Ranveer Charan Chaturvedi | ||
2022 ! scope="row" align="left" | Heropanti 2 | Babloo Ranawat | ||
2023 ! scope="row" align="left" | Ganapath | Ganapath / Dalini | ||
2024 ! scope="row" align="left" | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | Rakesh | ||
2025 ! scope="row" align="left" | Jahaan | Himself | Short film | |
Filming |
2015 | "Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main" | Atif Aslam | |
"Chal Wahan Jaate Hain" | Arijit Singh | ||
2016 | "Befikra" | Meet Bros, Aditi Singh Sharma | |
2018 | "Get Ready to Move" | Armaan Malik | |
2019 | "Are You Coming" | Benny Dayal | |
"Har Ghoont Mein Swag" | Badshah | ||
2020 | "I Am a Disco Dancer 2.0" | Benny Dayal | |
"Muskurayega India" | Vishal Mishra |
2020 | "Unbelievable" | ||
2021 | "Casanova" | ||
"Vande Mataram" | |||
2022 | "Poori Gal Baat" | ||
"Miss Hairan" | For Heropanti 2 | ||
2014 | Stardust Awards | Superstar of Tomorrow – Male | Heropanti | ||
BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Debut Actor – Male | ||||
Star Guild Awards | Best Male Debut | ||||
2015 | ETC Bollywood Business Awards | Highest Grossing Debut Actor | |||
Most Promising Newcomer (Male) | |||||
IIFA Awards | Star Debut of the Year – Male | ||||
Filmfare Awards | Best Male Debut | ||||
Screen Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | ||||
2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India | Best Dancing Star | Baaghi | ||
2017 | Big Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film | |||
Most Entertaining Dancer | A Flying Jatt | ||||
2019 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India | Favorite Movie Actor (Male) | Student of the Year 2 | ||
2022 | Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards | Stylish Mould-Breaker - Male | |||
2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Actor (Male) | |||
Most Stylish Youth Icon (Male) | |||||
Lokmat Stylish Awards | Stylish Action Star | ||||
2024 | Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards |
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