Happy Birthday, Tiger Shroff. Heropanti@29

Tiger Shroff, son of actor Jackie Shroff and Ayesha, was born on 2 March 1990. 2014's Heropanti was Tiger Shroff's debut film. The Baaghi films, A Flying Jatt, Munna Michael are some of his other movies.

As the actor turns 29 today, we take a pictorial look at his journey so far.

Mar 02, 2019 14:30 IST

Tiger Shroff, son of actor Jackie Shroff and Ayesha, was born on 2 March 1990. He also has a younger sister named Krishna. He was born Jai Hemant Shroff, but changed his name to Tiger when he debuted in the film industry. 2014's Heropanti was Tiger Shroff's debut film. The Baaghi films, A Flying Jatt, Munna Michael are some of his other movies.

As the actor turns 29 today, we take a pictorial look at his journey so far.

Tiger Shroff did his schooling at American School of Bombay. He is awarded honorary fifth degree black belt in Taekwondo.

This image was posted on Instagram by apnabhidu
Tiger Shroff's hobby is dancing. He is a big fan of Michael Jackson, Hrithik Roshan.

This image was posted on Instagram by tigerjackieshroff
Tiger Shroff made his film debut with Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti (2014), opposite actress Kriti Sanon. Despite poor reviews, his debut performance was hailed by the cine-goers. Tiger Shroff also earned a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination.

After two years, Tiger Shroff appeared in Sabbir Khan's action-drama Baaghi along with Shraddha Kapoor and the film turned out to be a box office success.
His next release of 2016 was Remo D'Souza's superhero film A Flying Jatt with Jacqueline Fernandez. A Flying Jatt proved to be a box office dud.
In 2017, Tiger Shroff collaborated with debutante Nidhhi Agerwal for Munna Michael, directed by Sabbir Khan. This film too failed to impress the audience.

This image was posted on Instagram by tigerjackieshroff

2018's Baaghi 2, sequel to Baaghi, broke major records at the box office. Tiger Shroff was paired opposite rumoured girlfriend Disha Patani in the Ahmed Khan-directed film.

This image was posted on Instagram by tigerjackieshroff
Student Of The Year 2 with newcomers Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria is Tiger Shroff's 2019 release. The film is directed by Punit Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. The film is expected to hit the screens this May. It is a sequel to Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra's 2012 film of the same name.

This image was posted on Instagram by tigerjackieshroff
Tiger Shroff also has a Yash Raj Films' untitled action project with Hrithik Roshan and Vaani Kapoor in the pipeline. The film will be directed by Siddharth Anand.

This image was posted on Instagram by tigerjackieshroff

Tiger Shroff also has starred in several music videos - Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main, Chal Wahan Jaate Hain, Befikra (with Disha) - to name a few.
He is rumoured to be dating Disha Patani. The duo are often spotted together at parties, lunch dates.
Happy birthday, Tiger Shroff!