Friday, June 5, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

It's Fab To Work With Vijay, Atlee: Jackie Shroff

Darpan News Desk IANS, 22 Mar, 2019 09:38 PM
  • It's Fab To Work With Vijay, Atlee: Jackie Shroff

Actor Jackie Shroff, who has joined the sets of the upcoming movie tentatively titled "Thalapathy 63", describes working with Tamil actor Vijay and the film's director Atlee as fabulous.


Asked about being a part of the film, Jackie told IANS over phone from Mumbai: "It's just fab to work with Vijay, who is the son of S. A. Chandrasekhar my director from the film 'Kudrat Ka Kanoon'. So, catching up with his dad and the superstar (Vijay)."


The 62-year-old actor called Vijay a "gentle giant and a nice guy".


Without divulging much about his role, Jackie added: "Also Atlee, (he's) a great director... I am rocking out there. They are looking after me like a child."


This will be Jackie's third outing in Tamil, his previous films include names like "Aaranya Kandam" and "Maayavan". He had also done a cameo in "Mupparimanam".


Jackie has been in the Hindi film industry for almost four decades and has also appeared in other language films such as Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, Bhojpuri and Gujarati.


On the Bollywood front, Jackie will soon be seen in "Romeo Akbar Walter", "Prasthanam" and "Student of the Year 2".

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Takes Courage To Talk About It: Shikha Talsania On #MeToo

Takes Courage To Talk About It: Shikha Talsania On #MeToo
Actress Shikha Talsania, who featured in "Veere Di Wedding", says she is glad to see women coming out and talking about their unsavoury experiences of sexual misconduct, harassment or assault.

Takes Courage To Talk About It: Shikha Talsania On #MeToo

Great To See Films On Women Sports Stars: Richa Chadha

Actress Richa Chadha, who will essay a kabaddi player with Kangana Ranaut in Ashwini Iyer Tiwari's "Panga", finds it great that a number of movies are being written about women sports stars.

Great To See Films On Women Sports Stars: Richa Chadha

Guru Randhawa Unveils 'New-Age Peppy Love Song'- Downtown

Singer Guru Randhawa on Tuesday released a single titled "Downtown". He says it's a new-age peppy love song.

Guru Randhawa Unveils 'New-Age Peppy Love Song'- Downtown

KJo Nostalgic About 20 Years Of 'Kuch Kuch...'

For Karan Johar, his debut directorial "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" -- which came out on this day 20 years ago -- will always remain special.

KJo Nostalgic About 20 Years Of 'Kuch Kuch...'

YRF Ousts Key Official Over #MeToo Allegations

Bollywood studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Tuesday said it has terminated the services of a key official amidst #MeToo allegations.

YRF Ousts Key Official Over #MeToo Allegations

People Need To Stop Taking Things Personally: Tanishaa Mukerji On Online Trolls

People Need To Stop Taking Things Personally: Tanishaa Mukerji On Online Trolls
The daughter of veteran actress Tanuja and sister of actress Kajol, suggests people to stop taking everything personally.

People Need To Stop Taking Things Personally: Tanishaa Mukerji On Online Trolls