Jackie Shroff played the role of Chunni Babu in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Devdas and made it iconic. In a recent interaction, he revealed how he bagged the role.
Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali remains to be one iconic film. Shah Rukh Khan played the role of Devdas, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was Paro while Madhuri Dixit was Chandramukhi. Apart from these three another character that managed to get etched in everyone's hearts is that is Chunni Babu. Jackie Shroff stepped into the role of Chunni Babu for Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas and their bonding was much appreciated by all. But did you know Jackie Shroff became Chunni Babu because nobody else was ready to take the role?
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Recently, in a new podcast session with Scoop actress Karishma Tanna, Jackie Shroff made this revelation. The actor was asked whether he felt insecure being a part of multiple hero roles and whether he felt that someone else will get more footage. To this, Jackie Shroff shared that he did not think about it at all. He gave an example of Amar Akbar Anthony and stated that everyone did such films. He spoke about Devdas and mentioned that nobody wanted to take up the part of Chunni Babu in Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas. Since nobody was doing it, he picked up the role. The ace actor mentioned that he did not think much and rather took whatever came his way. He candidly added, 'Tension nahi lene ka. Mujhe kabhi koi fikar hi nahi tha ki vo mera role katega, mujhe girane ki koshi karega, jiska jitna role hai vo utna khayega."
Nobody can get as candid as Jackie Shroff. He is a star who is loved by the masses wholeheartedly. Even at 67, he is performing the roles and characters that bring him great accolades. He was a part of Rajinikanth's movie Jailer and more. His next is going to be Singham Again. Recently, a clip from the sets of Singham Again went viral on social media. It showed Ajay Devgn and Jackie Shroff in an intense action sequence.
