Happy Birthday Tiger Shroff: Born Jai Hemant Shroff, the actor got the nickname ‘Tiger’ from his parents, Jackie and Ayesha Shroff, due to his habit of biting people and other guests in the house.
Tiger Shroff turns 35 today on March 2, 2025. (Image: tigerjackieshroff/Instagram)
Happy Birthday Tiger Shroff: Known for his gymnastic skills and exceptional dancing abilities, Tiger Shroff, son of actor Jackie Shroff, has successfully established himself as a prominent figure in Bollywood. He is celebrating his 35th birthday today, on March 2. In his career spanning 11 years, Tiger has made his name in the world of action and dance. He is considered one of the best dancers of the current generation.
On his special day, let’s take a closer look at his life about why he chose ‘Tiger’ as his screen name, his best films, songs, upcoming projects and relationship status:
Born Jai Hemant Shroff, he got the nickname ‘Tiger’ from his parents Jackie and Ayesha Shroff due to his habit of biting people and other guests in the house. Eventually, he decided to use Tiger Shroff as his on-screen name in the films instead of Jai.
Tiger Shroff’s Best Movies
- Heropanti: Tiger became an overnight star after the release of his debut film Heropanti in 2014. Helmed by Sabbir Khan, the film also marked the Bollywood debut of actress Kriti Sanon. The romantic-drama film garnered love from the audiences and Tiger also won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year.
- Baaghi: The actor took his action to a notch higher with his performance in the action thriller film Baaghi. Co-starring Shraddha Kapoor, the film was a big hit. For his role in Baaghi, Tiger trained himself in the martial art forms like Kalaripayattu and Krav Maga.
- War: Talking about his best films, how can we forget to mention the spy-thriller film War, in which he got the opportunity to work with his idol Hrithik Roshan. In the Siddharth Anand directorial, the actor played a double role as Captain Khalid Rahmani and Captain Saurabh Patil. His face-off with Hrithik in the climax was one of the key highlights of the film.
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: In this Ali Abbas Zafar’s directorial Tiger played Chote Miyan alongside Bade Miyan aka Akshay Kumar. The film also featured Manushi Chillar, Alaya F and Prithviraj Sukumarn in the lead roles.
- Singham Again: Although Tiger had a short role in the Rohit Shetty directorial action drama film, his performance still stood out. The film also featured celebs like Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh.
Tiger Shroff’s Dance Numbers
- Whistle Baja: The energetic track from his debut film Heropanti made him a dance icon. Sung by Manjit Ral and Nindy Kaur, it also featured Kriti Sanon.
- Jai Jai Shiv Shankar: This song will always remain special, especially for Tiger as it was the first time he shook legs with his icon and the dancing legend Hrithik Roshan on screen in the film War. It was sung by Vishal Dadlani and Benny Dayal.
- The Jawaani Song: Sung by Vishal Dadlani and Payal Dev, the song was an official remake of Kishore Kumar’s hit number from the 1972 film Jawani Diwani and featured Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday, and Tara Sutaria.
- The Hookup Song: The quirky number, which stars Tiger Shroff and Alia Bhatt, is extremely popular among youngsters. Their hot chemistry and groovy music were the key highlight of the song. It was composed by Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani and the singers are Neha Kakkar and Sheykhar.
- Befikra: This one remains fans’ favourite. Its upbeat music and catchy lyrics make it an unmissable track of Tiger Shroff. It was sung by Meet Bros and Aditi Singh Sharma.
Tiger Shroff’s Upcoming Projects
Baaghi 4
Tiger is currently busy shooting for his next action thriller film titled Baaghi 4 co-starring Sanjay Dutt, Sonam Bajwa and Harnaaz Sandhu in the lead roles. Helmed by A Harsha, the film is backed by Sajid Nadiadwala and will be hitting the theatres on September 5, 2025.
Tiger Shroff’s Relationship Status
According to reports, Tiger was earlier in a relationship with actress Disha Patani. Although the two never publically accepted their relationship but were often seen travelling together and the actress shared a close bond with Tiger’s sister Krishna Shroff too.
Later, it was reported that the two decided to part ways.
Currently, Tiger is not publically in a relationship with anyone. Previously during interviews, the Baaghi actor had stated that his only emphasis is on his career, saying, “Meri ek hi Disha hai life mein… aur wo hai mera kaam (I only have one direction in my life, and that is my work.)”
Wishing Tiger Shroff a very happy birthday.
