Jackie Shroff & Sanjay Gupta Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Jung; the 2010s to Jazbaa. Jackie Shroff acted in every film; Sanjay Gupta directed all of them.

Partnership facts

• Sanjay Gupta was a nobody when he met Jackie Shroff. Jackie was already a star. But Jackie read Gupta's script for 'Ram Shastra' and said yes on the spot. That film launched Gupta's directorial career.
• On 'Jung', Jackie Shroff showed up with a completely rewritten climax. He told Gupta the original ending was weak. Gupta let him direct the new scene himself. That's the version that made it to theaters.
• Jackie Shroff and Sanjay Gupta stayed close for decades after those two flops. When Gupta was broke and struggling in the early 2000s, Jackie quietly paid his rent for six months. No one knew until Gupta mentioned it in a 2018 interview.
• Sanjay Gupta once said: 'Jackie is the only actor who would call me at 3 AM to discuss a single line of dialogue. He treated my films like they were his own babies.'
• Their third film 'Jazbaa' (2015) was supposed to be a comeback for both. But it bombed so hard that Gupta didn't direct another film for 7 years. Jackie never worked with him again after that.
• On 'Ram Shastra', Jackie Shroff insisted on doing all his own stunts. Sanjay Gupta was terrified he'd get hurt. So Gupta secretly hired a body double for the dangerous fire scene. Jackie found out, got furious, and then did the stunt anyway. The double just stood there watching.