Jackie Shroff, who was last seen in the streaming movie Mast Mein Rehne Ka (2023), is celebrating the birth anniversary of the late actor Dev Anand. On Thursday, Shroff took to his Instagram Stories section, and shared a video remembering the cinema legend. He wrote, “With the blessings of Dev sahab, I walked into film duniya”. For the unversed, Shroff made his acting debut in Anand’s film Swami Dada (1982).

In his first meeting with the legend, he was offered the parallel lead, but after 15 days, the late actor changed his mind and gave the role to Mithun Chakraborty. Shroff was cast as one of the henchmen of Shakti Kapoor in an uncredited role.