TIGER WANTS TO OPEN A MARTIAL ARTS INSTITUTE
A fan of Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee, Tiger Shroff wants to utilise his dancing and martial arts skills to teach children and motivate them to follow their dreams
Actor Tiger Shroff (above), who has performed daredevil stunts in his films and has even played a superhero in A Flying Jatt (2016), says that since childhood, he was fascinated with dancing and flying and other super human qualities possessed by those fictional characters.
“As a child, I was highly influenced by Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee. I wanted to be a super human, who would fly around to save people and fight for them. That made me feel that I’m someone big. When I do these action scenes now, the reaction gives me a high,” says Tiger.
The 27-year-old actor, known for his dancing skills and martial art prowess, which he has demonstrated in his films, such as Heropanti (2014) and Baaghi (2016), wants to open a dance and martial arts institute for children. “I have been getting a lot of requests from fans and families asking from where I’ve learnt martial arts. Then, I thought, why not open a school for them. Nowadays, kids are busy fiddling with mobiles. An institute can give them a different kind of motivation. Though on-screen I play the tough action hero, in real life, I’m a child at heart.”
Meanwhile, the actor, who will be seen next in Munna Michael, a film where he pays tribute to his childhood hero, Michael Jackson, is on an endorsement spree. However, Tiger says that it’s important that the brands he signs have a personal connect. “For me, brand endorsements are not just a commercial activity. I’m associated with them as they are an extension of what I’m personally. The apparel brand that I endorse talks about flexibility, about a material which makes you feel better, which I, being into dance and martial arts, can totally relate to. Then there’s a kids’ channel that I promote because children are my target audience,” says the son of veteran actor Jackie Shroff.
As a child, I wanted to be a super human, who would fly around to save people and fight for them TIGER SHROFF, ACTOR