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After being conspicuous by his absence for a considerable period of time, there will soon be a lot more of Jackie Shroff one will get to see. A spate of films starring Jackie are lined up for release in September and October. But if you ask him what he would ideally like to do, he says he’d chill in his house in Goa. “I love that place. I’ll probably go there in August,” he says.

So, what made him sign so many films suddenly? “I love acting. I’d never like to retire but I’d probably be working less if I had more money. I probably wouldn’t have signed all the films I’ve signed right now.” He elaborates further, “Piracy killed Boom. No distributor was willing to touch the film, but some friends helped me out. I lost more than Rs 5 crore in one go.” Considering this huge loss will he shy away from production? “Not so soon, not till I pay back my creditors and things get back to normal. By the grace of God things are improving every day. But I’ll never compromise on producing films based on social issues.”

With considerable passion he relates story ideas for films on polio and environment problems which he has developed along with a friend who is an ad-film maker. “Everyone only talks about AIDS these days. I want people to be aware of other issues as well,” he says. So what kind of films would he like to do in the future? “I would love to do films with children,” he says. “I think there’s very little entertainment for children. In fact, of all my movies I feel King Uncle is the one I loved the most! It was special.” Jackie is the father to two grown up children. Krishna, his daughter and Tiger, his son are growing up fast. Have they shown any inclination towards joining films? “Well, there have been many offers but I just don’t think they are interested,” says Jackie.