Exclusive: When I am alone, I switch on the lights and TV before I sleep, says Jackie Shroff

Everytime one meets Bollywoodrsquos very own Jackie Shroff he never fails to amuse you with his ocean of positivity and Godgifted charm There are many out there who were yearning to see him back on the silver screen Well the good news is that the Jackie Shroff starrer lsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo is now all set to release on September 23 on ZEE5MidDay Online caught up with Jackie dada for an exclusive interview wherein he credits his mother and wife Ayesha for a major reason Read on to find out morehellipIn a nutshell whatrsquos the film lsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo all aboutThe film is all about love which is beyond onersquos life Itrsquos about the relation between a guy who becomes a ghost in his next life And in what way he is connected to the filmrsquos hero played by Pratik Gandhi and what are the things which happens after that is something that you will get to know only after you see the film All that I can say is that the character of Pratik in the film doesnrsquot believe in expressing his love before anyoneWas there any specific reasons that you said yes to the filmThere was no specific reason as such I simply loved the very thought of the film When you see the film you will understand what I am saying The feeling of love has been expressed in such a beautiful and sensitive way in the film that I feel everyone will fall in love with the film Itrsquos such an honor to work with two gems Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal Both of them are such talented peopleWhen the script was narrated to you were there any kind of apprehensions before signing the filmNo nohellip not at all bhidu The filmrsquos director Hardik is the sweetest person I have ever seen He is one of the finest film makers with whom I have worked so far He doesnrsquot shout at anyone he never gets upset hellip no hang ups no tantrums at all He is simply awesomeYou play a ghost in the film If you were given a chance to be a ghost for a day in real life what super powers will you ask forThere should be no hunger in the world No child should cry for the want of food Absolutely no one hellip no child and no adult should go to sleep on an empty stomachAlso Read Happy Birthday to the man who has put India on the world map says Anil KapoorLooking back you had earlier done lsquoBhoot Unclersquo and lsquoBhoot And Friendsrsquo With lsquoAthithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo you have just managed to score a hat trick in the lsquobhootrsquo series I simply love your question bhidu Super awesome question In lsquoBhoot Unclersquo and lsquoBhoot And Friendsrsquo I help everyone with lots of love In lsquoAthithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo I am finding loveIf you compare lsquoBhoot Unclersquo and lsquoBhoot And Friendsrsquo with lsquoAthithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo what do you think has changed over the timeThe technique of film making has changed immensely The medium of filmtelling has changed Despite these changes the emotions with which the film is made has just not changed It has remained constant throughoutDo you believe in the existence of ghosts in real lifeI do believe At the same time I donrsquot believe also Itrsquos a very subjective thing I can tell you one thing that when I am alone I switch on the lights and TV before I sleeplsquoAthithi Bhooto Bhavarsquo also touches upon the subject of rebirth Whatrsquos your take on that Do you believe in rebirthI have not lsquoseenrsquo rebirth but the fact remains that I experience the feeling of my motherrsquos my fatherrsquos and my brotherrsquos souls being with me all the timeIn the recent times many big films did not fare well at the box office On the other hand lsquoBhool Bhuliaaya 2rsquo which was about ghosts went onto become a box office success Do you think that lsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavrsquo will also do the magic at the box office because of its likewise contentWhy just lsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavrsquo I want all the films releasing pan India to do extremely well at the boxoffice Also I would not like to believe that the presence of a ghost in the filmrsquos plot can single handedly ensure boxoffice success Itrsquos a collective efforthellip total team effort that goes into making any film successfulHow was it to work with Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal both hailing from new age cinemaThey are fabulous actors and welllearned actorslsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavrsquo is being readied for an OTT release Do you think that a familyoriented film of such premise should have been released in theaters first and then should have got an OTT releaseI think there must be some business sense by releasing the film on OTT OTT has a huge reachThe film lsquoAtithi Bhooto Bhavrsquo shows a guy played by Pratik Gandhi who takes all the relationships for granted In real life do you feel gratified as a parentfather that you have been exceptional while raising your son Tiger who has turned out to be an ideal son and more importantly an ideal human being For this I will give total credit to my mother and my wife Ayesha for making Tiger the human being that he is While I was out shooting majority of the time it was my mother and wife who have been totally responsible for Tigerrsquos upbringingPlay Quiz How well do you know Akshay Kumar