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Action thriller ‘Baaghi’ hero Tiger Shroff turns 27 today on March 2. Son to legendary actor Jackie Shroff, Tiger’s known for his amazing dancing and martial arts skills. He has his fourth movie ‘Munna Michael’ coming up, in which, NidhhiAgerwal will be starring in a leading role. Tiger has been working for 3 years now in Bollywood. However, there are several things fans don’t know about him.

Let us enlighten fans with five facts about Tiger Shroff.

1) Tiger Shroff’s real name isn’t Tiger, it’s Jai Hemant Shroff.

While the social media has tried trolling Tiger for his name, it was actually Jackie Shroff who nicknamed him ‘Tiger’ and his real name ‘Jai Hermant’ wasn’t used to address him. Recalling a memory, it was Jackie, who named him ‘Tiger’ because as a kid, he used to bite like a tiger.

2) Tiger is of a mixture of Turkish-Bengali-Gujrati-Belgian descent

Have you ever wondered why Tiger look so unique? The truth be told, he belongs to a mixed gene that outstands him from the rest.  He is both Belgian and Bengali from his mother’s side and Gujrati and Turkish from his father’s side.

3)Tiger Shroff is a teetotaler and a vegetarian

Let us all admit that Tiger Shroff has a macho built and those ripping biceps only adds to his attractive looks. The secret behind his muscular built is his diet, which only includes ‘vegetables’. He has admitted to be a vegetarian but he tends to eat ‘eggs’ occasionally. Tiger has also revealed that he never drinks or smoke.

4) Tiger Shroff wanted to become a dancer

Tiger has been trained in martial arts and his athletic built explains why he is so strong and masculine.He has a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo. Even though Tiger Shroff has been into sports, he learned several dancing routines but chose to follow his father’s footsteps.

5) Aamir Khan had taken tips from Tiger Shroff to get in shape for ‘Dhoom 3’.

We have all seen Aamir Khan’s six pack abs in ‘Dhoom 3’ and praised his physique for the action film. To everyone’s surprise, Aamir Khan’s fitness guide was none other than ‘Tiger Shroff’.

Fans are extremely thrilled about Tiger’s upcoming project ‘Munna Michael’.  We would like to wish Tiger ‘a very happy birthday’.