Tiger Shroff makes father Jackie proud

Mumbai: A recent photo-shoot with Kriti Sanon saw Jackie and Ayesha Shroff`s son Tiger take to the camera like a fish to water. But unlike his father, he was quite reserved shooting with girls. "Unlike his dad, who, in his time was known to be a born flirt, Tiger is very shy with girls. He is very reserved with the opposite sex. So there was an apprehension among Tiger`s team and family members that he would need time to open up with Kriti. But the boy is a natural. He just blossomed when the camera went on. Tiger and Kriti make a sizzling couple," said a source. Jackie, who is shooting a Bengali film ‘Swabhumi’ in Jaisalmer could barely contain his pride. "By god`s grace, Tiger has turned out to be a good boy, far more hard-working and focussed than I used to be when I started. And fully trained! Tiger understands his body and the camera when I started I was a dud." Jackie is all praise for Tiger`s producer Sajid Nadiadwala. "I don`t think my boy could`ve started with a better producer. Sajid is experienced and generous. He will make sure Tiger is well-packaged and presented. My debut in `Hero` just happened. But a lot of thought is going into Tiger`s `Heropanti`," he said. Tiger feels this is "the most important time of my life." "I`ve been training like crazy. Every morning there`s gymnastics and dance rehearsals. In the night, I run and I practice martial arts. It`s a very focused regime that doesn`t leave me much time for a social life. That makes me a kind of not-so-cool guy." Tiger admits training for the film leaves him no time to get a love life. "The closest I`ll get to a girlfriend is the one I`ll have in my film," he said. Nevertheless, Tiger says he is happy. "I`ve been happy since Sajid sir (Nadiadwala) signed me in June. Other than being one of the biggest producers in town, he`s one of the most decent people in the industry. He`s giving me a dream launch." IANS