Shroff has turned producer and is now making his own movies. However, Jaggu dada , as he is referred to by his fans, has been in the news lately not so much for his films, but for his commitment to social causes. Whether it is a fund-raising event for the children of police personnel, a charity event for blind school students or the silver jubilee celebrations of the Pune Municipal Transport Corporation, he is there to lend his support. Today, after so many years in tinseltown, Shroff has no dearth of causes. Thalessemia, he says, is one issue he holds close to his heart.
People go around matching horoscopes for marriages.
They should instead check whether the couple's blood group is matching or not. If two persons who have even minor thalessemia get married, their child will be a thalessemia major. And this disease really brings a lot of grief to the family. It is a very painful process. I fear that with the recently-inaugurated express highway between Mumbai and Pune, the situation will take a turn for the worse.