Tiger Shroff's mother Ayesha Shroff says he was always a calm child right from the day he was born
Tiger as a child
Tiger’s first words as a baby was ‘cars’. He was crazy about them. As a baby, he would love sitting on Jackie’s lap and going on drives. His second word was D’Souza which was the name of our driver then. Then he started with the words ‘mamma’ and ‘papa’. Tiger was always a calm child right from the day he was born. He was never a cranky baby, but a Zen one.
As a student
He has not changed since then, except for an angry young man phase he went through in his teenage years. But he channelled all that emotion very positively into sports in sports, which made him an aggressive player in school. He was always a fighter and very competitive which made him a terrific athlete. Tiger was an average student who never really focused much on studies, but always got decent grades. He was an all-rounder and the teachers at his school were hands-on with each kid. I never had to be called in to any PTA meeting as he sailed through school. I must credit his school a big part of who Tiger is today.
Unchanged
Discipline was drilled him into Tiger from the of five when he started learning martial arts and has carried into his professional life even today. When he gets a day off instead of lolling around in bed, he sticks to his diet and training. One thing that hasn’t changed in Tiger from childhood to now is his innocence and that’s something I want him to hold on to forever, no matter how life takes him. That’s a great part of his charm and why animals and children take to him instinctively. Also his discipine has got more deadly as he feels he needs to prove himself more to hold onto that, so much so that his dad and me have to tell him sometimes to chill.
Siblings later, friends first
Tiger is very protective of his sister Krishna. He is older than her and would take care of her always but when they grew up, she became bossy and took over (laughs). They go through phases when they fight like mad but now I can say they are best friends. They are working together now as Krishna is AD in Tiger’s film Munna Michael. He trusts his sister more than anybody else in the world.
As parents
Tiger loves both Jaggu and me madly, but when it comes to sharing his emotions it’s more with me than his father. Jackie is very busy now as he’s started working on good films. But he internalises his emotions more.
Bad habits
One habit I wish he would change is that he could open up a little bit more and not keep everything so bottled in. Sometimes it makes you feel lighter to talk about what’s bothering you. That bottling up worries me sometimes...
Unforgettable
Tiger never wanted to be an actor, but an athlete. He was good at basketball that he was admitted to one of the top universities in USA because of that. He was most unhappy at leaving us, but we wanted him to get a degree. The entire trip to the airport was made in complete silence while I saw Jackie cry for the first time when he bid Tiger goodbye. He told me in USA that he didn’t want to study there. After he was back, Tiger took up gymming and Sabbir Khan saw him somewhere and introduced him to Sajid Nadiadwala. Tiger still kept saying that he didn’t want to do films, but be an athlete. I had no clue till one day Tiger came home and told us that he had been offered this movie and he wants to do it.
Always a child
Though Jackie pampers them more, I can’t even say there is any need to discipline these kids as both so caring. To me no matter how old they grow, they will always remain kids.
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 "Ayesha Shroff & Tiger Shroff")
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