Jeetendra
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| Jeetendra | |
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| Born | Ravi Kapoor April 7, 1942 Amritsar, Punjab. |
| Occupation | Actor (Chairman)Balaji Telefilms |
| Spouse | Shobha Kapoor |
| Children | Ekta Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor |
Jeetendra (Punjabi: ਜੀਤੇੰਦ੍ਰ, Hindi: जितेंद्र) born Ravi Kapoor (Punjabi: ਰਵੀ ਕਪੂਰ, Hindi: रवी कपूर) is an Indian actor and television producer. He was known as jumping jack among his fans of the time because of his dancing skills.
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[edit] Early life
Jeetendra Kapoor on 7 April, 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab to Amarnath and Krishna Kapoor whose business dealt with imitation jewellery.[citation needed] While supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's double in the 1959 movie "Navrang".[citation needed]
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[edit] Career
He started in Bollywood in the late 1950s when filmmaker V. Shantaram gave him a chance as actress Sandhya's double in Navrang (1959), but got his first big break when Shantaram cast him as hero in Sehra in 1963 & then in Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1964). Since then, he has appeared in almost 200 films.[citation needed] Jeetendra came into the spotlight in 1967 with Ravikant Nagaich's Farz.[citation needed]
In the 1980s, Jitendra was frequently paired up with Sridevi or Jayapradha for remakes of South Indian films by Rama Rao Tatineni, K. Bapayya and K. Raghavendra Rao; included Justice Chaudhry (1982), Mawaali (1983), Himmatwala (1983), Jaani Dushman, and Tohfa (1984).
He appeared in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in the role of an old man. He was a judge of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, an Indian dance competition on Sony Entertainment Television.[citation needed] He was also a judge along with Hema Malini of a dancing competition called "Dancing Queen".[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
In her authorized biography, Hema Malini claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.[1] He married his childhood sweetheart, Shobha Kapoor, and has a daughter, Ekta Kapoor, who runs Balaji Telefilms and a son who is also an actor, Tusshar Kapoor.[citation needed]
Jeetendra made a brief appearance in one of his daughter's produced films Kucch To Hai (2002) where he appeared alongside his son Tusshar.[citation needed]
[edit] Awards, honours and recognitions
- 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards [2]
- 2000 – Lifetime Achievement Award in film personalities [3]
- 2002 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Gold Bollywood Movie Awards in New York.[4]
- 2004 – "Legend of Indian Cinema" Award at Atlantic City (United States).[5]
- 2005 – Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008 – Sansui Television Lifetime Achievement Award [6]
- 2012 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ "Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs". Paktribune.com. http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Cinema Express awards presented". Indianexpress.com. 1998-08-24. http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980824/23650774.html. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "The Hindu : Gavaskar flays 'forces' behind match-fixing". Hinduonnet.com. 2000-09-11. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/11/stories/02110003.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ "Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/06news.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
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- ^ "Winners of Sansui Awards 2008 – RS Bollywood Online". Radiosargam.com. 2008-03-30. http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/11554/winners-of-sansui-awards-2008.html. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
[edit] External links
- Jeetendra at the Internet Movie Database
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