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Jeetendra's active acting career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s. Jeetendra got his first major breaks with [[V. Shantaram]]'s ''[[Geet Gaya Patharon Ne]]'' (1964) and ''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]'' (1967). However, it was the film ''[[Farz (1967 film)|Farz]]'' (1967) that served as his stepping stone to success. The tee shirt and white shoes he picked up from a retail store for the ''Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq'' number in ''Farz'', became his trademark. ''Farz'' was followed by films such as ''Caravan'' and ''[[Humjoli]]'', in which Jeetendra had more dance numbers. His vigorous dancing in the films won him the epithet; "Jumping Jack of Bollywood".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/jeetendra-2935.html|title=Jeetendra Biography – Jeetendra Childhood, Film Actor Jeetendar Profile|website=lifestyle.iloveindia.com|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007075207/http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/jeetendra-2935.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.in.com/jeetendra/biography-586.html|title=Jeetendra Biography, Jeetendra Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos|publisher=in.com|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415075322/http://www.in.com/jeetendra/biography-586.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Jeetendra's active acting career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s. Jeetendra got his first major breaks with [[V. Shantaram]]'s ''[[Geet Gaya Patharon Ne]]'' (1964) and ''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]'' (1967). However, it was the film ''[[Farz (1967 film)|Farz]]'' (1967) that served as his stepping stone to success. The tee shirt and white shoes he picked up from a retail store for the ''Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq'' number in ''Farz'', became his trademark. ''Farz'' was followed by films such as ''Caravan'' and ''[[Humjoli]]'', in which Jeetendra had more dance numbers. His vigorous dancing in the films won him the epithet; "Jumping Jack of Bollywood".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/jeetendra-2935.html|title=Jeetendra Biography – Jeetendra Childhood, Film Actor Jeetendar Profile|website=lifestyle.iloveindia.com|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007075207/http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/jeetendra-2935.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.in.com/jeetendra/biography-586.html|title=Jeetendra Biography, Jeetendra Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos|publisher=in.com|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415075322/http://www.in.com/jeetendra/biography-586.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Jeetendra worked with [[Dharmendra]] and they had hits like [[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharamveer]], [[Jaani Dost]], [[Insaaf Ki Pukar]], [[Nafrat Ki Aandhi]] and flops like [[The Burning Train]], [[Samraat (film)|Samrat]], [[The Gold Medal]], [[Jaan Hatheli Pe]], Papi Devta, [[Dharam Karma]]. Childhood school and college friends Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra worked together and delivered 3 blockbuster films in the 1980, [[Dharam Kanta|Dharam Kaanta]], [[Nishaan (film)|Nishan]] and [[Maqsad]]. In fact, all three films saw an increase in revenue. Maksah was the highest grossing film at the box office in the year 1984. Jeetendra made guest appearances in Roti, Palakon Ki Chhaon Mein and Begunah. all three films starring Rajesh Khanna as the solo lead. Jeetendra also worked with Amitabh Bachchan in Gehri Chaal. Jeetendra worked with Vinod Khanna in many films such as Anokhi Ada, Ek Haseena do Deewane, Parichay, The Burning Train, Insaan and Janam Kundali. With Feroz Khan jeetendra worked in Naagin, Rani aur Lal Pari and Khoon aur Pani. Jeetendra-Rekha had a romantic pairing in 26 films as the lead pair from 1972-1998 and out of their 26 films, 16 were hits and only 10 were flops. Apart from this, Rekha and Jeetendra worked in 5 more films, in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together between 1983-88 and out of them, 13 were hits and 3 were flops. Jeetendra and Jaya Prada paired each other romantically in 24 films and 18 of them were box office hits and 6 were flops. Apart from this, they did 2 more films together in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra gave 113 box office hits out of 198 films as the lead hero from 1964–1997 (hits like Navrang, Khilona, Roti, Omar Kaid, Rani Aur Laalpari, Naya Bakra, Anokha Bandhan, Begunah and guest appearances in Om Shanti Om He appeared as the main protagonist until 2007.
Jeetendra worked with [[Dharmendra]] and they had hits like [[Dharam Veer (film)|Dharamveer]], [[Jaani Dost]], [[Insaaf Ki Pukar]], [[Nafrat Ki Aandhi]] and flops like [[The Burning Train]], [[Samraat (film)|Samrat]], [[The Gold Medal]], [[Jaan Hatheli Pe]], Papi Devta, [[Dharam Karma]]. Childhood school and college friends [[Rajesh Khanna]] and Jeetendra worked together and delivered 3 blockbuster films in the 1980, [[Dharam Kanta|Dharam Kaanta]], [[Nishaan (film)|Nishan]] and [[Maqsad]]. In fact, all three films saw an increase in revenue. Maksah was the highest grossing film at the box office in the year 1984. Jeetendra made guest appearances in Roti, Palakon Ki Chhaon Mein and Begunah. all three films starring Rajesh Khanna as the solo lead. Jeetendra also worked with Amitabh Bachchan in Gehri Chaal. Jeetendra worked with Vinod Khanna in many films such as Anokhi Ada, Ek Haseena do Deewane, Parichay, The Burning Train, Insaan and Janam Kundali. With Feroz Khan jeetendra worked in Naagin, Rani aur Lal Pari and Khoon aur Pani. Jeetendra-Rekha had a romantic pairing in 26 films as the lead pair from 1972-1998 and out of their 26 films, 16 were hits and only 10 were flops. Apart from this, Rekha and Jeetendra worked in 5 more films, in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together between 1983-88 and out of them, 13 were hits and 3 were flops. Jeetendra and Jaya Prada paired each other romantically in 24 films and 18 of them were box office hits and 6 were flops. Apart from this, they did 2 more films together in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra gave 113 box office hits out of 198 films as the lead hero from 1964–1997 (hits like Navrang, Khilona, Roti, Omar Kaid, Rani Aur Laalpari, Naya Bakra, Anokha Bandhan, Begunah and guest appearances in Om Shanti Om He appeared as the main protagonist until 2007.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 08:24, 29 December 2023

For other people with a similar name, see Jitendra.

Jeetendra
Jeetendra in 2012
Born
Ravi Kapoor

(1942-04-07) 7 April 1942 (age 82)
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2022
Spouse
​
(m. 1974)​
Children
RelativesAbhishek Kapoor (nephew)

Jeetendra (born Ravi Kapoor /rævi/ RAV-ee; 7 April 1942) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures.

Early life

Jeetendra was born in a Punjabi Khatri family as Ravi Kapoor in Amritsar, Punjab, to Amarnath and Krishna Kapoor, whose business dealt with imitation jewellery, supplied to film industry. He attended St. Sebastian's Goan High School in Mumbai, Mumbai[1] with his friend Rajesh Khanna and then studied at Siddharth College in Mumbai. While supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's character's double in the 1959 movie Navrang after which his career never turned back.[2]

Career

Jeetendra's active acting career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s. Jeetendra got his first major breaks with V. Shantaram's Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) and Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti (1967). However, it was the film Farz (1967) that served as his stepping stone to success. The tee shirt and white shoes he picked up from a retail store for the Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq number in Farz, became his trademark. Farz was followed by films such as Caravan and Humjoli, in which Jeetendra had more dance numbers. His vigorous dancing in the films won him the epithet; "Jumping Jack of Bollywood".[3][4]

Jeetendra worked with Dharmendra and they had hits like Dharamveer, Jaani Dost, Insaaf Ki Pukar, Nafrat Ki Aandhi and flops like The Burning Train, Samrat, The Gold Medal, Jaan Hatheli Pe, Papi Devta, Dharam Karma. Childhood school and college friends Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra worked together and delivered 3 blockbuster films in the 1980, Dharam Kaanta, Nishan and Maqsad. In fact, all three films saw an increase in revenue. Maksah was the highest grossing film at the box office in the year 1984. Jeetendra made guest appearances in Roti, Palakon Ki Chhaon Mein and Begunah. all three films starring Rajesh Khanna as the solo lead. Jeetendra also worked with Amitabh Bachchan in Gehri Chaal. Jeetendra worked with Vinod Khanna in many films such as Anokhi Ada, Ek Haseena do Deewane, Parichay, The Burning Train, Insaan and Janam Kundali. With Feroz Khan jeetendra worked in Naagin, Rani aur Lal Pari and Khoon aur Pani. Jeetendra-Rekha had a romantic pairing in 26 films as the lead pair from 1972-1998 and out of their 26 films, 16 were hits and only 10 were flops. Apart from this, Rekha and Jeetendra worked in 5 more films, in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together between 1983-88 and out of them, 13 were hits and 3 were flops. Jeetendra and Jaya Prada paired each other romantically in 24 films and 18 of them were box office hits and 6 were flops. Apart from this, they did 2 more films together in which they were not paired with each other. Jeetendra gave 113 box office hits out of 198 films as the lead hero from 1964–1997 (hits like Navrang, Khilona, Roti, Omar Kaid, Rani Aur Laalpari, Naya Bakra, Anokha Bandhan, Begunah and guest appearances in Om Shanti Om He appeared as the main protagonist until 2007.

Personal life

Jeetendra (right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016

Jeetendra had met his wife, Shobha, when she was only 14. She completed school, went to college, and was employed as an Air Hostess with British Airways. When Jeetendra was struggling between 1960–66 to establish himself as an actor, he was in a relationship with Shobha and she was his girlfriend until 1972. It was not until the release of Bidaai on 18 October 1974, that Jeetendra and Shobha decided to get married, which they did in a simple ceremony at Janki Kutir with only a few family members and friends present.[5] In her authorized biography, Hema Malini claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.[6]

Jeetendra and Shobha have two children from their marriage. Elder of them, daughter Ekta Kapoor, runs Balaji Telefilms while their son Tusshar Kapoor is also an actor.[7] Jeetendra made a brief appearance in one of his daughter's produced films Kucch To Hai, a thriller movie released in 2003, where he appeared alongside his son Tusshar.

During the 6th November, 2021 episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, when Jeetendra and Ekta Kapoor were the guests, he related an incident from 1976. He was supposed to go to Madras (now Chennai) by flight on Karva Chauth. His flight got delayed and he went back home so that Shobha could perform the necessary rituals like viewing the Moon and break her fast. Shobha refused to let him go back to the airport. So Jeetendra called his make-up man and told him to come back home, and that they would leave the next day. Around 10:30 or 11:00 pm, he looked outside from his flat (on a high-rise in Pali Hill, Bandra) and saw a fireball hurtling toward the airport. Later, after a couple of hours, his phone rang incessantly with people calling to find out what happened. The flight that he was supposed to have taken had crashed. Shobha's prescient insistence that he should not go turned out to be a blessing. That flight was Indian Airlines Flight 171.[8]

Filmography

Main article: Jeetendra filmography

Awards and honours

References

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  13. ^ "19th Lions Gold Awards 2013 Winners". Pinkvilla. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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