Jeetendra

Jeetendra

Jeetendra in 2012
Born Ravi Kapoor
(1942-04-07) 7 April 1942
Amritsar, Punjab, India)
Other names Jumping Jack
Occupation Actor
Chairman - Balaji Telefilms
Spouse(s) Shobha Kapoor
Children Ekta Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor

Jeetendra (born Ravi Kapoor on 7 April 1942)[1] is an Indian actor, TV and film producer as chairman of the Balaji Telefilms, Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment. Famous for his dancing, he was awarded a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

Early life

Jeetendra was born Ravi Kapoor in Amritsar, Punjab, to Amarnath and Krishna Kapoor whose business dealt with imitation jewellery. He attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School in Girgaum,[2] with his friend Rajesh Khanna and then studied at Siddharth College. While supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's character's double in the 1959 movie Navrang.[3]

Career

The actor along with the actors of the film at the trailer launch of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!

Jeetendra's active acting career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s. Jeetendra got his first major break of his life with V. Shantaram's Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1964). 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 like ‘Caravan’ and ‘Humjoli’, in which Jeetendra had more dance numbers. His vigorous dancing in the films won him the epithet, ‘Jumping Jack of Bollywood’.[4][5]

He has done nearly 200 films as the main lead, a feat matched by just a handful of his peers since the inception of Hindi cinema. Jeetendra was frequently paired with Sridevi or Jaya Prada for remakes of South Indian films by Rama Rao Tatineni, K. Bapayya and K. Raghavendra Rao; these included Sanjog, Aulad, Majaal, Justice Chaudhry, Mawaali (1983), Himmatwala (1983), Jaani Dushman (1979) and Tohfa (1984). He also did many remakes in Hindi of Krishna's Telugu movies and had very close association with him. Besides these south Indian remakes, there was a subdued side of Jeetendra whenever he'd worked with the writer/lyricist Gulzar in films like Parichay, Kinara and Khushboo that had several beautifully penned songs like O Majhi Re, Musafir Hoon Yaaron and Naam Gum Jaayega, composed by Rahul Dev Burman and sung by Kishore Kumar.

Besides his frequent pairings with Sridevi and Jaya Prada during the '80s, Jeetendra's popular co-stars were Reena Roy, Neetu Singh, Hema Malini, Sulakshana Pandit, Bindiya Goswami, Moushumi Chatterjee, and Rekha.

On Television, he appeared in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in the role of an old man. He was one of the judges of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Indian Dance Series), an Indian dance competition on Sony Entertainment Television. He was also a judge with Hema Malini of a competition called Dancing Queen.

Personal life

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 relationship with Shobha and Shobha was his girlfriend till 1972. But in 1974, after having worked in films like Waris and Gehri Chaal, friendship between Jeetendra and Hema Malini grew and while shooting for Dulhan, both expressed love for each-other and decided to have a quick marriage. However, soon both returned to their respective love interests namely Dharmendra (Hema Malini) and Shobha (Jeetendra).

It was not until the release of Bidaai on October 18, 1974, that Jeetendra and Shobha decided to get married, which they did in a simple ceremony on at Janki Kutir with only a few family and friends present (Gulzar, Rajesh Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar amongst the noted celebrities).[6] In her authorized biography, Hema Malini claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.[7]

Jeetendra and Shobha have two children from their marriage. Their daughter, Ekta Kapoor, runs Balaji Telefilms and their son Tusshar Kapoor is also an actor.[8] Jeetendra made a brief appearance in one of his daughter's produced films Kucch To Hai, a thriller movie released in 2002, where he appeared alongside his son Tusshar.

Awards, honours and recognitions

Filmography

Main article: Jeetendra filmography

References

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  3. ↑ "Jeetendra". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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  5. ↑ "Jeetendra Biography, Jeetendra Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos". http://www.in.com/. Retrieved 2016-04-07. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Jeetendra". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs". Paktribune.com. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Jeetendras hand imprint tile unveiled". IBNlive. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cinema Express awards presented". Indianexpress.com. 24 August 1998. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "The Hindu : Gavaskar flays 'forces' behind match-fixing". Hinduonnet.com. 11 September 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  12. ↑ Archived 8 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Jeetendra Biography - Jeetendra Childhood, Film Actor Jeetendar Profile". lifestyle.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Winners of Sansui Awards 2008 – RS Bollywood Online". Radiosargam.com. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "19th Lions Gold Awards 2013 Winners". Pinkvilla. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Actor Jitendra receives Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to cinema". www.aninews.in. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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