Jeetendra Biography

Jeetendra (Actor) Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Jeetendra is birthed in Amritsar, Punjab, India on April 7, 1942. His Father Amarnath Kapoor and His Mother Krishna Kapoor. The Kapoors have a son called Prasan Kapoor. Jeetendra graduated from K.C. College, Churchgate, Mumbai. Ravi Kapoor was born into an entrepreneurial family who dealt with imitation jewelry and lived in a Chawl.

When he was supplying jewelry for V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya’s’double in the film 1959 ‘Navrang’.Ravi was acquainted with his current spouse, Shobha, when she was just 14. She graduated from high school, attended university, and later worked as an Air Hostess at British Airways.

Childhood and Early Life

Jeetendra became Ravi Kapoor, born on the 7th of April 1942 located in Amritsar, Punjab. He was born into a family business that engaged in fake jewelry. Jitendra was a scientist who enjoyed jogging around some of the roads that led to Girgaum (in South Mumbai) along with his buddies.

He also visited film studios from time to time, mostly to sell fake jewelry. It was during one of these trips that he met director V Shantaram, who gave him the opportunity to play the role of Sandhya’s twin for the roles of Navrang (1959) in addition to Sehra (1963).

Family

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Personal Life

In Punjab, Jeetendra spent his childhood in Girgaum, Mumbai. He grew up in the Ramachandra Building in a middle-class neighborhood. He is still awed by his memories of the area and goes there during the Ganapati festival each year. In her autobiography, Hema Malini claimed that they were close to getting married, but she pulled out.

He then got married to his childhood love, Shobha Kapoor. They have one son who is acting, Tusshar Kapoor, and a daughter Ekta Kapoor. He manages Balaji Telefilms. They create popular TV series with characters in Hindi, Tamil, and other languages.

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Career

He first began appearing his career in Bollywood in the latter half of 1950 when director V. Shantaram gave him the chance to play actress Sandhya’s partner in Navrang (1959) However, he had his first major breakthrough when Shantaram was cast as his character on screen in Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1964). Since then, he’s appeared in over 200 films.

Jitendra became famous in 1967 when he performed Ravikant Nagaich’s Farz which was later an iconic Golden Jubilee hit. The t-shirt and white sneakers he purchased at a store selling his “Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq” song from Farz (sung by the legendary singer Mohd Rafi) became his signature. His energetic dancing in films such as Farz and Banphool earned him the title of “Jumping Jack.

Filmography

1960-1970

1976-1980

1981-1985

1986-1990

1991-1995

1996 – Present

Awards and Honors

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