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	\| birth_name = Ravi Kapoor		\| birth_name = Ravi Kapoor
	\| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]], [[British India]]
	\| occupation = Actor~~, [[Film producer\|producer]]~~		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = ~~1959 - present~~		\| years_active = 1959–2022
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Shobha Kapoor]]\|1974}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Shobha Kapoor]]\|1974}}
	\| children = [[Ekta Kapoor]] ~~(daughter)<br />~~[[Tusshar Kapoor]] ~~(son)~~		\| children = {{ubl\|[[Ekta Kapoor]]\|[[Tusshar Kapoor]]}}
	\| relations = [[Abhishek Kapoor]] (nephew)		\| relations = [[Abhishek Kapoor]] (nephew)
	\| organization = ~~[[Balaji Telefilms]]<br />[[Balaji Motion Pictures]]<br />[[ALT Balaji]]~~		\| organization =
	}}		}}

	'''~~Ravi Kapoor~~''' (born ~~7 April 1942), best known by his stage name~~ '''~~Jeetendra~~''', is an Indian actor ~~and [[Film producer\|producer]]~~ who is known for his work in [[Hindi]] ~~films. Famous for his dancing, he was awarded a [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2003 and the [[Screen Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2006~~. He ~~is known for his appearance in~~ the ~~remakes of~~ [[~~Telugu language~~\|~~Telugu~~]] films during the 1980s, in which he was frequently cast opposite [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Sridevi]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-04-07\|title=Happy Birthday Jeetendra: When the actor called Jaya Prada and Sridevi his ‘bread and butter’, said he owed his career to Telugu films\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-jeetendra-when-actor-called-sridevi-and-jaya-prada-his-bread-and-butter-7261328/\|url-status=live\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> He also serves as the chairman of the [[Balaji Telefilms]], [[Balaji Motion Pictures~~]] and [[ALT Entertainment~~]].		'''Jeetendra''' (born '''Ravi Kapoor''' {{IPAc-en\|r\|æ\|v\|i}} {{respell\|RAV-ee}}; 7 April 1942) is a former Indian actor who is known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]]. He also serves as the [[Chairperson\|chairman]] of the [[Balaji Telefilms]] and [[Balaji Motion Pictures]].

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Jeetendra was born in a [[Punjabi people\|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 ~~Girgaum~~, Mumbai<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> with his friend [[Rajesh Khanna]] and then studied at Siddharth College in Mumbai. While supplying jewellery to [[V. Shantaram]], he was cast as [[Sandhya Shantaram\|Sandhya]]'s character's double in the 1959 movie ''[[Navrang]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|title=Jeetendra\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2016-04-07\|archive-date=25 January 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Jeetendra was born in a [[Punjabi people\|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 Delhi Public School in New Delhi, Mumbai<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> with his friend [[Rajesh Khanna]] and then studied at [[Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce\|Siddharth College]] in Mumbai. While supplying jewellery to [[V. Shantaram]], he was cast as [[Sandhya Shantaram\|Sandhya]]'s character's double in the 1959 movie ''[[Navrang]]'' after which his career never turned back.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|title=Jeetendra\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2016-04-07\|archive-date=25 January 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== 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 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>

	He has acted in 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 [[Jaya Prada]] or [[Sridevi]] for remakes of [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] films by [[~~Rama Rao Tatineni\|~~T. Rama Rao]], [[K. Bapayya]], [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]; these included ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)\|Sanjog]]'', ''[[Aulad (1987 film)\|Aulad]]'', ''[[Majaal]]'', ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]'', ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)\|Himmatwala]]'' (1983) and ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984). He also acted in many remakes in [[Hindi]] of [[Krishna Ghattamaneni\|Krishna]]'s [[Telugu language\|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 such as ''[[Parichay (film)\|Parichay]]'', ''[[Kinara (1977 film)\|Kinara]]'' and ''[[Khushboo (1975 film)\|Khushboo]]'' that had several beautifully penned songs such as "O Majhi Re", "Musafir Hoon Yaaron" and "Naam Gum Jaayega", composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]] and sung by [[Kishore Kumar]].		He has acted in 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 [[Jaya Prada]] or [[Sridevi]] for remakes of [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] films by [[T. Rama Rao]], [[K. Bapayya]], [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]; these included ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)\|Sanjog]]'', ''[[Aulad (1987 film)\|Aulad]]'', ''[[Majaal]]'', ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]'', ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)\|Himmatwala]]'' (1983) and ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984). He also acted in many remakes in [[Hindi]] of [[Krishna Ghattamaneni\|Krishna]]'s [[Telugu language\|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 such as ''[[Parichay (film)\|Parichay]]'', ''[[Kinara (1977 film)\|Kinara]]'' and ''[[Khushboo (1975 film)\|Khushboo]]'' that had several beautifully penned songs such as "O Majhi Re", "Musafir Hoon Yaaron" and "Naam Gum Jaayega", composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]] and sung by [[Kishore Kumar]].

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
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	Jeetendra had met his wife, [[Shobha Kapoor\|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 (1974 film)\|''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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|title=Jeetendra\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2016-04-07\|archive-date=25 January 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|url-status=live}}</ref> In her authorized biography, Hema Malini claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 \|title=Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs \|publisher=Paktribune.com \|access-date=9 May 2010 \|archive-date=24 February 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224030639/http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Jeetendra had met his wife, [[Shobha Kapoor\|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 (1974 film)\|''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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|title=Jeetendra\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2016-04-07\|archive-date=25 January 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio\|url-status=live}}</ref> In her authorized biography, Hema Malini claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 \|title=Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs \|publisher=Paktribune.com \|access-date=9 May 2010 \|archive-date=24 February 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224030639/http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	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.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html \|title=Jeetendras hand imprint tile unveiled \|publisher=IBNlive \|access-date=12 January 2014 \|archive-date=1 November 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101054120/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.		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.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html \|title=Jeetendras hand imprint tile unveiled \|publisher=IBNlive \|access-date=12 January 2014 \|archive-date=1 November 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101054120/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 ~~1975~~. 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 not go turned out to be a blessing. That flight was [[Indian Airlines Flight 171]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jeetendra-reveals-how-karwa-chauth-ritual-saved-him-from-plane-crash-says-he-lost-co-star-in-tragedy-101636273852811.html\|title=Jeetendra reveals how Karwa Chauth ritual saved him from plane crash, says he lost co-star in tragedy}}</ref>		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]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jeetendra-reveals-how-karwa-chauth-ritual-saved-him-from-plane-crash-says-he-lost-co-star-in-tragedy-101636273852811.html\|title=Jeetendra reveals how Karwa Chauth ritual saved him from plane crash, says he lost co-star in tragedy\|date=7 November 2021 }}</ref>

	== Awards, honours ~~and recognitions~~ ==		== Filmography ==
			{{Main\|Jeetendra filmography}}

			==Awards and honours==
	* 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html \|title=Cinema Express awards presented \|publisher=Indianexpress.com \|date=24 August 1998 \|access-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224019/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html \|archive-date=21 February 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		* 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html \|title=Cinema Express awards presented \|publisher=Indianexpress.com \|date=24 August 1998 \|access-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224019/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html \|archive-date=21 February 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	* 2002 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Gold [[Bollywood Movie Awards]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies \|title=Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip \|work=Rediff.com \|access-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221050610/https://www.rediff.com/movies \|url-status=live }}</ref>		* 2002 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Gold [[Bollywood Movie Awards]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies \|title=Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip \|work=Rediff.com \|access-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-date=21 February 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221050610/https://www.rediff.com/movies \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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	* 2012 – [[Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement]]		* 2012 – [[Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement]]
	* 2012 – Lions Gold Awards: Most Evergreen Romantic Hero<ref>{{cite web\|title=19th Lions Gold Awards 2013 Winners\|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners\|publisher=Pinkvilla\|date=17 January 2013\|access-date=18 January 2013\|archive-date=21 January 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121003053/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		* 2012 – Lions Gold Awards: Most Evergreen Romantic Hero<ref>{{cite web\|title=19th Lions Gold Awards 2013 Winners\|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners\|publisher=Pinkvilla\|date=17 January 2013\|access-date=18 January 2013\|archive-date=21 January 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121003053/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	~~== Filmography ==~~
	~~{{Main\|Jeetendra filmography}}~~

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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jeetendra
| image = Jeetendra in February 2020.jpg
| caption = Jeetendra in February 2020
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|07 April 1942}}
| birth_name = '''Ravi Kapoor'''
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] {{small|(present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]])}}
| occupation = [[Actor]] Film & television [[Film producer|producer]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Shobha Kapoor]]|1974}}
| children = [[Ekta Kapoor]] (daughter) [[Tusshar Kapoor]] (son)
| organization = [[Balaji Telefilms]] [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] '''ALT Balaji Entertainment'''
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'''Jeetendra''' (born '''Ravi Kapoor'''; 07 April 1942) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]] and [[Film producer|producer]], known for his work in [[Hindi]] films. Famous for his dancing, he was awarded a [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2003 and the [[Screen Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2006. He is known for his appearance in the remakes of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films during the 1980s, in which he was frequently cast opposite [[Sridevi]] and [[Jaya Prada]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6050 |title= The Best Films Of Rishi Kapoor - Bobby Has Historic Numbers |publisher= boxofficeindia.com |date= 1 May 2020 |access-date= 1 May 2020 |archive-date= 1 May 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200501110812/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6050 |url-status= live }}</ref> One of the greatest and most successful film stars in the [[Bollywood]] film industry, he serves as the chairman of the [[Balaji Telefilms]], [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] and ALT Entertainment.

== Early life ==
Jeetendra was born in a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Khatri]] family as Ravi Kapoor in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|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 Girgaum, Mumbai<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> with his friend [[Rajesh Khanna]] and then studied at Siddharth College in Mumbai. While supplying jewellery to [[V. Shantaram]], he was cast as [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]]'s character's double in the 1959 movie ''[[Navrang]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio|title=Jeetendra|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio|url-status=live}}</ref>

== 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 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 (1967 film)|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>

He has acted in 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 [[Jaya Prada]] or [[Sridevi]] for remakes of [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films by [[Rama Rao Tatineni|T. Rama Rao]], [[K. Bapayya]], [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]; these included ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'', ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]'', ''[[Majaal]]'', ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]'', ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983) and ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984). He also acted in many remakes in [[Hindi]] of [[Krishna Ghattamaneni|Krishna]]'s [[Telugu language|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 such as ''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'', ''[[Kinara (1977 film)|Kinara]]'' and ''[[Khushboo (1975 film)|Khushboo]]'' that had several beautifully penned songs such as "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 Jaya Prada and Sridevi during the '80s, Jeetendra's popular co-stars were [[Mumtaz (actress) | Mumtaz]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Reena Roy]], [[Neetu Singh]], [[Sulakshana Pandit]], [[Rekha]] and [[Bindiya Goswami]].

== Personal life ==
[[File:Jeetendra with his son Tusshar and daughter Ekta.jpg|thumb|right|Jeetendra (right) with daughter Ekta (center) and son Tusshar (left) in 2016]]
Jeetendra had met his wife, [[Shobha Kapoor|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 (1974 film)|''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 ([[Gulzar]], [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Sanjeev Kumar]] amongst the noted celebrities).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio|title=Jeetendra|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-04-07|archive-date=25 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125150407/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420090/bio|url-status=live}}</ref> In her authorized biography, [[Hema Malini]] claimed that they almost got married, but she backed out.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 |title=Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs |publisher=Paktribune.com |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224030639/http://www.paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=172750 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html |title=Jeetendras hand imprint tile unveiled |publisher=IBNlive |access-date=12 January 2014 |archive-date=1 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101054120/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-jeetendras-hand-imprint-tile-unveiled/440478-8-66.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 ==
* 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html |title=Cinema Express awards presented |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=24 August 1998 |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224019/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19991119/fco19056.html |archive-date=21 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2002 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Gold [[Bollywood Movie Awards]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies |title=Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=21 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221050610/https://www.rediff.com/movies |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2003 – [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]
* 2004 – "Legend of Indian Cinema" Award at [[Atlantic City]] (United States).<ref>[http://movies.indiainfo.com/newsbytes/devanand_112204.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508200037/http://movies.indiainfo.com/newsbytes/devanand_112204.html|date=8 May 2006}}</ref>
* 2005 – [[Screen Lifetime Achievement Award]]
* 2008 – Sansui Television Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/11554/winners-of-sansui-awards-2008.html |title=Winners of Sansui Awards 2008 – RS Bollywood Online |publisher=Radiosargam.com |date=30 March 2008 |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719005154/http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/11554/winners-of-sansui-awards-2008.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2012 – [[Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement]]
* 2012 – Lions Gold Awards: Most Evergreen Romantic Hero<ref>{{cite web|title=19th Lions Gold Awards 2013 Winners|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners|publisher=Pinkvilla|date=17 January 2013|access-date=18 January 2013|archive-date=21 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121003053/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/hrithik-roshan/19th-lions-gold-awards-2013-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Jeetendra filmography}}1.geet gaya pattharo ne
2.farz
3.gunaho ka devta
4.gahri chal
5.humjoli

== References ==
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