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{{short description|Indian film actor (born 1942)}} | |||
{{for|other people with a similar name|Jitendra}} | {{for|other people with a similar name|Jitendra}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Jeetendra | | name = Jeetendra | ||
| image = | | image = File:Jeetendra_2012_ekta_birthday.jpg | ||
| caption = Jeetendra in | | caption = Jeetendra in 2012 | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1942|04|07}} | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = Ravi Kapoor | ||
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab | | birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Actor, [[Film producer|producer]] | ||
| years_active = 1959 - present | |||
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Shobha Kapoor]]|1974}} | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Shobha Kapoor]]|1974}} | ||
| children = [[Ekta Kapoor]] (daughter)<br/>[[Tusshar Kapoor]] (son) | | children = [[Ekta Kapoor]] (daughter)<br />[[Tusshar Kapoor]] (son) | ||
| organization = [[Balaji Telefilms]]<br>[[Balaji Motion Pictures]]<br> | | relations = [[Abhishek Kapoor]] (nephew) | ||
| organization = [[Balaji Telefilms]]<br />[[Balaji Motion Pictures]]<br />[[ALT Balaji]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''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]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Jeetendra was born in a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Khatri]] family as Ravi Kapoor in [[Amritsar | 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> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Jeetendra's active acting career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s. Jeetendra got his first major breaks with | 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 [[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]]. | ||
== Personal life == | == 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]] | [[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 | 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. 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. | ||
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> | |||
== Awards, honours and recognitions == | == Awards, honours and recognitions == | ||
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== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
{{Main|Jeetendra filmography}} | {{Main|Jeetendra filmography}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 24 May 2022
Jeetendra | |
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 Jeetendra in 2012 | |
| Born | Ravi Kapoor 7 April 1942 |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1959 - present |
| Organization | Balaji Telefilms Balaji Motion Pictures ALT Balaji |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1974) |
| Children | Ekta Kapoor (daughter) Tusshar Kapoor (son) |
| Relatives | Abhishek Kapoor (nephew) |
Ravi Kapoor (born 7 April 1942), best known by his stage name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor and 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 films during the 1980s, in which he was frequently cast opposite Jaya Prada and Sridevi.[1] He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms, Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment.
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 Girgaum, Mumbai[2] 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.[3]
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".[4][5]
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 films by T. Rama Rao, K. Bapayya, K. Raghavendra Rao and Dasari Narayana Rao; these included Sanjog, Aulad, Majaal, Justice Chaudhury, Mawaali (1983), Himmatwala (1983) and Tohfa (1984). He also acted in 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 such as Parichay, Kinara and 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
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.[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.
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.[9]
Awards, honours and recognitions
- 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards[10]
- 2002 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zee Gold Bollywood Movie Awards in New York.[11]
- 2003 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2004 – "Legend of Indian Cinema" Award at Atlantic City (United States).[12]
- 2005 – Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008 – Sansui Television Lifetime Achievement Award[13]
- 2012 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2012 – Lions Gold Awards: Most Evergreen Romantic Hero[14]
Filmography
References
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Jeetendra: When the actor called Jaya Prada and Sridevi his 'bread and butter', said he owed his career to Telugu films". The Indian Express. 7 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jeetendra Biography, Jeetendra Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos". in.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jeetendra". IMDb. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jeetendra Biography – Jeetendra Childhood, Film Actor Jeetendar Profile". lifestyle.iloveindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jeetendra Biography, Jeetendra Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos". in.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jeetendra". IMDb. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ "Biography reveals dream girl's love affairs". Paktribune.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ "Jeetendras hand imprint tile unveiled". IBNlive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jeetendra reveals how Karwa Chauth ritual saved him from plane crash, says he lost co-star in tragedy".
- ↑ "Cinema Express awards presented". Indianexpress.com. 24 August 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ "Bollywood News: Bollywood Movies Reviews, Hindi Movies in India, Music & Gossip". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ [1] Archived 8 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Winners of Sansui Awards 2008 – RS Bollywood Online". Radiosargam.com. 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ "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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