Jeetendra
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Jeetendra was an Indian film actor and producer who worked in Hindi-language cinema. Born on April 7, 1942, in Amritsar, he went on to build a career that spanned both performance and production, and he also worked as a manufacturer at some point during his professional life.
He was educated at Kishinchand Chellaram College, which provided his formative years before he moved into the film industry. Working in Hindi, he took on roles as both an actor in front of the camera and, later, as a producer behind it, giving him experience on multiple sides of the filmmaking process.
As an Indian citizen, Jeetendra's career placed him within the broader landscape of Hindi-language cinema, where he contributed as a performer and as someone involved in bringing productions together.
Quotes by Jeetendra
I used to assist my chachaji in his artificial jewellery business. One day, I got the opportunity to visit V. Shantaram's film set to supply some jewellery. Curiosity got the better of me and before I knew it, I was playing an extra. Soon, roles with dialogues followed and the rest as they say, is history.
Jatin Khanna and I both changed our names for the silver screen. He became known the world over as Rajesh Khanna and from Ravi Kapoor, I transformed into Jeetendra! A little known fact is that we were also school friends.
I was glad to know that 'Caravan' was one of the first movies from Bollywood that was loved by the Chinese audience.
Released in 1967, 'Farz' was the remake of a Telegu film that was turned down by most actors of the time - Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra... I was the needy and greedy one then and signed the film gladly.
I would shoot for long periods in Chennai, and now I wish I spent more time with my family. That is what matters the most.
I think we as fathers have to say good things about our children or else they will beat us.