When Jeetender jump-started a one-of-a-kind family saga...
In the biggest Bollywood blockbuster of the year, Om Shanti Om, King Khan played a junior artiste who was able to fulfil his dream of being a superstar in his next life when he was reborn in a filmstar’s home. Consider a more realistic version now, the life of one of India’s biggest superstars Mr. Ravi Kapoor, aka Jeetendra aka Jeetender. He started off as a junior artiste and devoid of any support from the big shots in the industry, he struggled for years and ultimately managed to get the world at his feet, all in the same lifetime. His two children have done him proud too, for while Ekta sits pretty as the ‘K’ween of the telly, Tusshar’s carving his very own position in Bollywood too.
Jeetender started his career in the 1950s when V. Shantaram gave him a chance as Sandhya’s double in Navrang. Intuitively judging his true calibre, Shantaram gave him his first big break in the film, Geet Gayaan Patthron Ne, in 1964, but it was with Farz that he really came into the limelight and cu-cuckooed into the hearts of his fans. Flaunting some truly fly dancing moves in Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashique, Dhal Gaya Din and Kitna Pyara Vaada, he soon earned the appellation of the Jumping Jack. While the audiences were going gaga over his dance, his trademark white tee-trouser and shoes made him the new style icon.
Stardom brought with it name, fame and many gorgeous dames. He moved out of the chawl to a posh house in south Mumbai’s Colaba area. But all of this did not change Jeetender’s love for his childhood companion, Shobha. He promised to marry Shobha if Bidaai, a film which came to him literally as a life saviour, did well. On October 31, 1974 Jeetendra and Shobha tied the knot and Bidaai went on to celebrate its golden jubilee. This was just the beginning of a long journey of about 200 films. Jeetendra had all that it took to become the No.1 hero; his films consistently achieved commercial success and he became one of the most bankable actors though that didn’t help him impress the critics much.
In the biggest Bollywood blockbuster of the year, Om Shanti Om, King Khan played a junior artiste who was able to fulfil his dream of being a superstar in his next life when he was reborn in a filmstar’s home. Consider a more realistic version now, the life of one of India’s biggest superstars Mr. Ravi Kapoor, aka Jeetendra aka Jeetender. He started off as a junior artiste and devoid of any support from the big shots in the industry, he struggled for years and ultimately managed to get the world at his feet, all in the same lifetime. His two children have done him proud too, for while Ekta sits pretty as the ‘K’ween of the telly, Tusshar’s carving his very own position in Bollywood too.
Jeetender started his career in the 1950s when V. Shantaram gave him a chance as Sandhya’s double in Navrang. Intuitively judging his true calibre, Shantaram gave him his first big break in the film, Geet Gayaan Patthron Ne, in 1964, but it was with Farz that he really came into the limelight and cu-cuckooed into the hearts of his fans. Flaunting some truly fly dancing moves in Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashique, Dhal Gaya Din and Kitna Pyara Vaada, he soon earned the appellation of the Jumping Jack. While the audiences were going gaga over his dance, his trademark white tee-trouser and shoes made him the new style icon.
Stardom brought with it name, fame and many gorgeous dames. He moved out of the chawl to a posh house in south Mumbai’s Colaba area. But all of this did not change Jeetender’s love for his childhood companion, Shobha. He promised to marry Shobha if Bidaai, a film which came to him literally as a life saviour, did well. On October 31, 1974 Jeetendra and Shobha tied the knot and Bidaai went on to celebrate its golden jubilee. This was just the beginning of a long journey of about 200 films. Jeetendra had all that it took to become the No.1 hero; his films consistently achieved commercial success and he became one of the most bankable actors though that didn’t help him impress the critics much.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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