Veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra ruled the big screen for decades. There was a time when he was continuously giving superhit films one after the other. Because of his special style and dance, he has a different identity in the industry. This is the reason why he is also called ‘Jumping Jack’. Jitendra’s 84th birthday is on 7th April. In such a situation, let us take a look at the long film career of the actor.
Got recognition from the film ‘Farz’
Jeetendra’s debut film ‘Navrang’ could not do much at the box office. His first hit film was ‘Farz’ in 1967. After this he never looked back. He was dominant on the big screen in the 70’s and 80’s. From 1977 to 1987, more than 7 films of the actor were being released every year. His 12 films were released in 1981, 14 in 1982 and 11 in 1986.
Jitendra gave 121 hit films
According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, Jeetendra worked in about 200 films in his long career, out of which 121 films proved to be hits. His hit films include ‘Farz’ (2 Crore), ‘Karwaan’ (3.6 Crore), ‘Parichay’ (2 Crore), ‘Khushboo’ (2.5 Crore), ‘Nagin’ (7.5 Crore), ‘Himmatwala’ (13 Crore), ‘Mawali’ (9 Crore), ‘Swarg Se Sunder’ (6 Crore), ‘Tohfa’ (10 Crore), ‘Justice Chaudhary’ (8 Crore), ‘Farz Aur Kanoon’ (5.5 Crore), ‘Khudgarj’ (5 crores), ‘Thanedar’ (6 crores) are included.
Jeetendra has also produced many films, which include ‘Deedar-e-Yaar’ (1982), ‘Hamjoli’ (1970), ‘Qurbani Rang Laayegi’ (1990) and ‘Parampara’ (1993).
What was your first salary?
According to DNA report, Jitendra’s father used to supply jewelery for films. After the death of his father, the responsibility of the family fell on his shoulders and it became difficult to run the house. In such a situation, one day he approached filmmaker V Shantaram. Jitendra had to be present daily on the sets of Shantaram’s film. For this he got a monthly salary of Rs 105.
Jitendra is the owner of crores
Jitendra has traveled a wonderful journey from Rs 100 to Rs 1,500 crore. According to Times of India, at present he is the owner of Rs 1,512 crore. To achieve this position, sometimes Jitendra became the body double of girls and sometimes he worked as a jewelery supplier.
