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Happy Birthday Jeetendra: Lesser Known facts about the actor

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 7, 2020 17:38 IST

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Actor Jeetendra turns a year older today he is famous for his dancing, he was awarded a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and the Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He had done more than 80 remakes of various South Indian films especially of Telugu language. During his long film career he gave 121 hits from 1960s.
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Jeetendra got his first major break of his life with V. Shantaram's Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne. 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.
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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.
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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.
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Like Jitendra's acting, his dance is always appreciated. That's why Jitendra is called the Jumping Jack.
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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.
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Although Jitendra is away from the field of acting for many years, he attends film parties, awards ceremonies with his family.
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