Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor widely recognized for playing the role of ‘Jeetu Bhaiya’ in City Factory (2019). He made his Bollywood debut with ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Jitendra Kumar was born on Saturday, September 1, 1990 (age 29 years; as in 2019) in Khairthal, Alwar, Rajasthan. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He completed his schooling from Rajasthan and went to IIT Kharagpur to pursue B. Tech. in Civil Engineering.
Jitendra Kumar Childhood Pictures
Jitendra Kumar Old Photos
Jitendra Kumar During His College Days
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Jitendra Kumar’s father was a civil engineer. He has two younger sisters, Ritu and Chitra (Chinki).
Jitendra Kumar Childhood Photos with his Parents
Jitendra Kumar Childhood Pictures
Jitendra Kumar with his Mother
Jitendra Kumar with his Sister
He is in a rumored relationship with his web series co-star Akanksha Thakur.
Jitendra Kumar with Akanksha Thakur
Career
Jitendra started his acting career in 2012 with TVF, a popular YouTube Channel. She played the role of an oversensitive corporate intern in her first video, “Munna Jazbaati: The Q-tiya intern.” The video went viral instantly and reached 3 million views on YouTube within hours of its release.
Jitendra Kumar as Munna Jazbaati
After that, he played different characters in many YouTube videos, including “Tech Talk With Dad” and “TVF Bachelor series.”
Different Characters of Jitendra Kumar in YouTube Videos
In 2014, he made a fake video about Arvind Kejriwal along with Arvind Kejriwal.
Jitendra Kumar with Arvind Kejriwal
In 2008, Kumar did a cameo in the Bollywood film, “A Wednesday,” where he played a taxi driver. Apart from TVF videos, he has played important roles in web series like ‘Permanent Roommates’ (2014), where he played the role of ‘Gittu,’ a confused groom.
Jitendra Kumar in Permanent Roommates
In 2019, he made his debut in the Bollywood film “Gone Kesh.”
Jitendra Kumar in Gone Kesh
Jitendra has also featured in various TV commercials such as “Voltas AC.”
Jitendra Kumar in TV Commercial
He gained immense popularity with the TVF web series, ‘Kota Factory, (2019),’ which is considered to be India’s first black and white web series. He plays the role of ‘Jeetu Bhaiya’ in this web series.
In 2020, she acted in the Bollywood film, ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan,’ opposite Ayushmann Khurana. She did a lip lock scene with Ayushmann in this film.
Favorite Things
Facts/Trivia
- One day when he was in his college, his senior forced him to do English Elocution. He was supposed to deliver Al Pacino’s line from the 1992 film ‘Scent of a Women.’ Although he is not very good at English, he impresses his seniors with his actions. They suggested him to join the Hindi Technological Dramatic Society in his college. He also won a bronze medal in elocution during his graduation.
- After doing B. Tech., he worked for 8 months in a company, but he didn’t like his job and decided to quit. After that, he met Biswapati Sarkar, the creative director of TVF, who offered him to join TVF (The Viral Fever).
- Biswapati was Jitendra’s senior in college and used to do theater with him. Jitendra is also part of the Hindi Technology Drama Society at IIT Kharagpur.
Jitendra Kumar with Biswapati Sarkar
- His hobbies include making paper wall art, playing the guitar, and playing cricket.
Jitendra Kumar plays the guitar
- Jitendra loves dogs very much.
Jitendra Kumar loves dogs
- His family and friends affectionately call him Jeetu.
- His college friends revealed that he was very lazy in his college days and never got up before noon.
- He loves poetry, and his Twitter handle is #Farjigulzar; because he is a big fan of lyricist Gulzar.
- He had applied for the National School of Drama, Delhi, but he was rejected in the second round. After being rejected from NSD, he moved to Mumbai where he used to work as an actor 5 days a week and used to teach Physics & Maths in the remaining two days to cover his expenses.
- She shared an old photo of her college days with actor Ayushmann Khurrana on her Instagram account which went viral on social media.
Old Photos of Jitendra Kumar with Ayushmann Khurrana
- He is often spotted drinking alcohol in parties.
Jitendra Kumar at a Restaurant
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