Biography

Does Jeetendra smoke?: Not Known.Does Jeetendra drink alcohol?: Not Known.Jeetendra has been famous for his dancing in the film Industry.Jeetendra and late veteran actor Rajesh Khanna were schoolmates. Interestingly, they completed their graduation from the same college as well, K.C. College, Churchgate.Jeetendras parents ran imitation jewelry business. Once he supplied jewelry to director V. Shantaram. Having been impressed by it and the gorgeous look of Jeetendra, the director offered him to play actress Sandhyas body double in the 1959 project, Navrang.V. Shantaram again cast him as the leading man in his 1964 venture, Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne. It was Shantaram who gave him the screen name Jeetendra.His movie Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne was a flop at the box office. Thus Jeetendra had still no success. Jeetendra appeared in 1967 spy thriller Farz, that proved to be the big commercial success for Jeetendra.Jeetendra had very energetic and enthusiastic dance moves in the song Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq in the movie Farz, that earned him the nickname Jumping Jack.In 1984 drama Maqsad, Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna came together. Jaya Prada and Sridevi were the leading actresses in the film but they both were not on the speaking terms. To bring them together, Khanna and Jeetendra locked them up in a room, hoping them to bury the hatchet and turn friends. After opening rooms, both the ladies were found sitting at the opposite corners of the room.In the early 70s, Jeetendra and Hema fell in love. Hema claimed in her autobiography that they almost got married, but she backed out.