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May 31, 2024
Awards and Recognition
Jitendra Kumar's talent has been acknowledged and his portrayal of diverse characters, including Jeetu Bhaiya in Kota Factory and Abhishek Tripathi in Panchayat, has earned him critical acclaim. He has also won the Filmfare OTT Awards.
Early Days of Jitendra Kumar’s Career
Kumar started his acting career with The Viral Fever (TVF), an online streaming platform in 2012, where he gained recognition for his notable performance in a series called Munna Jazbaati: The Q-tiya Intern. This worked as a significant step towards his acting career.
Struggle Behind Success
After quitting the job, Jitendra had to take on additional small jobs to support himself financially while pursuing his acting career. He never stopped and worked hard to achieve his acting dreams.
Family Pressure
Kumar’s father is also an engineer who wasn’t at all happy with his son’s decision to quit his stable job to pursue acting. But he stood by his own decision even after engaging in a two-day argument with his father.
Rejection From Acting Schools
Kumar had applied to various prestigious institutions like the National School of Drama (NSD) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) but faced rejection from all these places. However, this strengthened his to prove himself as an actor.
Jitendra Kumar’s Tryst With the Silver Screen
He is known for his roles in web series like Kota Factory, and Panchayat. He also played a significant role in the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer movie Shubh Mangal Zyada Sawdhan.
IIT Kharagpur Alumnus
Did you know that your favourite web series actor Jitendra Kumar is an IITian? He is a graduate in Civil Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. Initially, he also worked at a multinational construction company and there he realized that the corporate world was not for him.
Who is Jitendra Kumar?
Abhishek Tripathi of Panchayat web series is a popular face among cinema lovers. In real life, he is known by the name Jitendra Kumar. Here, we are tracing his career path from academics to the silver screen.
Jitendra Kumar of Panchayat Webseries fame is an IITian: Tracing his Career Path
Jitendra Kumar of Panchayat Webseries fame is an IITian: Tracing his Career Path
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