Jitendra, a famous actor of his time and awarded the title of ‘Jumping Jack’, has lived not just one but many different characters in his career. Jitendra, who made his mark in Hindi cinema from 60s to 90s, was also discussed for his unique attire.
He is the only actor of Hindi cinema who worked in 80 remake films in his entire career. Even though he has distanced himself from films at this stage of his age, he has ruled the industry a lot during his time. A special kind of record is also registered in his name which no one has been able to break till now. Jitendra has dominated the industry not only with his acting but also with his dancing and dressing style. Also, he is the only actor in the industry who has worked in 80 remake films in his entire career. There is such a record in Jitendra’s name, which no star of that era could break, not from Shahrukh Khan to Salman Khan.
Do you know which record is held in the name of ‘Jumping Jack’? Jitendra is considered an evergreen actor of Hindi cinema. Due to her dancing style and white dress, she created a special identity among the audience. But the actor has struggled a lot to reach this special level of success. His 1982 film ‘Deedar-e-Yaar’ proved to be a flop at the box office. After this film he suffered a loss of Rs 2.5 crores. After this, he kept longing for a hit for a long time, but his film ‘Himmatwala’ with Sridevi gave new heights to his career, after which Jeetendra never looked back. In today’s times, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan are called remake kings. There was also a time when this tag was given to Jitendra.
In the 80s, he worked in Hindi remakes of many South and Hollywood films. In his acting career, he has worked in remakes of 75 South films, apart from this there were also 5 such films which were remakes of Hollywood. The actor had worked in more than 200 films in his acting career. He played lead roles in 200 films, out of which about 121 of his films were hits at the box office. Even though all today’s actors including Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan are known for giving superhit films one after another, no one has been able to break this record of Jitendra. Jeetendra had told in one of his interviews that a Telugu filmmaker had made his career. Even in Hindi films, he did not have an easy chance to prove his talent. After a lot of struggle, he got a different identity in the world of acting. In his career, he won the hearts of people with his skills by working in many blockbuster films. Today, even at this stage of age, people remember his work, this is the result of his hard work.