He took baby steps as an actor, while studying engineering at IIT Kharagpur. He was part of the Hindi Dramatic Society, where he did plays by such stalwarts as Rabindranath Tagore, Vijay Tendulkar and Mahesh Dattani. He informs that Tendulkar’s Sakharam Binder used to be his favourite play. It was during his time at the IIT that Jitendra Kumar met Biswapati Sarkar, who would later invite him to join the comedy sketch TVF (The Viral Fever).
The engineer found his calling doing comedy sketches and soon got a huge fan following for his acting in series like Permanent Roommates (2015), TVF Pitchers (2015), TVF Bachelors Season 2 (2017) and Kota Factory (2019) among many more.
Jitu Bhaiya from Kota Factory became one of his most famous online characters. Youngsters took to him because of the benevolent nature of his character, who always looked out for his students. “Most of us are from middle-class backgrounds. There’s tremendous pressure to do well in the exams as parental expectations are high. We tackled all that in the show. Hence it became popular,” he reflects. His decision to quit engineering too wasn’t met kindly by his family. But now they are happy with his success.
This story is from the May 2020 edition of Filmfare.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the May 2020 edition of Filmfare.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
New beginnings
All that transpired at the press conference held to herald the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South 2024 with Kamar Film Factory
Footprints of the Giants
It has been years since Hrishikesh Mukherjee left us, yet his words still resonate: Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi.
Shatrughan Sinha's Rapid fire
Any affair, especially an extramarital affair, should always be kept secret. Especially from your wife.
"I was the only heroine whose name sold films"
Hit machine Asha Parekh looks back at her life and times in a heartwarming chat with Farhana Farook
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD
MAXIM BALDRY PLAYS ISILDUR, SHAPED BY JRR TOLKIEN AS A TRAGIC HERO. HE CONFIDES IN TANZIM PARDIWALLA ABOUT HOW TOLKIEN AND LOTR SHAPED HIS CINEMATIC JOURNEY
A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL BONDS
INDIAN CINEMA SHINES AT THE MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM WEEK, REPORTS SUMAN SHARMA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BRITISH ACTOR DANIEL CALTAGIRONE, WHO WAS RECENTLY SEEN IN THANGALAAN, TALKS WITH VEDANSHI PATHAK ABOUT WORKING IN INDIAN FILMS, BREAKING THE BRITISH ACTOR STEREOTYPE AND MORE...
ENTER THE VILLAIN
Australian hottie Charlie Vickers has become an international sensation, thanks to his interpretation of Sauron from The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power series. Tanzim Pardiwalla notes down his charm as well as modesty
Follow the money
DEVESH SHARMA HIGHLIGHTS THE HIGHS OF BOLLYWOOD BOX OFFICE SO FAR IN 2024
ART OF THE MATTER
AANAND L RAI TALKS ABOUT MAKING SEQUELS AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS IN A HEARTY CHAT WITH SUMAN SHARMA
