Jeetendra (born April 7, 1942) is a popular Indian actor. Born Ravi Kapoor in Bombay, India, he started in Bollywood in the late 1950s when filmmaker V. Shantaram gave him a chance as Sandhya's double in Navrang (1959), but got his first big break when Shantaram cast him as hero in Geet Gaya Paththaron Ne (1964). Since then, he has appeared in almost 200 films. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Jeetendra came into the spotlight in 1967 with Ravikant Nagaich's Farz, which went on to become a golden jubilee success. The tee shirt and white shoes he picked up from a retail store for the Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq number in Farz (sung by Mohammed Rafi) became his trademark. His vigorous dancing in films like Farz, Humjoli(1970) and Caravan(1971) won him the epithet, Jumping Jack. His films consistently achieved commercial success, even though the critics panned a lot of them. Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 - July 31, 1980) is perhaps the most famous Hindi playback singer of yesteryears. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

In the 1980s, Jeetendra was frequently paired up with Sridevi or Jaya Pradha for remakes of South Indian potboilers courtesy of K. Bapiah and K. Raghavendra Rao's Padmalaya Productions. Featuring elaborate sequences with colorful clay pots, dozens of extras, electronic music by Bhappi Lahiri and Indivar lyrics full of double entendres, movies like Justice Chaudhry (1982), Mawaali (1983), Himmatwala (1983), and Tohfa (1984) were huge hits despite low critical acclaim. Sridevi Sridevi, is one of the most successful actress in commercial Indian cinema. ... A double entendre or innuendo is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jeetendra is married to Shobha Kapoor, and has a son Tusshar Kapoor, who is also an actor, and a daughter, Ekta Kapoor, a film producer who runs Balaji Telefilms. They make popular TV serials in Hindi, Tamil and other languages. They have also produced about three Bollywood films. Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor. ... Ekta Kapoor(born 7 June 1975) is the Creative Head of Balaji Telefilms. ...

In 2002, he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

He recently made an appearance in a popular TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as an old man.