Jitendra Kumar | |
|---|---|
 Jitendra in 2020 | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Known for | |
Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role of Jitu in TVF Pitchers , Jeetu Bhaiya in the series Kota Factory , and for his roles in Amazon Prime's comedy series Panchayat and in the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan . He has received several awards including two Filmfare OTT Awards . [1]
While studying [Civil Engineering] at [IIT Kharagpur], Jitendra Kumar started liking acting. Kumar has done many stage plays as the Governor of the Hindi Technology Dramatics Society at the IIT where he met Biswapati Sarkar, Executive Creative Director and Writer at The Viral Fever [2] who eventually invited him to join TVF in 2012. [3]
Kumar starred in Munna Jazbaati: The Q-tiya Intern in 2013 which instantly went viral and crossed 3 million views. Since then, he has portrayed several characters in TVF videos which includes Tech Conversations With Dad, A Day With, TVF Bachelors, Kota Factory and many others. [4] [5] [6]
Apart from TVF videos on YouTube, Kumar has played a few significant roles in comedy sketches, movies and web series. He is predominantly famous for his character Jitendra Maheshwari, a frustrated corporate employee from TVF Pitchers , Gittu, a confused bridegroom from Permanent Roommates and Jeetu Bhaiya from Kota Factory . He made his film debut with Shuruat Ka Interval in 2014. [7]
He starred as the lead in the web-series Panchayat on Amazon Prime. He plays Abhishek Tripathi, a young urban secretary of a Panchayat office in the rural town of Phulera, Uttar Pradesh. The series produced by TVF, has been widely praised by viewers and critics alike.
In 2020, he was seen as Aman Tripathi in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan opposite Ayushmann Khurrana [8] [9] and then he played Billu in Chaman Bahaar. [10] [11]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shuruaat Ka Interval | Laxman | |
| 2019 | Gone Kesh | Srijoy Roy | [12] |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Aman Tripathi | [13] [14] |
| Chaman Bahaar | Prem Kumar "Billu" Yadav | [15] | |
| 2022 | Jaadugar | Meenu Narang | [16] [17] |
| 2023 | Dry Day | Gannu | [18] |
| 2024 | Lantrani | Babu Kamar | [19] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Permanent Roommates | Prateek | [20] | |
| 2015 | TVF Pitchers | Jitendra "Jeetu" Maheshwari | [21] | |
| 2017 | TVF Bachelors | Jeetu | Season 2 | [22] |
| Bisht, Please! | Girish Goyal | |||
| F.A.T.H.E.R.S. | Jeetu | |||
| 2018 | Mr. & Mrs. | Viren | Season 1 | |
| 2019 | ImMature | Drama Teacher | [23] | |
| TVF Tripling | Himself | Season 2 | ||
| Humorously Yours | RJ Mastikhor Mishra | [24] | ||
| Cheesecake | Neel | [25] | ||
| 2019–2024 | Kota Factory | Jeetu Bhaiya | [26] | |
| 2020–present | Panchayat | Abhishek Tripathi | [27] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor (Comedy Series) | Panchayat | Won | [28] |
| 2022 | 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - OTT | Nominated | [29] | |
| Kota Factory | Nominated | [29] | |||
| 2022 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Series (Male): Drama | Nominated | [30] | |
| Best Actor in a Series (Male), Critics: Comedy | Panchayat | Won | [31] | ||
| 2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Emerging Icon | — | Nominated | [32] |
| 2024 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy | Panchayat | Nominated | [33] |
| Best Actor in a Series (Male): Drama | Kota Factory | Nominated | [34] |
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