Jeetender – The dynamic hero of bollywood.
Jeetender is one of the actors of the 60s and 70s who had been able to maintain his steady box office for over 30 years. He made his debue with the film Geet Gaya Pattharo Ne which was directed by V. Shantaram. He had specialization in dancing and used it in most of his earlier films which was well appreciated by film lovers.
He acted well in films like Farz where the songs composed by Laxmikant Pyarellal were equally successful. Jeetender provided good lips in songs like “baar baar din yeh aye”, “mast baharon ka mai aashiq”, etc. His following films like Banphool opposite Babita, and Humjoli were also successful. Jeetender not only acted well in these films, but also entertained the viewers with his choreographic skills. The notable songs include “o sapno ki rani”. Jeetender’s performance in the film Jigri Dost opposite Mumtaz is also worth mentioning.
In the 70s Jeetender acted in offbeat films made by Gulzar and exhibited his brilliance in these types of films. In Parichay, he acted as a teacher who came to know that the five children (grandchildren of Pran) became disobedient due to lack of love and affection. He tried to understand the family history and found that Sanjeev Kumar who was asked to leave the house as he specialized in music, died without proper treatment. Jeetender succeeded in convincing the children (including Jaya Bacchan who was the eldest of the daughters) that their grandfather loved them a lot. He transformed the children with his remote style of teaching and mixing the children in a friendly way.
His performance in Gulzar’s film Khushbu, in 1975, is also worth mentioning. The character portrayed by Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chatterji was well understood by Jeetender and he showed his capability of providing realistic performance. In Gulzar’s Kinara, Dharmender died due to accident caused by Jeetender’s car. Jeetender was sympathetic towards his wife Hema Malini, who was a great dancer in the film and helped her to embrance dancing once more. The songs in the film were extraordinary, including “naam gum jayega”, “ek hi khwab kai baar”, “methe bol bole”. Jeetender transformed his dancing image into the image of soft understanding person. The make up given to him in the film also added to his soverness. In the 80s also Jeetender had provided powerful performance in films like Himmatwala.
As he was successful in maintaining his image for over 30 years, he had seen the transformation of films from the 60s to the 80s. Even in films where action heroes had shown their skills like Burning Train, Jeetender was required to give good lips for the qawalli composed in the film. Dharmender and Vinod Khanna had acted well in the film, and Jeetender complimented them with his lips in the song “pal do pal ka saath hamara”, sung by Rafi and Asha. Whenever he acted in character roles there also he had shown his acting skills. The new generation can learn a lot from the legendary actor of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
He acted well in films like Farz where the songs composed by Laxmikant Pyarellal were equally successful. Jeetender provided good lips in songs like “baar baar din yeh aye”, “mast baharon ka mai aashiq”, etc. His following films like Banphool opposite Babita, and Humjoli were also successful. Jeetender not only acted well in these films, but also entertained the viewers with his choreographic skills. The notable songs include “o sapno ki rani”. Jeetender’s performance in the film Jigri Dost opposite Mumtaz is also worth mentioning.
In the 70s Jeetender acted in offbeat films made by Gulzar and exhibited his brilliance in these types of films. In Parichay, he acted as a teacher who came to know that the five children (grandchildren of Pran) became disobedient due to lack of love and affection. He tried to understand the family history and found that Sanjeev Kumar who was asked to leave the house as he specialized in music, died without proper treatment. Jeetender succeeded in convincing the children (including Jaya Bacchan who was the eldest of the daughters) that their grandfather loved them a lot. He transformed the children with his remote style of teaching and mixing the children in a friendly way.
His performance in Gulzar’s film Khushbu, in 1975, is also worth mentioning. The character portrayed by Bengali writer Sarat Chandra Chatterji was well understood by Jeetender and he showed his capability of providing realistic performance. In Gulzar’s Kinara, Dharmender died due to accident caused by Jeetender’s car. Jeetender was sympathetic towards his wife Hema Malini, who was a great dancer in the film and helped her to embrance dancing once more. The songs in the film were extraordinary, including “naam gum jayega”, “ek hi khwab kai baar”, “methe bol bole”. Jeetender transformed his dancing image into the image of soft understanding person. The make up given to him in the film also added to his soverness. In the 80s also Jeetender had provided powerful performance in films like Himmatwala.
As he was successful in maintaining his image for over 30 years, he had seen the transformation of films from the 60s to the 80s. Even in films where action heroes had shown their skills like Burning Train, Jeetender was required to give good lips for the qawalli composed in the film. Dharmender and Vinod Khanna had acted well in the film, and Jeetender complimented them with his lips in the song “pal do pal ka saath hamara”, sung by Rafi and Asha. Whenever he acted in character roles there also he had shown his acting skills. The new generation can learn a lot from the legendary actor of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Article By: Supriya Chatterji.
