Jitendra Kumar
(Age 33 Yr. )
Personal Life
| Education | B. Tech. in Civil Engineering |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | Actor |
| Place | Khairthal, Rajasthan, India |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Weight | 60 kg ( approx. ) |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Family Status
| Parents | Father- Ram Babu |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Siblings | Sister-Ritu, Chitra |
Favourite
| Color | White |
| Place | Goa |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Actress | Angelina Jolie |
| Actor | Shah Rukh Khan, Dilip Kumar |
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, along with his role in the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan,, and for his role in Amazon Prime's comedy series Panchayat. He has received several awards including two Filmfare OTT Awards.
Early life and career
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 who eventually invited him to join TVF in 2012.
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.
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.
He recently 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 and then he played Billu in Chaman Bahaar.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shuruaat Ka Interval | Laxman |
| 2019 | Gone Kesh | Srijoy Roy |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Aman Tripathi |
| Chaman Bahaar | Prem Kumar "Billu" Yadav | |
| 2022 | Jaadugar | Meenu Narang |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Permanent Roommates | Prateek | |
| 2015 | TVF Pitchers | Jitendra "Jeetu" Maheshwari | |
| 2017 | TVF Bachelors | Jeetu | Season 2 |
| Bisht, Please! | Girish Goyal | ||
| F.A.T.H.E.R.S. | Jeetu | ||
| 2018 | Mr. & Mrs. | Viren | Season 1 |
| 2019 | ImMature | Drama Teacher | |
| TVF Tripling | Himself | Season 2 | |
| Humorously Yours | RJ Mastikhor Mishra | ||
| Cheesecake | Neel | ||
| 2019–present | Kota Factory | Jeetu Bhaiya | |
| 2020–present | Panchayat | Abhishek Tripathi |
Awards & Nominations
- Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 - Best Actor (Comedy Series) for Panchayat - Won
- 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards 2022 - Popular Actor - OTT for Panchayat - Nominated
- 23rd Indian Television Academy Awards 2022 - Popular Actor - OTT for Kota Factory - Nominated
- Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 - Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy for Panchayat - Nominated