Jitendra Kumar is a popular Indian actor. He is best known for his role of Jeetu Bhaiya in Kota Factory, Aman Tripathi in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, and Abhishek Tripathi in Amazon Prime’s Panchayat, for which he has won a Filmfare OTT award in the category of “Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male)”. He is recently seen in Netflix’s Jaadugar Movie in the lead role of Meenu Narang.
We have the latest information regarding his life, his net worth, his salary per film, and more. If you want to know about his life, then keep reading this article till the end. So, let’s start:-
Jitendra Kumar Biography
Jitendra Kumar was born on 1 September 1990 in Khairthal, Alwar, Rajasthan. As on 2022, His age is 31 and his zodiac sign is Virgo. He has completed his schooling in Rajasthan and went to IIT Kharagpur to pursue his B. Tech. in Civil Engineering.
While studying B.tech in civil engineering at IIT Kharagpur, he started liking acting. Kumar has done many stages plays as the Governor of the Hindi Technology Dramatics Society at IIT Kharagpur where he met Biswapati Sarkar Executive Creative Director and Writer at The Viral Fever who eventually invited him to join TVF in 2012. This changed his life.
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 include 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 famous for his character ‘Jitendra Maheshwari’, a frustrated 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 has also 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.
In 2020, he was seen as ‘Aman Tripathi’ in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan opposite Ayushmann Khurrana and then he played ‘Billu’ in Chaman Bahaar. Recently, he is seen with Arushi Sharma in Netflix’s Jaadugar Movie.
Quick Info
Name | Jitendra Kumar |
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Nick Name | Jeetu |
Date Of Birth | 1 September 1990 |
Birth Place | Khairthal, Alwar, Rajasthan |
Age | 31 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
Profession | Actor |
Education | B. Tech. in Civil Engineering |
Famous For | Jeetu Bhaiya in Kota Factory And Abhishek Tripathi in Panchayat |
Physical Appearance
Height | 5′ 5″ |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Family
Parents | Name Not Known |
Siblings | Ritu and Chitra |
Jitendra Kumar’s father is a civil engineer. He has two sisters, Ritu and Chitra (Chinki).
Wife/Girlfriend
Martial Status | Unmarried |
Girlfriend | Akanksha Thakur (Rumoured) |
He is unmarried right now. As per Republic World, the actor is in a rumored relationship with his co-star, Akanksha Thakur. They were first seen together in the TVF show Pitchers.
Jitendra Kumar’s Net Worth And Salary
Net Worth | Rs 7 crore |
Salary Per Episode | Rs 50,000 (For Panchayat) |
According to ZeeNews, Jitendra Kumar has charged Rs 50,000 per episode for Panchayat season 2 which has a total of 8 episodes, making his final remuneration Rs 4 lakh. The actor’s current net worth is estimated to be around Rs 7 crore.
Jitendra Kumar’s IIT Rank
IIT Rank | Not Known |
Jeetu is an IITian and has done B. Tech. in Civil Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. As of now, he has not revealed his IIT rank in any of his interviews.
Jitendra Kumar All Web Series And Movies
Here is the list of all Web Series And Movies of Jeetu Bhaiya:-
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Shuruaat Ka Interval | Laxman |
2019 | Gone Kesh | Srijoy Roy |
2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Aman Tripathi |
2020 | Chaman Bahaar | Prem Kumar “Billu” Yadav |
2022 | Jaadugar | Meenu Narang |
Web Series
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Permanent Roommates | Prateek |
2015 | TVF Pitchers | Jitendra “Jeetu” Maheshwari |
2017 | TVF Bachelors | Jeetu |
2017 | Bisht, Please! | Girish Goyal |
2017 | F.A.T.H.E.R.S. | Jeetu |
2018 | Mr. & Mrs. | Viren |
2019 | ImMature | Drama Teacher |
2019 | TVF Tripling | Himself |
2019 | Humorously Yours | RJ Mastikhor Mishra |
2019 | Cheesecake | Neel |
2019-present | Kota Factory | Jeetu Bhaiya |
2020-present | Panchayat | Abhishek Tripathi |
Jitendra Kumar Car Collection
Jitendra Kumar is a fan of the German luxury automotive brand, Mercedes. His car collection includes the Mercedes Benz GLS 350D worth Rs 88.18 Lakh and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class worth Rs 82.10 Lakh along with a Toyota Fortuner that retails out at Rs 48.43 lakh in India.
That’s all. We will update this article when any new information comes.
FAQs
1 September 1990
31 Years
The actor is in a rumored relationship with his co-star, Akanksha Thakur
Jitendra Kumar has charged Rs 50,000 per episode for Panchayat season 2