Meet man who studied at IIT, left high-paying job, survived by teaching students, is now a famous actor, his name is...
Many actors, before becoming stars in Indian cinema, pursued different courses when it came to their education. While some of these actors were engineers, others worked as architects. However, today, we will tell you about an actor who was an IITian. Not just that, he also bagged a high-paying job. However, his passion for acting made him go all out and take risks. As a result, today, he is one of the known faces in the industry.
This actor we are talking about comes from a small village in Rajasthan. His big dreams and zeal to pursue his goals brought him to different roads. Today, he is one of the most celebrated actors, and one of his web series has created a stir with 3 seasons already released! We are talking about none other than Jitendra Kumar urf Jitu Bhaiya!
Born on 1 September 1990 in Khairthal, a small village in Rajasthan, Jitendra Kumar was fond of acting since childhood. He often used to imitate Shah Rukh Khan, Nana Patekar, and Amitabh Bachchan as practice. Despite his passion for acting, Jitendra's father sent him to Kota to prepare for the IIT entrance exam.
Being hardworking and intelligent, Jitendra Kumar passed the exam and got admission in Civil Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. It was during his studies at IIT that he got inclined towards theatre. He started participating in the 'Hindi Technology Dramatic Society', and there he met TVF's creative director Biswapati Sarkar.
When Jitendra joined TVF, in his initial days, he had to face struggles. He decided to take a break from acting and take a job as an engineer in a multi-national company in Bangalore. However, he knew his destination was in acting, and after working for a while, he decided to leave the job and go back to acting.
To fund his dreams, many media reports claim that the actor once taught students and earned his bread and butter. Gradually, Jitendra's roles became more recognisable. As a result, he bagged one of the hit series Kota Factory and Panchayat. Today, he is one of the known faces in the OTT space.
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