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NDTV
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Tusshar Kapoor Reveals Father Jeetendra Has No Plans To Return To Acting: "He Is Done With It"
Mumbai: Actor Jeetendra, one of the top stars of the 1960s and 70s, has no plans to be back on the screen, says son Tusshar Kapoor. Jeetendra gave hits like "Geet Gaya Patharon Ne", "Gunahon Ka Devta", "Farz", "Humjoli" to "Caravan", "Dharam Veer", "Parichay" and "Nagin". He continued to be in top form till the '80s with credits like "Himmatwala", "Tohfa" and "Mawaali", but stopped acting by the mid-1990s and has since made only cameo or minor appearances in films post-2000. Kapoor said his father has no desire of being on a film set ever again. 'He tracks today's cinema. But he's not really interested in going on sets. He said, 'I've done somewhere 200 films'. He started so young, when he was just 20. So, he's done with that. I don't think he was ever interested in doing character roles," the actor told PTI. Kapoor said when his father called it quits on acting, he and many other senior actors were being offered only "stereotypical" roles. "The roles that were offered to senior actors were very stereotypical. Today, there are a lot of very diverse characters. But that wasn't the case back then. He decided to ease out of it. Now, he's more of a businessman," he added. Kapoor hopes his father's legacy is explored through a docudrama series. And not just Jeetendra, a project honouring Dharmendra's career should also be made. "I think dad deserves one, actors like Dharam ji and him, they don't really go out and market themselves," he said, giving the example of "Elvis", the 2022 biographical film about legendary musician Elvis Presley. "Our legends here also deserve that kind of a tribute. That generation of actors, they have such great work, we've learned from those experiences of theirs. So, I think it will be very 'masaledar' to have a docudrama of either of these icons from the 60s,' he said. The actor currently stars in the movie 'Kapkapiii', which was released in theatres on May 23.
India.com
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet actress once bigger than Hema Malini, Rekha, became widow at 25 in first marriage, again became widow at 36 in second marriage; Her name is...
Veteran actress who was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s, delivered several hits like Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Bairaag, Anhonee, Humjoli. After her debut film Maseeha got shelved in 1969, she debuted with Man Ka Meet following the year. With this movie, she became an overnight sensation. She was paired opposite several heroes like Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Jeetendra. We are talking about actress Leena Chandavarkar, who challenged Rekha, Mumtaz, Hema Malini and Sharmila Tagore because she earned the highest in the 70s. While her professional life was sorted, her personal life somehow didn't go as she planned. She had an arranged marriage to her first husband, Siddharth Bandodkar, who came from a prominent Goan-Marathi political family. Siddharth was the son of Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. He died from an accidental gunshot wound, a few days into the marriage, leaving Leena a widow at age 25. According to reports, Leena fell into depression after her husband's death. She moved back to her home and stopped working for a while. After some time, she move to Mumbai to complete her unfinished projects. She signed Pyaar Ajnabee Hai , directed by Kishore Kumar. During the shoot, Leena and Kishore Kumar fell in love with each other. A few years later, Leena married playback singer Kishore Kumar, who was more than 20 years older than her. She was his fourth wife and has a son with Kumar named Sumeet. Kumar died in 1987, leaving Leena once again a widow at age 36. She lives with her son Sumeet, her step-son Amit Kumar, and his wife. Leena was last seen in Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein opposite Rajesh Khanna in 1987.
