New Delhi: Bollywood star Jeetendra is one of the fittest actors of his time. The actor made his debut in the 1964 film ‘Geet Gaya Patharon Ne’ and went on to do 200 films as the main lead. He is also known for his affable nature and helping others. The actor continues to glow at 81. He celebrated his birthday on April 7.
Now, a close friend of Jitendra, Shakti Kapoor, who has acted in almost 50 films with him, has revealed something about the actor’s discipline. He explained that the actor once told him that he had not eaten rice for the past 25 years to keep himself fit. He just brought salad and vegetables in his tiffin.
He further added that wherever the set was, Jeetendra used to wake up at 5:30 am every day and used to run around the set in the morning to stay fit. He used to exercise for almost an hour, and then after completing a half-hour nap, he used to report on the set exactly at 9:00 am. He also mentioned that, despite being such a huge star, Jitendra never took advantage of his stardom, News18 reported.
Jeetendra was known as the White Handsome Man in the industry because of his white clothes. Producers used to take care of his fondness for white and used to put five to six identical dresses on the sets. Seeing him, even Shakti Kapoor started wearing white clothes.
According to Shakti, producers used to like Jeetendra a lot. If the producers got stuck, Jeetendra used to help them with the finances as well. There were times when producers used to give less money than the amount that was stated, but Jeetendra never complained about anything. He said that at that time, films were made about relationships. He even revealed that Jitendra used to take a stand for everyone on the set.
