I am from Khairthal in Alwar, Rajasthan. Later, I went to Kota to prepare for IIT. I am from IIT, Kharagpur.
Jitendra Kumar
If you're not excited about the field of engineering that you have, you can't be a good engineer.
Everyone thinks I am exactly like the characters I play.
My colleagues made me play Truth & Dare & gave me a task that I have to stay in a room for 3 days. The room will be locked, there will be cameras all around & it's gonna be live.
Generally, you kiss in a closed room but on a film set you have to do it in front of so many people.
A lot of things matter in comedy - the script, the lines, your timing, the co-actor's timing, how it's shot.
You can crack a joke and make a person smile but it matters a lot when that's on screen. It can be a very nice joke but if you shoot it badly or the actor gets the timing wrong, it won't be funny.
Comedy is very tough to do, it never gets the awards but it's the toughest task.
Most of the shows that are offered to me have characters that are in the relatable space, mostly slice-of-life and light-hearted shows.
Most of my shows have shown the transition of a character from a small town to the big city.
Like growing up, I felt that Michael Jackson would dance for all the hours that god gave in a day!
I used to be like a normal IIT student to be very honest. Then I joined the dramatics society there in IIT Kharagpur.
I landed in Mumbai & I started doing acting. I would do acting for 5 days and I would teach Physics & Maths in the remaining two days which would cover my expenses.
No, I haven't taken training as such but I used to attend all those 7 day workshops before the play. Those workshops aren't so professional but it's enough to give you a good idea what acting is all about.
Panchayat' is set in a village and is the story of an urban man coming to the village.
Parents have a very natural reaction if their kid makes such a choice because it takes a lot of hard work, both on the kid's part as well as on the part of the parents.
I have realised there are so many stories which can be told beautifully on screen. It's important to be part of such films.
I had not watched 'Friends' and have started watching it now as I have heard so much about it. I am glad I didn't see it before because it brings a lot of positive energy.
My family had seen that I was not putting enough heart and soul into studies. I started failing too, but they were sure that I will eventually end up doing a job.
I came to TVF for 3-4 months after college. That was my internship time.
I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer. But I didn't get a good rank, so I got civil engineering.
I knew I can teach physics well, so earning money from tuition was no struggle. The struggle was to earn money through acting.
Every new director you work with, brings in something new and has perhaps cast you because your last work was good.
It's self-destructive to become confident regarding your own acting. Acting, your entire career depends on a lot of things. What kind of writing is working, the kind of filmmaking which is prevalent, all these factors in.
Audience doesn't necessarily come only to see a hero with six-pack abs. They will watch him, but if someone who doesn't have that physique and is playing the protagonist, they'll watch that too.
The simplicity I felt hearing the script of 'Panchayat' was so good. I came back home with such a happy feeling, I wanted to work on the show immediately.
