Jeet (actor)

Jeet
Jeet (Actor Bengali)
Ethnicity	Bengali
Occupation	Film Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Mohona Ratlani (2011–present)
Awards	BFJA-Most Promising Actor: Saathi (2003)
Website	www.jeetonline.com

Jeet (born Jeetendra Madnani) is a Bengali film actor, producer and television presenter.

Personal life

Jeet married Mohana Ratlani, a school teacher from Lucknow, on 24 February 2011.^[1][2]

Filmography

1993–95

Jeet started with modelling assignments and then shifted to serials like Bishabriksha in 1994–95 directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri in which he played Taracharan, Janani by Bishnu Palchaudhuri in which he played Anil and Daughters of the Century by Tapan Sinha in which he was cast in the roles of Champiya and Kadambini.

2001–04

Jeet collaborated with Haranath Chakraborty for Naater Guru, which had debutant Koel Mullick, in the female lead. He later acted with Priyanka Trivedi in the film Sangee, released on 14 June 2003. In 2004, his first film was with Raima Sen, named Shakti. His other films of the year include Premi; opposite debutant Chandana Sharma; Mastan, Aakrosh, and Bandhan.

2005–08

In 2005, he played in Yuddho with Mithun Chakraborty, Koel Mallick and Deboshree Roy.^[3] In 2005, Jeet collaborated with Koel Mullick in Shubhodristi and Manik, both directed by Prabhat Roy. Jeet won the Anandalok Awards for Best Actor for Manik.

Jeet again acted with Koel Mullick in two consecutive films-Ghatak and Hero. He played the role of Govindlal, in Raja Sen's directional venture, Krishnakanter Will which starred Swastika Mukherjee and Monali Thakur as female leads. His next film was with Hrishita Bhatt, titled Bidhatar Lekha, which starred Priyanshu Chatterjee as the main antagonist. The film explores two lovers and their relationship in their last life that had come to a tragic end, and the pair confronts each other again in the current incarnation. He again collaborated with Swastika Mukherjee for the film Partner in 2008. Jeet collaborated with for Jor which made on a budget Rs. 1.25 crore crossed seven weeks in theater and proved to be a hit in the box office.^[4]

2009–13

Jeet appeared with Koel Mullick in the films Saat Paake Bandha and Neel Akasher Chadni. He starred in Dui Prithibi, which was released on 14 October 2010. Dui Prithibi was the highest grosser of 2010, according to a study conducted by FICCI & Deloitte.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Jeet next starred with Srabanti Chatterjee in Fighter, the remake of Telugu film Lakshyam. He worked with Nusrat Jahan in Raj Chakraborty's action film Shotru, which was a remake of the Tamil film Singam. Roshni Mukherjee of The Times Of India gave the film a positive review.^[11] Jeet reappeared with Priyanka Trivedi in Hello Memsaheb.^[12] In 2012 he became a producer with the movie 100% Love, in which he also acted together with Koel Mullick. His second film in 2012 was Awara.^[13] In 2013, he appeared in the gangster action film Boss with Subhasree Ganguly which was a remake of Mahesh Babu's Businessman. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, Jaya Biswas of The Times of India wrote that "Jeet [...] can dance, fight and emote as well."^[14] Jeet won the Kalakar Awards for The King of Tollywood for the film. He was also nominated for Best Actor in the inaurgal ceremony of Filmfare Awards East.

2013–14

Jeet acted in an extended special performance with Abir Chatterjee and Shraddha Das in Neeraj Pandey's debut Bengali production venture The Royal Bengal Tiger. Produced by Neeraj Pandey's Friday Filmworks and Jeet's Grassroot Entertainment and distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the film turned out to be a critical and commercial success. Jeet's performance of a suave and slightly dangerous Anjan who completely transforms the main protagonist in the film, received critical acclaim from the critics^[15] He also acted in Baba Yadav's second directional venture Game in which he played the role of an officer of DIA working in the Indian Army.

In 2014, Jeet co-starred with Aindrita Ray (in her debut Bengali film) in the film Bachchan, which released on 3 October 2014, to positive response from critics as well as from audiences.^[16]

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Director	Notes
Badsha	2016		Baba Yadav
War (Bengali film)	2016		Shankaraiya and Mamun	Creative Script written by Grassroot Entertainment Team
Power	2016	Jeetu/	Rajiv Kumar	Remake of Power
Besh Korechi Prem Korechi	2015	Aditya	Raja Chanda	Remake of Loukyam
Bachchan	2014	Bijay Bachchan	Raja Chanda	Remake of Vishnuvardhana (film)
Game	2014	Abhimanyu Chatterjee, captain in DIA, a wing of Indian Army	Baba Yadav	Remake of Thuppakki
The Royal Bengal Tiger	2014	Abhi	Rajesh Ganguly	Extended Special Appearance
Boss[17]	2013	Surya Bhai	Baba Yadav	Remake of Businessman (film)
Deewana	2013	Abhi	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Deepavali (2007 film)
Hemlock Society	2012		Srijit Mukherji	Special Appearance
Awara[18]	2012	Surya	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Krishna (2008 film)
100% Love[19][20]	2012	Rahul	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule
Hello Memsaheb	2011	Megh Chatterjee	Nandita Roy, Shibprasad Mukhopadhyay
Shotru	2011	Dibakar Singha	Raj Chakraborty	Remake of Singam
Fighter	2011	Surja	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Lakshyam (2007 film)
Dui Prithibi	2010	Rahul	Raj Chakraborty	Remake of Gamyam
Josh	2010	Indra	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Bhadra (2005 film)
Wanted	2010	Rajkumar Banerjee (Raja)/Shibu	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Athadu
Neel Akasher Chadni	2009	Akash	Sujit Guha	Remake of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Saat Paake Bandha	2009	Rahul	Sujit Mondol	Remake of Pavitra Bandham
Hanshi Khushi Club	2009		Shankha Bandyopadhyay
Jor	2008	Surya	Swapan Saha	Remake of Okkadu
Pyar Jab Kenhu Se Hoi Jala	2008		Omar Khan	Debut in Bhojpuri cinema
Partner	2008	Ayan roy	Shankar Ray
Bidhatar Lekha	2007		Raja Mukherjee
Krishnakanter Will	2007	Govindlal	Raja Sen
Kranti (2006 film)	2006	Jeet	Riingo Banerjee
Pitribhumi	2006		Prabhat Roy
Ghatak	2006		Swapan Saha
Hero	2006	Shuvoo	Swapan Saha
Priyotama	2006	Akash Roy	Prabhat Roy	Remake of Manmadhudu
Sathihara	2005		Biresh Chattopadhyay
Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai	2005			Special Appearance
Manik	2005		Probhat Roy
Shubhodrishti	2005		Prabhat Roy
Yuddho	2005	Surja	Rabi Kinnagi
Aakrosh	2004	Abhimanyu das/Obhi	Prashanta Nanda
Bandhan	2004	Rohit	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Santosham (2002 film) and Unnai Thedi
Mastan	2004	Raju/Raja	Rabi Kinnagi	Based on Jaanwar (1999 film)
Premi	2004	Rahul	Rabi Kinnagi	Remake of Nee Sneham
Shakti	2004	Shakti	P. Sambhashiv Rao	Remake of Satyam
Sangee	2003	Bijay	Haranath Chakraborty	Remake of Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Naater Guru	2003	Rabi Maitra	Haranath Chakraborty
Champion	2003	Raja	Rabi Kinnagi	Based on Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Sathi	2002	Bijay	Haranath Chakraborty	Remake of Thulladha Manamum Thullum
Chandu	2001			Telugu Debut

As Producer

Film Name	Year
100% Love	2012
Boss	2013
The Royal Bengal Tiger	2014
Game - He Plays To Win	2014
Bachchan	2014

Brand endorsements

A relatively small budget ad of a regional brand of men's innerwear had Jeet in the lead. He became the brand ambassador of Fashion at Big Bazaar (a unit of Future Group) on 18 September 2013.^[21] In 2005, a special Durga Puja campaign of Thums Up launched Jeet as their brand ambassador in West Bengal.^[22]

Playback singer

Name of the film	Banner
Bachchan	Reliance Grassroot

Special appearances

Jeet has made some special appearances in Anup Sengupta's Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai and in Srijit Mukherji's Hemlock Society.

Television appearances

Name of the show	Notes	Channel
Star of Bengal	Host	Zee Bangla
Dance Bangla Dance	To promote his film Shotru	Zee Bangla
Koti Takar Baaji[23]	Host	Star Jalsha
Dadagiri Unlimited	To promote his film The Royal Bengal Tiger.	Zee Bangla
Mirakkel	To promote his film Bachchan	Zee Bangla
Bigg Boss Bangla	Host of Bigg Boss Bangla Season 2	Colors Bangla

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Film/Show	Category	Result
2003	Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards	Sathi	Most Promising Actor	Won
2003	Anandalok Awards	Sathi	Best Actor	Won
2005	Anandalok Awards	Manik	Anandalok Award for Best Actor	Won
2006	Anandalok Awards	Priyotama	Best Upcoming Star(Male)	Won
2008	Anandalok Awards	Krishnakanter Will	Best Actor	Won
2010	Zee Bangla Gourab Somman Awards	Wanted	Best Actor	Won
2010	Anandolok Purashkar[24]	Wanted	Best Actor(Male)	Nominated
2012	Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards	Koti Takar Baaji	Best Anchor	Won
2013	Tele Cine Awards[25]	Deewana	Best Actor/Performance in a Leading Role	Won
2013	Tele Cine Awards[25]	Deewana	Best Jodi with Srabanti Malakar	Won
2014	Filmfare Awards East	Boss	Best Actor	Nominated
2014	Kalakar Awards	Boss	The King of Tollywood Award	Won

References

1. "Jeet Marriage". bhalobasa.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
2. "Marriages are made in heaven: Jeet". The Times of India.
3. "The Telegraph – Calcutta : Metro". The Telegraph. Kolkota.
4. Tolly tally. Telegraph India.com. 12 March 2008
5. "Alive & Kicking". "The Statesman". 23 December 2011.
6. "The revival of Bangla film industry". "Economic Times". 30 April 2011.
7. "Special Report". "Golden Reel". 28 January 2011.
8. "Is There a new 'New Wave' in Bengali Cinema?". "Bengali Movies".
9. "Film industry wants Mamata to focus right in revamp shot". The Indian Express. 19 December 2011.
10. "A symphony of art Media & Entertainment in East India-Bengal" (PDF). "Deloitte". Dec 2011.
11. "Shatru Movie Review". The Times of India. 7 June 2011.
12. "Hello Memsaheb (2011) - Bengali Movie Review". calcuttatube.com. 12 October 2011.
13. "Awara (2012)". gomolo.com.
14. "Boss Movie Review". The Times of India. 11 August 2013.
15. "The Royal Bengal Tiger Movie Review". The Times of India. 2 February 2014.
16. "Full Biography Bengali Film Actor Jeet". cinejalsha.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
17. "Boss Movie Review". The Times of India.
18. "Awara (2012)". gomolo.com.
19. "Koel-Jeet chemistry". The Telegraph.
20. "100% Love". indianexpress.com.
21. "Superstar Jeet is the new face of FBB" (PDF). Future Group. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
22. Reshmi Sengupta (18 August 2006). "Enter, box-office brandwagon- Door of product promotion opens up for cash-starved Tollywood". The Telegraph.
23. "Jeet to host high-tech game show". The Times of India. 14 October 2011.
24. "Anandalok Purashkar Nominations". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
25. "13th Tele Cine Awards 2013". kolkatabengalinfo.com/. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

External links

• Jeet at the Internet Movie Database