Jeetendra Madnani (born 30 November 1978), mononymously known as Jeet, is an Indian actor, film producer and

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who is primarily known for his work in Bengali cinema. He owns the production houses Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks. Since 2022, he is the executive president of West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum. His first acting assignment was opposite Sudipta Chakraborty in Bishnu Palchoudhuri's Hindi TV series ''Vish Briksha'' (1994) which was based on

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's celebrated Bengali novel '' Bishabriksha''. After a string of roles in television, he made his big screen debut with '' Chandu'' (2001) which was a commercial failure. He was catapulted to stardom after he portrayed the lead in '' Sathi'' (2002) which became one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time. In a career spanning over two decades, he has become one of the highest paid and biggest stars of Bengali cinema throughout the years, receiving both critical acclaim and commercial success. Some of his commercially successful ventures includes '' Nater Guru'' (2003), '' Sangee'' (2003), '' Shubhodrishti'' (2005), '' Jor'' (2008), '' Dui Prithibi'' (2010), '' Josh'' (2010), '' Awara (2012)'', '' Fighter'' (2012), '' Boss: Born to Rule'' (2013), '' Deewana'' (2013), '' Bachchan'' (2014), ''

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'' (2014), '' Badsha – The Don'' (2016), '' Boss 2: Back to Rule'' (2017), '' Raavan'' (2022), '' Chengiz'' (2023) and ''

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'' (2024). '' Chengiz'' became the first Bengali film to get a simultaneous Hindi release and became a commercial success. He debuted as a producer in 2012 with his film '' 100% Love'', which became a box-office success. He has also been a recipient of numerous awards including Tele Cine Awards,

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for the Best Actor,

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(2003),

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(2014), Bengali Film & Television Award (2023), (2024), Zee 24 Ghanta Ananya Samman (2024), Kalakar Awards (2014) for "King of Tollywood", TV9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Awards for Contributions to the

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and many others.

Personal life

Jeet was born into a Sindhi family. He had reportedly been in a relationship with his co-star

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during the shooting of the film '' Mastan''. Jeet subsequently married Mohna Ratlani, a school teacher from

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, India, on 24 February 2011. On 12 December 2012, they became parents to a daughter, Navanya Madnani. In October 2023, Jeet and Mohna welcomed their second child and become parents to a son, Ronav Madnani.

Career

1993–97: Foray into television

Jeet started with modelling assignments and then shifted to serials like ''Vish Briksha'' in 1994–95, directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri, in which he played Taracharan and ''Janani'' by Bishnu Palchaudhuri, in which he played Anil. He starred in the Hindi anthology 1995 film '' Daughters of This Century'' by Bengali director

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, in which he starred in two of the film's segments. He also made a cameo appearance in '' Jai Hanuman'' (1997).

2001–04: Debut and early career

He made his feature film debut with the Telugu film '' Chandu'', which was a box office failure. He made his foray into Bengali cinema through '' Sathi'' the next year, a remake of the 1999 Tamil romantic drama film ''

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''. Jeet collaborated with

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for '' Naater Guru'', which had the debutante

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in the female lead. He later acted with Priyanka Trivedi in the film '' Sangee'', released on 26 December 2003. In 2004, his first film was with

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, named ''

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''. His other films of the year include ''

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'' (opposite debutant

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), '' Mastan'', ''Aakrosh'', and '' Bandhan''.

2005–08: Critical and commercial success

In 2005, he acted in '' Yuddho'' along with

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and Koel Mallick. That same year, Jeet collaborated with Mallick in '' Shubhodrishti'' and '' Manik'', both directed by

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. Jeet won the

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for Best Actor for '' Manik''. Jeet again acted with Mallick in two consecutive films – ''Ghatak'' and ''

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''. He played Govindlal in

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's directional venture ''Krishnakanter Will'', which starred

and

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as female leads. His next film was with

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, titled ''Bidhatar Lekha'', which starred

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as the main

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2009–17: Further success

Jeet appeared with Mallick in the films '' Saat Paake Bandha'' and '' Neel Akasher Chandni''. 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

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and

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. Jeet next starred with

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in '' Fighter'', the remake of the

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'' Lakshyam''. He worked with

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's action film ''

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'', which was a remake of the

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film ''

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''. Roshni Mukherjee of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review. Jeet reappeared with Priyanka Trivedi in ''Hello Memsaheb''. In 2012 he became a producer with the movie '' 100% Love'', in which he also acted together with Mallick. His second film in 2012 with

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was '' Awara'', which was the highest-grossing film of the year 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the gangster action film ''

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'' with Subhashree Ganguly which was a remake of

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's ''

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''. 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." Jeet won the Kalakar Awards for The King of Tollywood for the film. He was also nominated for Best Actor in the inaugural ceremony of

. Jeet acted in an extended special performance with

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and

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's debut Bengali production venture '' The Royal Bengal Tiger''. Produced by

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and Jeet's Grassroot Entertainment and distributed by

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, 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

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in the film, received critical acclaim. He also acted in Baba Yadav's second directional venture ''

'', in which he played an officer of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) working in the

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. In 2014, Jeet co-starred with

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(in her debut Bengali film) in the film '' Bachchan'', which was released on 3 October 2014, to positive response from critics as well as from audiences. In 2015 he co-starred in the

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film '' Besh Korechi Prem Korechi'' with

. The film included

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and

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in lead roles. It was a remake of the Telugu movie Loukyam. In 2016, he starred in ''

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'' and '' Badsha – The Don''. Directed by Baba Yadav, '' Badsha – The Don'' was an Indian-Bangladeshi action

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. Both films failed at the box office. He also played the lead role in '' Abhimaan''. 2017 onwards all his films have been released under the banner of his own production houses "Grassroot Entertainment" and "Jeetz Filmworks". In 2017 he starred in '' Boss 2: Back to Rule'', a sequel to his 2013 film '' Boss: Born to Rule''. Jeet reprised his role of Surya aka Surya Bhai. An India-Bangladesh joint production directed by Baba Yadav, it features Subhashree Ganguly and Bangladeshi actress

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in the leading roles. It went on to become the fourth highest grossing Bengali film of all time grossing more than 10.5 crores.

2018–2021: Career fluctuations

In 2018, first he released '' Inspector Notty K''. It failed at the box office and received negative reviews from the critics. Then he played the titular role in '' Sultan: The Saviour'' which is a remake of 2015 Tamil movie Vedalam. It was commercial success. His third film that year was ''Bagh Bandi Khela''. In 2019, he first acted in the

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'' Baccha Shoshur''. Then he co-starred in '' Shesh Theke Shuru'' with

. It was the 50th movie of Jeet since his first movie ''Chandu'' (2001) and it marked the collaboration between Jeet and

after 4 years since they last worked altogether in 2015 film '' Besh Korechi Prem Korechi''. His third film in 2019 was '' Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan''. An

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directed by debutant Anshuman Pratyush, although majority of the audiences appreciated it, critics gave it overwhelmingly negative reviews. In 2020, Jeet starred in the critically acclaimed ''

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'' directed by Pavel Bhattacharjee. It was a tribute to the sculptor

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. In 2021, he starred in '' Baazi'', a film made under his production house Jeetz Filmworks, opposite Mimi Chakraborty. It was released in October during Puja holidays and became a box office failure.

2022–present: Comeback and commercial expansion

In 2022, he starred in '' Ravaan'', a film made under his production house Jeetz Filmworks. It released on

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. The film received moderate reviews and became successful at the box office. While Jeet's performance received praise, the plot and screenplay was criticised. In 2023, he starred in the action-thriller '' Chengiz'' which became the first Bengali film to be released simultaneously in both

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and

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languages on 21 April 2023. It received a superhit verdict and became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2023. His second film in 2023 was '' Manush: Child of Destiny'' with Jeetu Kamal, Sushmita Chatterjee and Bidya Sinha Saha Mim. It was also released in Hindi besides Bengali and performed average at the box office. His next venture was ''

'', which released on 7 June 2024 after it was postponed due to the 2024 General Elections. The first

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of Bengal, the film received positive reviews from the critics and audience alike. In 2025, he made his web series debut in the

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series '' Khakee: The Bengal Chapter'' created by

. It also marked his Hindi debut.

Filmography

Other works

Brand endorsements

A relatively small budget ad of a regional brand of men's underwear had Jeet in the lead. He became the brand ambassador of Fashion at

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(a unit of

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) on 18 September 2013. In 2005, a special

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campaign of

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launched Jeet as their brand ambassador in

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. Jeet launched the Times Food Guide 2012 in

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Sports ventures

Jeet was also the ex-captain of the Bengal Tigers in the

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. Jeet had also acquired the Kolkata franchise of the first-ever multi-nation 2016 Premier Futsal season that started on 15 July 2016. The team is known as "Kolkata 5s" as each franchise was similarly named in the inaugural season.

Awards

References

External links

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