He made his film debut with a Telugu film, named Chandu that was released in 2001 which did not do that well at the box office.[9] Further, Jeet moved on to do supporting roles and music videos in Bollywood. Later he moved on to do Bengali films and had his first breakthrough by portraying the lead character in Sathi, which became one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.
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, Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actor, BFJA Awards (2003), Filmfare Awards East (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 Bengali Film Industry and many others.[16][17]
Personal life
Jeet was born into a Sindhi family.[18][19] He had reportedly been in a relationship with his co-star Swastika Mukherjee during the shooting of the film Mastan.[20] Jeet subsequently married Mohna Ratlani, a school teacher from Lucknow, India, on 24 February 2011.[21] On 12 December 2012, they became parents to a daughter, Navanya Madnani.[22][23] In October 2023, Jeet and Mohna welcomed their second child and become parents to a son, Ronav Madnani.[24][25]
Career
1993–96: Pre debut
Jeet started with modelling assignments and then shifted to serials like Bishabriksha in 1994–95, directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri, in which he played Taracharan; In Janani by Bishnu Palchaudhuri, in which he played Anil; and Daughters of the Century by Tapan Sinha, in which he was cast in the role of Champiya.[citation needed]
Jeet again acted with Mallick in two consecutive films – Ghatak and Hero.[35][36] He played Govindlal in Raja Sen's directional venture Krishnakanter Will, which starred Swastika Mukherjee and Monali Thakur as female leads.[37] His next film was with Hrishitaa Bhatt, titled Bidhatar Lekha, which starred Priyanshu Chatterjee as the main antagonist.[38] 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 Mukherjee for the film Partner in 2008.[39] Jeet collaborated with Varsha Priyadarshini for Jor which, made on a budget ₹1.25 crore, crossed seven weeks in theater and proved to be a hit at the box office.[40]
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.[52] Produced by 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.[53] He also acted in Baba Yadav's second directional venture Game, in which he played an officer of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) working in the Indian Army.[54] In 2014, Jeet co-starred with Aindrita Ray (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.[55]
In 2018, first he released Inspector Notty K. It failed at the box office and received negative reviews from the critics.[62] Then he played the titular role in Sultan: The Saviour which is a remake of 2015 Tamil movie Vedalam. It was commercial success.[63] His third film that year was Bagh Bandi Khela.[64] In 2019, he first acted in the comedy-dramaBaccha Shoshur.[65] Then he co-starred in Shesh Theke Shuru with Koel Mallick.[66] It was the 50th movie of Jeet since his first movie Chandu (2001) and it marked the collaboration between Jeet and Koel Mallick 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 action thriller directed by debutant Anshuman Pratyush, although majority of the audiences appreciated it, critics gave it overwhelmingly negative reviews.[67] In 2020, Jeet starred in the critically acclaimed Asur directed by Pavel Bhattacharjee.[68] It was a tribute to the sculptor Ramkinkar Baij. 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.[69]
2022–present: Comeback and commercial expansion
In 2022, he starred in Ravaan, a film made under his production house Jeetz Filmworks. It released on Eid al-Fitr.[70] The film received moderate reviews and became successful at the box office.[71] 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 Bengali and Hindi languages on 21 April 2023.[72] It received a superhit verdict and became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2023.[73] 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.[74]
His next venture was Boomerang, which released on 7 June 2024 after it was postponed due to the 2024 General Elections.[75] The first sci-ficomedy film of Bengal, the film received positive reviews from the critics and audience alike.[76] Next he will be seen in the Netflix web series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter directed by Neeraj Pandey. It will mark his debut in Hindi web series.[77]
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 Big Bazaar (a unit of Future Group) on 18 September 2013.[78] In 2005, a special Durga Puja campaign of Thums Up launched Jeet as their brand ambassador in West Bengal.[79] Jeet launched the Times Food Guide 2012 in Kolkata.[80]
Sports ventures
Jeet was also the ex-captain of the Bengal Tigers in the Celebrity Cricket League.[81] 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.[82]
^"Artist Forum: আর্টিস্ট ফোরামের সভাপতি রঞ্জিত মল্লিক, কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ". Anandabazar Patrika. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024. ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল মোশন পিকচার্স আর্টিস্টস ফোরামের নতুন সভাপতি নির্বাচিত হলেন প্রবীণ অভিনেতা রঞ্জিত মল্লিক। কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ। সহ-সভাপতি পদে রইলেন পাঁচ শিল্পী— সব্যসাচী চক্রবর্তী, সুমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, কৌশিক সেন, অপরাজিতা আঢ্য এবং ভরত কল। সাধারণ সম্পাদকের পদ পেয়েছেন শান্তিলাল মুখোপাধ্যায়। যুগ্ম সম্পাদক পদে দিগন্ত বাগচীর সঙ্গে নতুন সংযোজন অঙ্কুশ হাজরা।
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