#GoldenFrames: Sneak peek into Jeetendra's incredible journey in Bollywood

Jeetendra, whose real name was Ravi Kapoor, was born on April 7, 1942, to Amarnath and Krishna Kapoor in a Punjabi Khatri family in Amritsar, Punjab.

In This Pic : Ravi Kapoor, Jeetendra

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Ravi Kapoor aka Jeetendra’s family was in the business of supplying imitation jewellery to the film industry. Here's a rare picture from his past with mother Krishna Kapoor and brother Prasan Kapoor.

In This Pic : Prasan Kapoor, Krishna Kapoor, Jeetendra

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The actor attended St. Sebastian's Goan High School in Mumbai with his friend Rajesh Khanna. Jeetendra did his further education from Siddharth College in Mumbai.

In This Pic : Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra

Initially, Rajesh Khanna helped Jeetendra with acting before going for the screen test. During one of his visits, while supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he requested the director to give him a break. However, V. Shantaram noticed Jeetendra closely on the set of ‘Sehra’ (1963), where he was a junior artist. The director was amazed that a Punjabi boy could speak such fluent Marathi so finally Jeetendra landed a lead role in V. Shantaram's movie ‘Geet Gaya Patharon Ne’ (1964) opposite Rajshree. (Photo: Still from the movie Geet Gaya Patharon Ne)

In This Pic : Rajshree, Jeetendra

Jeetendra gives credit to director V Shantaram's daughter Rajshree for making him lose his inhibitions. The actor remembers that she would drop in at his little house and take him out to movies.

In This Pic : Rajshree