Ektaa wishes her strength Jeetendra a super year as he turns 83

IANS April 7, 2025 287 views

Bollywood icon Jeetendra celebrated his 83rd birthday surrounded by loved ones and industry friends. His daughter Ektaa Kapoor shared touching Instagram posts highlighting the special day with nostalgic black-and-white photos and recent celebration clips. The veteran actor, known for classics like "Himmatwala" and numerous memorable songs, looked dapper in a pastel pink blazer during the festivities. Jeetendra's remarkable career spanning over 200 films continues to inspire generations of Bollywood enthusiasts.

"Bday boy!!!!! MY strength !!!!!! Have a super year" - Ektaa Kapoor
Ektaa wishes her strength Jeetendra a super year as he turns 83
Mumbai, April 7: Legendary Bollywood star Jeetendra turned 83 on Monday. Commemorating the special day, his producer daughter Ektaa Kapoor wished her strength a super year ahead.

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Jeetendra celebrated with family and Bollywood friends

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Veteran actor starred in over 200 films

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Ektaa shared nostalgic birthday moments

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Pink blazer marks stylish 83rd birthday

The filmmaker took to her Instagram and dropped a few snippets of Jeetandra's birthday celebration. The clip featured the 'Thanedaar' actor surrounded by his loved ones blowing the candle and cutting his birthday cake. Later, he feeds the cake to his better half, Shobha Kapoor.

Sharing the post on her IG, Ektaa wished her doting dad in the caption saying, "Bday boy!!!!! MY strength !!!!!! Have a super year".

The video also included some black-and-white glimpses of Jeetendra from his younger days. We could also see some precious moments of the birthday star with her daughter Ektaa and her son, Ravie Kapoor.

In the backdrop, Ektaa added the mix of Govinda's film "Hero. No 1."

The veteran actor celebrated his birthday surrounded by close friends and family. The guest list included names such as screenwriter and author Mushtaq Sheikh, actress Anita Hassanandani, actor Samir Soni, and actress Neelam Kothari, among several others.

Ektaa's other post showed her facing the camera with Jeetendra, Anita, Mushtaq, and another friend. The producer captioned the post, "Bday boy n us".

Jeetendra looked absolutely dapper at 83 in a pastel pink blazer during the celebration.

Refreshing your memory, Jeetendra stepped into acting with the 1964 film "Geet Gaya Patharon Ne", after which he went on to become a part of around 200 films.

Some of his most memorable releases include "Himmatwala", "Dharam Veer", "Parichay", "Tohfa", "Caravan", "Aulad", and "Sindoor".

He is also remembered for his iconic songs such as "Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq" from "Farz", "Tohfa, Tohfa, Tohfa" from "Tohfa", "Dhal Gaya Din, Ho Gayi Shaam" from "Humjoli", "Chadhti Jawani" from "Caravan", and "Naino Mein Sapna" from "Himmatwala", to name just a few.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Happy birthday to the original dancing star of Bollywood! Those white shoes and jumpsuit looks were iconic 👟✨ Still remember watching his movies with my parents. Wishing him good health!
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Priya M.
Ektaa's love for her father is so heartwarming ❤️ The Kapoor family always shows such beautiful bonds. Jeetendra sir looks amazing at 83 - that pink blazer suits him so well!
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Amit S.
Respectfully, while the article is nice, I wish it had more details about his contributions to cinema rather than just the birthday celebration. He was a trailblazer in commercial cinema and deserves that recognition.
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Sunita R.
Omg the throwback clips must be amazing! His old movies were pure entertainment - no unnecessary violence, just good clean fun. We need more heroes like him today.
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Vikram J.
"Naino Mein Sapna" is still my favorite song! The man had style, grace, and incredible dance moves. Happy birthday to a legend who made my childhood so colorful through his films.
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Neha P.
The way he fed cake to his wife is so sweet 🥺 True love goals! More power to the Kapoor family. Also, that Hero No. 1 song choice is perfect - such a nostalgic touch!

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