Jitendra Kumar

“A lot of things matter in comedy - the script, the lines, your timing, the co-actor's timing, how it's shot.”

“I am from Khairthal in Alwar, Rajasthan. Later, I went to Kota to prepare for IIT. I am from IIT, Kharagpur.”

“Comedy is very tough to do, it never gets the awards but it's the toughest task.”

“Audience doesn't necessarily come only to see a hero with six-pack abs. They will watch him, but if someone who doesn't have that physique and is playing the protagonist, they'll watch that too.”

“Panchayat' is set in a village and is the story of an urban man coming to the village.”

“No, I haven't taken training as such but I used to attend all those 7 day workshops before the play. Those workshops aren't so professional but it's enough to give you a good idea what acting is all about.”

“If you're not excited about the field of engineering that you have, you can't be a good engineer.”

“You can crack a joke and make a person smile but it matters a lot when that's on screen. It can be a very nice joke but if you shoot it badly or the actor gets the timing wrong, it won't be funny.”

“My family had seen that I was not putting enough heart and soul into studies. I started failing too, but they were sure that I will eventually end up doing a job.”

“Everyone thinks I am exactly like the characters I play.”

“Most of the shows that are offered to me have characters that are in the relatable space, mostly slice-of-life and light-hearted shows.”

“The simplicity I felt hearing the script of 'Panchayat' was so good. I came back home with such a happy feeling, I wanted to work on the show immediately.”

“Generally, you kiss in a closed room but on a film set you have to do it in front of so many people.”

“Most of my shows have shown the transition of a character from a small town to the big city.”

“I knew I can teach physics well, so earning money from tuition was no struggle. The struggle was to earn money through acting.”

“Like growing up, I felt that Michael Jackson would dance for all the hours that god gave in a day!”

“I landed in Mumbai & I started doing acting. I would do acting for 5 days and I would teach Physics & Maths in the remaining two days which would cover my expenses.”

“Parents have a very natural reaction if their kid makes such a choice because it takes a lot of hard work, both on the kid's part as well as on the part of the parents.”

“I have realised there are so many stories which can be told beautifully on screen. It's important to be part of such films.”

“I came to TVF for 3-4 months after college. That was my internship time.”