Jeetendra happy with relaxed life, says daughter on his comeback
New Delhi June 28 (IANS) Veteran actor Jeetendra is living a relaxed life says his daughter Ekta Kapoor who does not want to force him back into facing the camera.
We have asked him a lot of times to make a comeback. But there comes an age in life when you have to say to your parents If you want to work then you can but if you don t want to then you can relax Ekta said here on Wednesday while promoting her new show Kundali Bhagya.
He is very happy in his construction business. He gets a lot of time to spend with his friends. He started working at the age of 21 and still he is working. It s just that he is doing something else (other than acting).
It s the age when we can request them to do acting but can t force him. He is having a pretty relaxed life now. He has made over 200 films in a period of 40 years. So now we should allow him to relax a little she added.
Jeetendra who celebrated his 75th birthday in April made a special appearance in a song for the 2007 entertainer Om Shanti Om. Otherwise he has been away from the big screen.
Meanwhile their home banner s latest project Kundali Bhagya will be aired on Zee TV starting from July 12. It s a spin-off of the channel s popular show Kumkum Bhagya.
While Kumkum Bhagya which will soon complete 1 000 episodes tells the love story of Abhi (Shabbir Ahluwalia) and Pragya (Sriti Jha) Kundali Bhagya will narrate the story of Pragya s sisters -- Preeta and Shrishti -- and their relations with a Punjabi family whose elder son Rishabh Luthra s celebrity management firm manages Abhi s music career.
Actor Manit Joura will be seen essaying the role of Rishabh while actor Dheeraj Dhoopar will play his younger brother Karan.
Dheeraj will be seen as a cricketer in the show and Ekta says this role is her ode to cricket.
I am waiting for my show to go on air and I hope it s not cricket season because when Sachin (Tendulkar) used to play our TRPs used to come down. I was like Oh what happened? Oh Sachin played. That s the only time when we used to get badly affected even during the time of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Ekta said.
Last time I got Divyanka to play a dentist as I was having a lot of dental issues and my dentist sorted my problem. So it was an ode to him. Not that I am a cricket fan but this time I have been hearing a lot about this cricketer called (Hardik) Pandya.
I found it as an interesting world to explore as there is so much madness for cricket.
--IANS
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