Jeet (actor)

Jeetendra Madnani (born 30 November 1978), mononymously known as Jeet, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Bengali cinema. In a career spanning over two decades, Jeet has acted in 57 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Bengali cinema, also being amongst the highest paid actors in West Bengal, India. Referred to in the media as the "Boss", he owns the production houses Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks. Since 2022, he is the executive president of West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum.

His first acting assignment was opposite Sudipta Chakraborty in Bishnu Palchoudhuri's Hindi TV series Vish Briksha (1994) which was based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's celebrated Bengali novel Bishabriksha. After a string of roles in television, he made his big screen debut with Chandu (2001) which was a commercial failure. He was catapulted to stardom after he portrayed the lead in Sathi (2002) which became one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.

In a career spanning over two decades, he has become one of the highest paid and biggest stars of Bengali cinema throughout the years, receiving both critical acclaim and commercial success. Some of his commercially successful ventures includes Nater Guru (2003), Sangee (2003), Shubhodrishti (2005), Jor (2008), Dui Prithibi (2010), Josh (2010), Awara (2012), Fighter (2012), Boss: Born to Rule (2013), Deewana (2013), Bachchan (2014), Game (2014), Badsha – The Don (2016), Boss 2: Back to Rule (2017), Raavan (2022), Chengiz (2023) and Boomerang (2024). Chengiz became the first Bengali film to get a simultaneous Hindi release, and was a commercial success.

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", and TV9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Awards for Contributions to the Bengali Film Industry.