Overview
Jeetendra Madnani (born 30 November 1978), known mononymously as Jeet, is an Indian actor and film producer working primarily in Bengali cinema. Often referred to in the media as the "Boss", he is among the leading commercial stars of the Bengali film industry. He owns the production houses Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks, and since 2022 has served as the executive president of the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum.
Jeet began his acting career on television, with his first assignment opposite Sudipta Chakraborty in Bishnu Palchoudhuri's Hindi serial Vish Briksha (1994), based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's Bengali novel Bishabriksha. After several television roles, he made his film debut with Chandu (2001), which did not perform well at the box office. He rose to prominence the following year with Sathi (2002), which became one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of its time.
Over a career spanning more than two decades and 57 films since Chandu, Jeet has appeared in a number of commercially successful productions. These include 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 was noted as the first Bengali film to receive a simultaneous Hindi release.
Jeet made his debut as a producer in 2012