Jitendra Kumar of Panchayat Webseries fame is an IITian: Tracing his Career Path

IIT Kharagpur grad: Jitendra Kumar is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, one of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology.

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Engineer by degree, actor by passion: Even though he pursued engineering, his heart seems to have been in acting all along.

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From IIT to The Viral Fever (TVF): After graduating, Jitendra gave the corporate world a shot but soon realized it wasn't for him.

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Viral Debut and Rise to Fame: His breakout role came in a TVF video called "Munna Jazbaati: The Q-tiya Intern" in 2013.

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