‘Secretary ji’ got 5.60 lakh fee for Panchayat?: Became the highest paid actor of the third season; Jitendra Kumar said- ‘It is wrong to discuss anyone’s salary’
Season three of the web series ‘Panchayat’ is in the news these days. Meanwhile, there are reports that Jitendra Kumar, who plays the character of Secretary ji i.e. Abhishek Tripathi in the series, is the highest paid actor of this season. Media reports are claiming that he has received Rs 70,000 for working in an episode. According to this, he has been given around Rs 5.60 lakh for the series of eight episodes. It has also been said in the reports that Neena Gupta is the second highest paid actor of the series who has been paid Rs 50,000 for each episode. Jitendra expressed displeasure Reacting to the ongoing reports about his fees, Jitendra said, ‘I think it is wrong to discuss someone’s salary or financial matters. Nothing is achieved by this discussion. People should not pay attention to such rumors.’ Jitendra made his debut in 2014 Jitendra started his film career with ‘Shuroat Ka Interval’ in 2014. Then his film ‘Gone Kesh’ was released. Jitendra got his biggest break from the movie ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’. Then after some time he was offered the role of Secretary Abhishek Tripathi in the web series ‘Panchayat’. He said yes to this role and his luck changed. Jitendra has studied engineering from IIT Kharagpur. Some time ago in an interview, Jitendra had said a few things about joining the acting field. He had said that his family wanted him to become an engineer, so he was sent to Kota for preparation. Where he enrolled in coaching for IIT. After passing the IIT exam, he completed his engineering studies from IIT Kharagpur. During his studies, he realized that he could make a career in the field of acting. Actually, Jitendra was fond of mimicry since childhood. During his college days, his friends asked him to audition in the theater. Jitendra gave the audition and won the hearts of the people with his acting. From here he decided that he would become an actor. He auditioned for the web series ‘Kota Factory’ and got selected. Before becoming popular in the role of Secretary Ji, Jitendra was also well liked in the role of Jeetu Bhaiya in Kota Factory.
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