Jitendra Kumar on mimicking Arvind Kejriwal in TVF spoof: ‘It was a turning point for all of us’

Jitendra Kumar is basking within the success of Amazon Prime Video collection Panchayat 2. The IITian-turned actor in a latest interview spoke about his appearing journey, becoming a member of TVF and his struggles. He additionally revealed that it was his spoof on Arvind Kejriwal that turned out to be the turning level for TVF.

Chatting with Mashable India, Jitendra shared that he truly obtained an opportunity to showcase his mimicking abilities in entrance of Delhi’s chief minister and Aam Admi Party chief. He added that TVF was doing a variety of spoofs again then and given AAP was within the information, the video reached lots of people. “It was the trending topic then and the video had a mass appeal. It became a major hit and became a turning point for all of us. After the spoof’s success, we got a lot of brand integration and could eventually make Permanent Roommates. The video also reached him and he called all of us to shoot another one with him,” shared the actor.

Jitendra Kumar then stated in contrast to different celebrities, Arvind Kejriwal had no apprehensions about jokes directed at him. “He was so cool and was like ‘yeh joke le lo, wo joke le lo‘. I was actually shocked at his candidness,” he confessed.

Jitendra additionally shared how he was fearful in regards to the ‘look’ of his character earlier than the shoot of the spoof. The Panchayat actor stated that he knew individuals gained’t discover the spoof humorous if he didn’t get the looks proper. However, the make-up and moustache suited him nicely and he managed to drag off the look. The actor stated that Kejriwal and his celebration members laughed on the resemblance. “Sab has has ke pagal hogaye the,” he concluded.

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Panchayat Season 2 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.