India, Sept. 15 -- The debate around nepotism in the film industry keeps coming up, but Bollywood has also seen outsiders carve their own path and build a place for themselves without any family connections. Jitendra Kumar is one such example. The actor, currently seen as Bablu Pandit in Mirzapur: The Movie, was a bright student who graduated from IIT Kharagpur before giving up a corporate career to pursue his long-standing dream of becoming an actor.

From making people laugh in TVF's early YouTube videos to becoming one of the most recognisable faces of the OTT boom and eventually making his mark in films, Jitendra's journey has been anything but conventional. So, how did an IITian turn into 'Jeetu Bhaiya' and eventually make his way to...