Jitin Gulati

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jitin Gulati

• Jitin Gulati is an Indian model and actor who has appeared in several web series including Chhatrasal, Zindagi inShort, Inside Edge, Thinkistan, and Broken But Beautiful.

• After completing his formal education, Jitin Gulati worked at HDFC Bank in Mumbai for eight years. He then left his job to pursue acting and modelling lessons at Barry John Acting Studio, a drama school in Mumbai. During a media interview, he once explained that he entered the banking sector due to financial necessity. He said,
  

  As soon as I finished college, I ventured into banking. Because money was necessary then. But I knew deep within that acting is something that I would pursue, sooner or later. I was sure that I would be left feeling unfulfilled if I did not realise my dream in this life. So, while working, I also sought training under Barry John and National School of Drama alumni Feizal Alkazi and Amal Allana.”

• In 2010, Jitin Gulati appeared as Andy in a short film called “Amen,” which was directed, written, and produced by Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharyya.

  

• In 2012, Jitin Gulati appeared in a short film called “Looking For Gay Bollywood.” Jitin Gulati then appeared in the short film “Angry Indian Goddesses” in 2015.

  

• In 2016, he made a small appearance in the film “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.”

  

• Jitin Gulati appeared in the 2016 web series “24 (India) Season 2.”

  

• In 2017, Jitin Gulati appeared in the film “Qaidi Band.” In the same year, Jitin Gulati played the role of ‘Z’ in the short film “Sisak,” which was written and directed by Faraz Arif Ansari. The film was billed as India’s first silent LGBTQ love story and won 59 international awards at various film festivals.

  

• In 2018, he appeared in the web series “Broken But Beautiful” and “Prithvi Vallabh: Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi.” In 2019, he played the role of Shaayan in the web series “Thinkistan.” In 2020, he was cast in the web series “Zindagi inShort.”

• In 2021, Jitin Gulati played the role of Shahnawaz in the short LGBTQ romance film “Sheer Qorma” written and directed by Faraz Arif Ansari.

  

• In 2021, Jitin Gulati appeared in “Chhatrasal,” which was nominated for three categories (Best Series, Best Director, and Best Actor to Ashutosh Rana) at the 2021 Filmfare OTT awards.

  

• In 2022, Jitin Gulati played the role of Sukesh Sood in the series “Salt City.” In 2023, he appeared as Saadiq Kadri in the television series “Bambai Meri Jaan” and “Kaala” as Balwant Bir Rana.

  

• In addition to being an actor, Jitin Gulati is a model and works with many renowned fashion brands such as Raymonds, Lifestyle, Smirnoff, L’Oréal, and Matrix, featuring him in their commercial and non-commercial ad campaigns.

  

• He is a trained Jazz dancer and a fitness enthusiast who regularly goes to the gym, often sharing pictures of his workout sessions on social media.

  

• Jitin Gulati frequently teaches banking and finance at a renowned Business School in Mumbai as a professor.

• He is a trained dancer. Once, in a media discussion, he shared that he received professional dance training under choreographer Ashley Lobo for over seven years. Jitin Gulati said,
  

  Besides that, I was also seeking lessons in dance from choreographer Ashley Lobo for over seven years. But eventually, I made the switch to Mumbai because age was running out. I was up for a promotion where I had to choose between moving to New York or Mumbai. I chose Mumbai, much against everyone’s wishes.”