Jitesh Pillai is an Indian journalist who is the editor of Filmfare magazine.
Wiki/Biography
Jitesh Pillai was born on Thursday, 24 July 1975 (age 47 years; as of 2022) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents.
Jitesh Pillai’s parents
Career
He interview various celebrities on his shows Jio Famously Filmfare in 2017 and Famously Filmfare S02 in 2018.
Jitesh Pillai hosting his show ‘Famously Filmfare S02’
Controversy
Jitesh attracted controversy when he took to social media to comment on actress Hina Khan in 2019 when she appeared at Cannes. In the story, he posted a picture of Hina and said that Cannes have become Chandivali Studio. After his comment, many actors from Bollywood and the television industry including Ekta Kapoor, Gauhar Khan, Arjun Bijlani, Nia Sharma and Nakul Mehta criticized him on social media. Later, in a Tweet, Hina said that she would work harder. He apologized to Hin when he received criticism from the industry. In another post, he said that he meant to say that Cannes had become Bollywood-centric.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2019, television actor Nakul Mehta took to Twitter to talk about the comment Jitesh made about Hina Khan.
Nakul Mehta’s letter to Jitesh Pillai
- He often posts pictures and videos of old films, actors and songs on his social media.
Jitesh Pillai’s Instagram post about old film