Jay Mehta is a former Indian actor, who primarily worked in

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films and an Indian television producer, who works in

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. He is the managing director and creative head of Jay Productions. He is the son of Hindi film producer late Pranlal V. Mehta.

Career

Jay Mehta was launched by

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He has worked primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema since 1982, directing over 90 films in multiple Indian languages, ...

in '' Muskurahat'', produced by Pranlal Mehta, the remake of

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blockbuster ''

Kilukkam ''Kilukkam'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Venu Nagavalli. The story set in Ooty revolves around tourist guide Joji (Mohanlal) and photographer Nishchal (Jagathy Sreekumar). They ...

'' opposite

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, but the film was termed as a box office disaster. His second release ''

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'', that had the musical score of O.P.Nayyar also became a box office failure. Due to certain reasons he stepped down from his acting career and started producing television serials. During this, he has produced more than 25 TV serials.In 2020, he produced a cop based comedy show

Maddam Sir ''Maddam Sir'' is an Indian Hindi-language comedy action television series which aired from 24 February 2020 to 18 February 2023 on Sony SAB and digitally streamed on SonyLIV. Produced by Jay Mehta for Jay Productions, it stars Gulki Joshi, ...

.Curruntly, he is producer of Doree serial on

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Filmography

As actor

*1992 - '' Muskurahat'' *1994 - '' Zid'' *1994 - ''

Betaaj Badshah ''Betaaj Badshah'' is a 1994 Indian romantic action film directed by Iqbal Durrani. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Mamta Kulkarni, Jay Mehta and Prem Chopra. Plot Raja Prithviraj and his daughter, Tejeshwani live a lavish rich lif ...

'' *1995 - ''

Policewala Gunda Policewala Gunda is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language crime film, which stars Dharmendra, Reena Roy in lead roles. Plot This film revolves around a policeman, who is a kind and honorable person. After arresting the henchmen of a notorious crime le ...

'' *1996 - ''

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'' *1997 - ''

Jeeo Shaan Se ''Jeeo Shaan Se'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Talat Jani and produced by Pranlal Mehta, starring Dharmendra, Reena Roy, Ayub Khan and Monica Bedi. Dharmendra appears in a triple role. Plot The story of ''Jeeo Shaan Se'' re ...

As producer

* *1988 -

Woh Phir Aayegi ''Woh Phir Aayegi'' () is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian horror film directed by B.R. Ishara, starring Rajesh Khanna and Farha Naaz. It is a remake of 1978 Malayalam film ''Lisa''. Plot The film depicts the fight of Raju to free his wife Aar ...

*1990 -

Jawani Zindabad ''Jawani Zindabad'' () is an Indian romance film directed by Arun Bhatt. This film was released in 1990, starring Aamir Khan and Farha Naaz Farah Naaz Hashmi, commonly credited as Farah, is a leading Bollywood actress of the mid 1980s and ...

*1991 - 100 Days *2000 - Tarkieb *2001 - Zara Suniye Toh (Celebrity Talk Show) *2003 - Vishwaas *2003–04 -

Aandhi ''Aandhi'' () is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship wit ...

(TV Series) *2005–07 -

Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka is an Indian television series that aired on Zee TV at 7:30pm from 21 March 2005 to 6 April 2007 completing 521 episodes. Plot The story is based on the lives of two sisters, Niharika ( Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar) and Vedika ...

(TV Series) *2006–08 - Solhah Singaar (TV Series) *2007–08 - Ardhangini (TV Series) * *2008–09 - Rahe Tera Aashirwaad (TV Series) *2009 - Kkaanch (TV Series) *2010 - Afia Megha Abhimanu Omar (associate producer)(TV Series) * *2010–11 - Shorr * * * * *2010–12 - Bhagonwali-Baante Apni Taqdeer (TV Series) *2012–13 -

Rab Se Sohna Isshq ''Rab Se Sohna Isshq'', known in English as ''Zee World, Eternal Love'', is an Indian soap opera produced by Jay Mehta (actor), Jay Mehta's Jay Production, which aired on Zee TV from Monday to Friday. Ashish Sharma played the male lead along with ...

(TV Series) *2013–14 - Ekk Nayi Pehchaan (TV Series) *2014–15 - Bal Gopal (TV Series) *2015–16 - Secret Diaries (TV Series) *2017–18 - Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey (TV Series) *2017–19 -

Jiji Maa ''Jiji Maa'' is an Indian drama television series produced by Jay Productions which aired on Star Bharat from 9 October 2017 to 18 February 2019. Adapted from the Telugu soap opera '' Lakshmi Kalyanam'', it starred Tanvi Dogra, Dishank Arora, ...

(TV Series) *2019 -

Gathbandhan ''Gathbandhan'' () is an Indian television action drama romance series that was aired from 15 January to 27 November 2019 on Colors TV by airing 224 episodes. Produced by Jay Mehta under Jay Production, it starred Shruti Sharma, Abrar Qazi and ...

(TV Series) * * *2020 - Indiawaali Maa (TV Series) *2020–23 -

(TV Series) *2021–22 -

Shubh Laabh - Aapkey Ghar Mein Shubhneet Singh (born 10 August 1997), known professionally as Shubh, is an Indian rapper and singer-songwriter based in Canada associated with Punjabi music. Shubh rose to mainstream in 2021 with his single "We Rollin". He released his debut a ...

(TV series) *2021–22 - Hari Mirch Lal Mirch - Ek Teekhi Ek Karari (TV series) *2022–23 -

Bindiya Sarkar ''Bindiya Sarkar'' () is an Indian political romantic dramatic television series produced by Jay Mehta under the banner of Jay Mehta Productions. This show was premiered on 25 July 2022 on Dangal. And it stars Sonal Khilwani and Dhruv Bhand ...

(TV Series) *2023–2024 - Doree (TV Series) *2024 - ''Mata Ki Mahima (TV Series)''

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