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 Production. He is the son of Hindi film producer late Pranlal Mehta.

Career

Jay Mehta was launched by

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hi ...

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

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blockbuster ''

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

'' 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. As of now, he is a tv serial producer and currently his show ‘

Gathbandhan ''Gathbandhan'' (''Alliance'') 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, A ...

’ is on air on colours.

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. An audio cassette of dialogues was released. Characters * Raaj Kumar as ...

'' *1995 - ''

Policewala Gunda Policewala Gunda (Hindi: पुलिसवाला गुण्डा) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language crime film, which stars Dharmendra, Reena Roy in lead roles. The film turned out to be successful. Plot This movie revolves around a polic ...

'' *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. Synopsis The story of ''Jeeo Shaan Se' ...

As Producer

*2020 -

Indiawaali Maa ''Indiawaali Maa'' () is an Indian television drama series produced by Jay Production on Sony Entertainment Television. It premiered on 31 August 2020 and aired its last episode on 12 February 2021. It starred Suchita Trivedi and Akshay Mhatre. ...

(TV Series) *2020 -

Maddam Sir ''Maddam Sir'' is an Indian Hindi-language comedy action television series that premiered on 24 February 2020 on Sony SAB, digitally streamed on SonyLIV. Produced by Jay Mehta under Jay Production, it stars Gulki Joshi, Yukti Kapoor, Sonali Na ...

(TV Series) *2013/14 - TV Serial

Ekk Nayi Pehchaan ''Ekk Nayi Pehchaan'' (in English ''A New Identity'') is an Indian television drama series which premiered on Sony TV on 23 December 2013. The series cast veteran Bollywood actresses Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure along with Krystle D'Souz ...

*2010 - Afia Megha Abhimanu Omar (associate producer)(TV Series) *2008 - Ardhangini - Ek Khoobsurat Jeevansathi (TV Series) *2000 -

Tarkieb ''Tarkieb'' is a 2000 Indian crime drama film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and produced by Jay Mehta. It stars Nana Patekar, Tabu, Shilpa Shetty, Aditya Pancholi, Milind Soman and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. The film was shot in Panchmar ...

*1991 - 100 Days *1990 -

Jawani Zindabad ''Jawani Zindabad'' () is an Indian romance film directed by Arun Bhatt. This film was released in 1990, starring by Aamir Khan and Farha Naaz. It was released on 17 August 1990 and turned out to be Below Average at the box office. It was a r ...

*1988 - Woh Phir Aayegi

References

External links

* * https://jayproduction.co.in/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehta, Jay Male actors in Hindi cinema Hindi film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Indian male actors