Jaya Bhattacharya

Jaya Bhattacharya is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing antagonistic roles in TV serials. She has also done small roles in movies. Best known for playing Payal in soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', she also played the roles of Jigyasa Bali in ''Kasamh Se'', Sakku Bai in ''Jhansi Ki Rani'', and Sudha Buaa in ''Gangaa''. She again gained popularity with her role of Vasundhara Pandey in drama series ''Thapki Pyar Ki'' (2015–2017). She appeared in ''Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka'' (2018–2019) and then she played the role of veena devi in ''Thapki Pyar Ki 2''

Acting career

She played minor roles in Bollywood films ''Devdas'' and ''Lajja.'' She also appeared on television with shows like ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', playing Payal, and ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhan''. Bhattacharya was given a cameo appearance in the 2000s Hindi film ''Fiza'', starring Karisma Kapoor. She has also worked in the film ''Jigyaasa'' where she played a filmmaker who wants to make a documentary on a controversial actress. This character was similar to the Alice Patten's role in the Indian movie ''Rang De Basanti''. She has also acted in ''Kasamh Se'' as Jigyasa in 2007, in the same role.

Bhattacharya was seen in the avatar of Sakku Bai in historical series ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' on Zee TV. She joined the romantic soap opera ''Thapki Pyar Ki'' in the prominent supporting character of Vasundhara Pandey; the show aired between 2015–2017. In 2018, she entered the hit show ''Badho Bahu'' as a social worker Sushma Bua.

Filmography

* ''Sirf Tum'' as Jency
*''Fiza'' – cameo appearance
* '' Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta'' as Kavita Mhatre
* ''Devdas'' as Manorama (Paro's friend)
* ''Lajja'' as Lata
* ''Ho Sakta Hai'' as Snehal
*''Jigyaasa'' as Neha Sharma
* ''Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi''
*''Kalpvriksh'' as Gurpreet
*Antardwand as Bhabhi
* Mimi as Dr. Asha Desai

Television

* ''Saraab'' - on DD National
* ''Pal Chhin'' (1999) - Anjali
* ''Amber Dhara'' - Kamini Mehra
* ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' - Gayatri Bhua
* ''Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki'' - Kunti
* ''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai'' - Damini Bose
* ''Karam Apnaa Apnaa'' - Shyla
*''Kasamh Se'' as Jigyasa Bali
* ''Kesar'' - Reema
* ''Kkaanch''
* '' ''Koshish - Ek Aashaa'' - Suniti
* '' Jai Hanuman'' ''-'' Goddess Laxmi
* '' ''Hatim'' as Zalima
* ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' - Payal Parikh/Payal Pratap Mehra (Mihir's ex-fiancée/Vishal & Urvashi's mother)
* ''Raaz Ki Ek Baat''
*''Smriti''
*''Jai Maa Durga'' (TV Series) - Devi Kalika, Devi Chamunda, Devi Chandika
* '' Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan'' - Pooja
* ''Virasaat''
* ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'' - Savitri
* ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' (TV series) - Sakku Bai
* ''Aise Karo Na Vidaa''
* ''Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath'' - Mandodhari
* ''Ek Thhi Naayka'' - Chavi Mehtha
* ''Upanishad Ganga'' - Ratnavali, Jabala
* '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' - Diti
* ''Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon''
* ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' - Mahamanga (2014)
* ''Gangaa'' - Sudha (2015–2017)
* ''Thapki Pyar Ki'' - Vasundhara 'Vasu' Balvinder Pandey (Dhruv and Kiran's mother/Bihaan's adoptive mother/Balvinder's wife) (2015–2017)
* ''Saab Ji'' (DD National, 2016)
*''Badho Bahu'' as Sushma
*''Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka'' as Radhika Malhotra (2018–2019)
*''Delhi Crime''
*''Pinjra Khoobsurti Ka'' as Manjari Shukla (2020–2021)
* ''Thapki Pyar Ki 2'' as Veena Devi Singhania (2021–2022)
* Palkon Ki Chavn Me 2 as Badi Ma (2022)

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Living people
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
Bengali Hindus
Actresses from Lucknow
Actresses in Assamese cinema
Actresses from Mumbai
1978 births