Mrinal Jha is an Indian writer, screenwriter and producer, who works in

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and Television. She has written for popular TV shows such as ''

Kaahin Kissii Roz ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'' () is an Indian thriller television series that was broadcast on Star Plus from 23 April 2001 to 23 September 2004. It is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. The series starred Mouli Ganguly, Yash Tonk and Sudha Chand ...

'', '' Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'', ''

Maayka ''Maayka - Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka'' is an Indian television series that was aired on Zee TV from 15 January 2007 until 13 August 2009. . The series was originally produced by Anjana Sood's production house, Classic Productions, but was taken ov ...

'', '' Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na Kijo'', ''

Qubool Hai ''Qubool Hai'' () is an Indian soap opera that was produced by 4 Lions Films and broadcast on Zee TV. The series focused on the Muslim community and initially aimed to dispel stereotypes regarding Islam,Times News Network. and had been credit ...

'', ''

Divya Drishti ''Divya Drishti'' () is an Indian supernatural drama television series which aired from 23 February 2019 to 23 February 2020 on Star Plus. Produced under Fireworks Productions, it starred Nyra Banarjee , Sana Sayyad, Sangita Ghosh, Adhvik Ma ...

'', '' Naagin'', ''

Ishqbaaaz ''Ishqbaaaz'' ()(international title :Game of love ) is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired from 27 June 2016 to 15 March 2019 on Star Plus. It initially starred Nakuul Mehta, Surbhi Chandna, Kunal Jaisingh, Shrenu Parikh, ...

'',''

Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! ''Yehh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka!'' ( This magic is of the jinn!) (international title: a magical love story) is an Indian fantasy drama television series that aired from 14 October 2019 to 14 November 2020 on Star Plus. Produced by Gul Khan and Kari ...

''. Mrinal Jha won Gold Award for Best Writer (story) in 2008 for the TV serial, ''Maayka''. She is the winner of 2019 Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards Best Story for the Sony TV's ''

Tara From Satara ''Tara From Satara'' is an Indian family drama television series. that premiered on 19 August 2019 on Sony Entertainment Television. Produced by Ranjeet Thakur and Hemant Ruprell, it stars Roshni Walia. Plot ''Tara from Satara'' revolves aro ...

''. Her recent venture is Pishachini.

Personal life

She is married to Abhigyan Jha and has a daughter. She has three dogs.

Career

Mrinal has been a scriptwriter and creative producer for several TV channels some of which include

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, Balaji Telefilms,

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, UTV. She along with Abhigyan Jha produced, ''Kaali - Ek Agnipariksha'' in 2010. She was also the producer of ''

Jay Hind! ''Jay Hind!'' is an Indian Hindi-language standup comedy and late-night talk show hosted by Sumeet Raghavan, which was broadcast on the internet. It was launched on 15 August 2009, and published new episodes twice a week. The final episode was ...

'' a standup

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for the

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platform. Mrinal has written scripts for TV serials like ''

, Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat'', ''

Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan ''Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan'' is a Hindi television serial that aired on Zee TV. It aired from 12 October 2003 to 3 March 2005. Plot Muskaan lives in Delhi with her parents and younger sister. They go to Mumbai to visit relatives and Muskaan e ...

'', ''

Banoo Main Teri Dulhan ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' (English:''I will become your Bride'') (international title: ''The Vow'') is an Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV from 14 August 2006 to 28 May 2009. It starred Divyanka Tripathi and Sharad Malhotra in the lead r ...

'', ''

Amber Dhara ''Amber Dhara'' is an Indian Hindi language television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 24 September 2007 until 24 April 2008, based on the lives of conjoined twins, Amber and Dhara. Plot The story revolves around the l ...

'', ''

Chhoona Hai Aasmaan ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' () is a Hindi television serial that aired on Star One.It's about six Indian air force officers who form a team called the HAWKS. Their duty is to save the country from any terrorist attacks. Cast * Mohammed Iqbal Khan a ...

'', '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', ''Santaan'', '' Kasturi'', ''Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha'', ''

Sanjog Se Bani Sangini ''Sanjog Se Bani Sangini'' is an Indian television series based on the love story of Gauri and Rudra and how these incomplete people complete each other. The series premiered on Zee TV on 16 August 2010 and ended on 2 June 2011. It used to air ...

'', '' Nazar'' and '' Pyaar Ka Bandhan''. She has also penned for '' Mano Ya Na Mano'', '' Meher'', ''

,'' ''

''. She is also the co-founder of Undercover Utopia. Mrinal also won the Best Writer - Story award in 2008 at the Gold Awards function held in

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, for the TV series, ''

''.

Published works

She debuted as a novelist with ''November Rain'' in 1994. Her novel, ''November Rain'' was transformed into a prime time TV series ''

'', which was televised on Zee TV for over 300 episodes. Mrinal Jha has written four novels; ''November Rain'', ''The Prayer'', ''Soul Search Engine'' and ''Class MMX''.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jha, Mrinal Living people Indian screenwriters Indian writers Indian film producers Indian women writers Indian non-fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people)