:Jayantilal Gada
{{short description|Indian film producer and distributor (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jayantilal Gada
| image = Jayantilal Gada at Berlinale 2022.jpg
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| birth_place = Lakadia, Gujarat, India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|31|df=yes}}
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Producer
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Jayantilal Gada is an Indian film producer and distributor. He ventured into film production under his production company, Popular Entertainment Network (PEN) India Ltd.
He is known for producing the 2013 Hindi-language film Mahabharat, which won Best Animation Film at the 3rd Fiji Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianhighcommissionfiji.org/alert_detail.php?newsid=35|title=Indian Entries Win Awards At the 3rd Fiji Film Festiva|last=a|first=Suva|date=2014-07-29|website=indianhighcommissionfiji.org|access-date=2015-04-08}}
He founded the company PEN India (full name, Popular Entertainment Network India and also sometimes written as Pen) in 1987; today the company produces and presents Bollywood films. Gada retired in 2014 at the age of 52.{{cite news |last=Priya |first=Gupta |date=2014-11-30 |title=Dr Jayantilal Gada: I feel proud that today I am making films with the same stars whose video cassettes I sold at one time|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jayantilal-Gada-I-feel-proud-that-today-I-am-making-films-with-the-same-stars-whose-video-cassettes-I-sold-at-one-time/articleshow/45317837.cms|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2015-04-25}} His son is the film and TV producer Dhaval Gada and was announced as his successor at PEN on 3 November 2014. However, Jayantilal Gada resumed office from 1 April 2016.{{cite news|last1=Chandra|first1=Vaishali|title=Dhaval Gada Of PEN India : I'll Keep My Father Dr Jayantilal Gada's Head Held High With Pride|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/dhaval-gada-of-pen-india-ill-keep-my-father-jayantilal-gadas-head-held-high-with-pride/|accessdate=12 June 2015|publisher=Koimoi.com|date=23 April 2015}}
Gada launched a new Television Channel named WOW (Channel). WOW's content mainly consists of various Bollywood Songs, old and classic Bollywood movies, new Hindi movies and Gujarati movies, along with South Indian (Hindi dubbed) movies, TV series such as Mahabharat and other content.https://www.televisionpost.com/jayantilal-gadas-pen-india-plans-to-launch-svod-service {{dead link|date=September 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.televisionpost.com/jayantilal-gadas-pen-india-to-launch-four-channels-in-april-2018/ |title=Jayantilal Gada's Pen India to launch four channels in April 2018 - TelevisionPost |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818103918/http://www.televisionpost.com/jayantilal-gadas-pen-india-to-launch-four-channels-in-april-2018/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/a-new-tv-channel-that-will-wow-viewers/articleshow/65055561.cms|title=A new TV channel that will wow viewers – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://bollyy.com/jayantilal-gadas-pen-india-launched-new-channel-wow/|title=Jayantilal Gada's Pen India launched new channel 'WOW'|date=19 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://tennews.in/pen-expands-its-digital-presence-launches-new-channel-wow-in-delhi/|title=Pen expands its digital presence, Launches New Channel 'WOW' in Delhi!|date=18 July 2018}}
Early life and career
Jayantilal Gada is a Kutchi Jain Vagad born in Lakadia, Gujarat. He studied till 10th in Gurukul High School, Ghatkopar. He began working in his father's small grocery store, also taking courses in radio repairing and photography.
Gada started a small video library in a section of his father's store, buying video cassettes from producers for distribution. This sideline grew as he first began hiring out video cassette players, then began filming weddings on video. Later, he moved into wholesaling videos. Popular Video Cassette Library was restructured and renamed PEN in 1992. After financial problems, Gada began moving into acquiring the copyright to films – at this stage he was aged 25.
Move into presentation and production
In 2004, Gada acquired the rights to supply Hindi-language feature films to public service broadcaster Doordarshan, beginning with the film Yeh Mera India. He convinced Doordarshan to show the remastered and extended version of the classic action-adventure Sholay, which had record viewing figures despite its long running time.{{cite news |last=Parmar |first=Beena |date=2014-01-02 |title=Sholay returns, after 38 years, in 3D|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sholay-returns-after-38-years-in-3d/article5530842.ece|newspaper=thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=2015-04-08}} Gada also gained the rights to screen films on Zee.{{cite news |last=Raghavendra|first=Nandini |date=2011-12-14 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2: Zee Entertainment bags satellite rights for Rs 37 crore|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-14/news/30516115_1_big-hindi-film-release-satellite-deal-reliance-entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113180147/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-14/news/30516115_1_big-hindi-film-release-satellite-deal-reliance-entertainment|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2013|publisher=economictimes.indiatimes.com|access-date=2015-04-08}}
The Bollywood film Kahaani was produced by Gada and his nephew Kushal Gada.{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/jayantilal-gadas-mahabharat-to-release-on-december-27-2013/CFE05EA4-4732-4014-B8B1-4696ABAEAAD7/index.htm|title=Jayantilal Gada's MAHABHARAT |date=2013-12-14 |website=bollywoodtrade.com|publisher=Bollywood Trade Editorial |access-date=2015-04-08}} In 2013, he produced the 3D animation film Mahabharat, in which Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan voiced characters.{{cite news |last=MANIAR |first=PARAG |date=2013-08-22 |title=Ajay Devgn-Vidya Balan dub for an animated film|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/After-Amitabh-Bachchan-and-Sunny-Deol-Ajay-Devgn-and-Vidya-Balan-have-lent-their-voices-for-the-animated-version-of-an-epic/articleshow/21955262.cms|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2015-04-08}} It made the highest box office returns of all animated films produced in India.{{cite web |url=http://www.animation-boss.com/9.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511002512/http://animation-boss.com/9.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 May 2012|title=Animated 'Mahabharat' sets a new record|date=2013-01-13|website=animation-boss.com|access-date=2013-04-08}} It was awarded Best Animation Film At the 3rd Fiji Film Festival. PEN also produced the 2014 film Entertainment, starring Akshay Kumar.{{cite news |last=Rajesh Kumar|first=Singh |date=2014-05-20 |title=It's Entertainment: Dogs in films that we have loved|url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/menaka-gandhi-supports-ramesh-taurani-jayantilal-gadas-its-entertainment-/8D9A6ED8-2465-4F00-A319-533EFEC18E24/index.htm|publisher=bollywoodtrade.com|access-date=2015-04-08}}
Today Pen acquires worldwide rights to Hindi films and supplies them to networks such as Zee, Sony, Sahara One and Star.{{cite news |last=Shah|first=Kunal |title=I never buy a film which is like a one time watch|url=http://www.absoluteindianews.com/storydetail.php?nid=4022|website=businesstoday.intoday.in|access-date=2015-04-08}}{{cite web |url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/broadcasters-to-go-slow-on-movie-acquisitions/1/205287.html|first1=Ajita |last1=Shashidhar |title=Broadcasters to go slow on movie acquisitions|date=2014-04-17|website=businesstoday.intoday.in|access-date=2015-04-08}}
Filmography
The following is a list of notable films in which Gada's Pen India Ltd has been involved:
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| 2008
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| 2010
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| 2011
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| 2012
| Kahaani |Co-producer |
| 2013
| Issaq | |
| 2013
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| 2013
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| 2014
| Lakshmi | |
| 2014
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| 2014
| Rang Rasiya{{cite news |last=Eepsita |first=Guha |date=2014-08-21 |title=Rang Rasiya's title song launches today|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Rang-Rasiyas-title-song-launches-today/articleshow/40499913.cms|newspaper=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2015-04-08}} | |
| 2014
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| 2014
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| 2015
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| 2016
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| 2016
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| 2016
| Shivaay | |
| 2018
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| 2021
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| 2021
|Presenter |
| 2022
|Presenter |
| 2022
|RRR |Presenter |
| 2022
|Co-Producer |
| 2022
|Presenter |
| TBA
|Presenter |
References
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External links
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
- {{IMDb name|1769270|name=Jayantilal Gada}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120116211701/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/company/type/view/id/85293 Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Pvt movies]
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