Jay Hind!
{{Short description|Indian television series}}
{{for|the slogan|Jai Hind}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| caption =
| genre = {{Plain list|
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| runtime = 24 minutes
| presenter = Sumeet Raghavan
| director = Abhigyan Jha
| producer = Mrinal Jha
| writer =
| opentheme = "Sabse Pahle kuch nahi tha" by Scrubber Band
| country = India
| language = Hindi
English
| network =
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2009|8|15}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2014|10|2}}
}}
Jay Hind! is an Indian Hindi-language standup comedy and late-night talk show hosted by Sumeet Raghavan, which was broadcast on the internet.{{cite web |last1=Garrison |first1=Laura Turner |title=JayHind! A Barrel of Lakhs for India |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/jayhind-a-barrel-of-lakhs-for-india.html |website=Vulture.com |access-date=18 October 2021 |date=25 April 2012}} It was launched on 15 August 2009, and published new episodes twice a week. The final episode was broadcast in October 2014.
The show was created by Abhigyan Jha as a sequel to the late-night television comedy show Movers & Shakers. It was produced by Mrinal Jha for Undercover Productions Ltd. By 2014, the show had a team of 15 scriptwriters.{{cite news |last1=Gopalakrishnan |first1=Amulya |title=Mirth of a Nation: Political satire finds a new home on the internet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/political-satire-finds-a-new-home-on-the-internet/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 March 2014}}
Jay Hind! included satirical commentary on current events, jokes about politicians and other public figures, and comedy about sexuality and other controversial subjects. The presenter and guests freely used profanity.{{cite news |last1=Ganesan-Ram |first1=Sharmila |title=Rude, raunchy, totally funny |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/rude-raunchy-totally-funny/articleshow/5452385.cms |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=16 January 2010}} In 2012, a skit about the Sikh runner Fauja Singh, which included jokes about the 1984 Sikh massacre, was sharply criticized by the Sikh community.{{cite news |last1=Kahol |first1=Vikas |title=Makers of Fauja Singh spoof apologise after video goes viral |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/makes-of-fauja-singh-spoof-apologise-after-video-goes-viral-112379-2012-08-05 |work=India Today |access-date=18 October 2021 |date=5 August 2012}}
In 2011, the show's website was hacked by anti-Indian fundamentalist activists.
A version of the show adapted for television, called The Late Night Show, was broadcast on Colors TV. It debuted on television on 3 March 2012.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/mar/marrel9.php |title=COLORS launches 'The Late Night Show' with Sumeet Raghavan |date=5 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310091453/https://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k12/mar/marrel9.php |archive-date=10 March 2016 }} The Late Night Show excluded some of the more controversial commentary, in order to be accepted for syndication.{{cite news |last1=Dubey |first1=Rachana |title=Nothing like David's show |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/nothing-like-david-s-show/story-c788XJt6h2AWFstSlvpx8J.html |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2012}}
There was also an English-language version of Jay Hind!, called Better Late Than Never, which focused on international news.
Abhigyan Jha was nominated for the Best Director (Comedy) award at the Indian Television Academy Awards in 2011, for his work with Jay Hind!.{{cite press release |title=Jay Hind nominated for this year's ITA Awards |url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-business/jay-hind-nominated-for-this-years-ita-awards-113102206220_1.html |access-date=18 October 2021 |publisher=India Infoline |date=September 23, 2011}}
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