Jayati Bhatia

Bhatia was born as Jayati Chatterjee into a Bengali household in Odisha, India but moved to Delhi when she was a month old.{{cite web|url=https://www.darpanmagazine.com/people/interviews/jayati-bhatia-the-glistening-star-of-indian-television/|title=Jayati Bhatia: The Glistening Star of Indian Television|date=31 July 2013|website=Darpan Magazine}} As a child, she was trained in classical Odissi but has admitted that she finds western dance forms difficult.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/All-Western-dances-are-difficult-for-me-Jayati-Bhatia/articleshow/14143824.cms|title=All Western dances are difficult for me: Jayati Bhatia|date=15 June 2012|website=Times of India}}

Bhatia has two siblings: a brother named Surajeet Chatterjee and a sister named Mitul Chatterjee.

Bhatia met her husband Kiran Bhatia, during her first play and was encouraged by him to be more active on the theatre circuit. In April 2017, on her way to the sets of 'Sasural Simar Ka', Kiran was involved in an argument after which he was beaten up.{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/375949/sasural-simar-kas-mataji-aka-jayati-bhatias-husband-gets-beaten|title=Sasural Simar Ka's Mataji aka Jayati Bhatia's husband gets beaten up|date=8 April 2017|website=Pinkvilla|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711231928/http://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/375949/sasural-simar-kas-mataji-aka-jayati-bhatias-husband-gets-beaten|url-status=dead}} Bhatia has expressed that she was supported by her mother-in-law and owes much of her success to her.{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/jayati-bhatia-owes-her-success-to-real-life-mom-in-law_134085.html|title=Jayati Bhatia owes her success to real life mom-in-law|date=10 May 2013|website=Zee News India}}

Bhatia is a supporter of LGBT rights.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/annual-lgbtq-film-festival-kick-starts-in-mumbai/articleshow/64305790.cms|title=Annual LGBTQ film festival kick-starts in Mumbai|date=24 May 2018|website=Times of India}}

Bhatia debuted into Hindi television industry in 1995 with Challenge as Khushnuma. In the sitcom Tu Tu Main Main on Star Plus, she essayed Kumud. For the first of many collaborations, she teamed up with producer Ekta Kapoor in Kanyadaan and had a small role in her production Itihaas.

Bhatia began the next century and decade as the wife of Arun Govil's character in Kaise Kahoon on Zee TV. Her next three projects were produced by Kapoor; the first being comedy-drama Kitne Kool Hai Hum. The second one was Sony TV's Kutumb where she played the male lead's aunt Kavita Mittal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/tu-tu-main-main-the-sitcom-about-love-and-hate-between-saas-bahu/story-9rElCYWuZKjrk53SXvTm1K.html|title=Tu Tu Main Main: The sitcom about love and hate between saas-bahu|date=11 November 2016|website=Hindustan Times}} In their third consecutive collaboration, she portrayed Geetu Basu in the cult classic daily soap Kasautii Zindagii Kay from 2003 to 2006 for continuously three years.

In 2003, Bhatia was also seen as the titular lead's friend Bindiya in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin on Sony TV. In 2005, she was roped in as Titli in Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka on Zee TV.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sasural-simar-ka-going-off-air-actors-who-were-a-part-of-it/photostory/60347782.cms|title=Sasural Simar Ka going off-air; actors who were a part of it|date=3 September 2017|website=Times of India}} In Zee TV's another venture Mamta, she was cast as Mishti from 2006 to 2007.

By foraying into Bollywood, Bhatia begun her film career with the Sridhar Rangayan-directed drama 68 Pages where she starred as commercial sex worker Payal.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sasural-simar-kas-jayati-bhatia-aka-mataji-to-enter-naamkarann/articleshow/63369708.cms|title=Sasural Simar Ka's Jayati Bhatia aka Mataji to enter Naamkarann|date=19 March 2018|website=Times of India}} It premiered worldwide at the International Film Festival of Kerala and was screened at several international film festivals. For returning to television, she reunited with Kapoor to play Pammi Godbole in Sony TV's rom-com Kuchh Is Tara from 2007 to 2008. For the first time in her career, she signed as a contestant in Sahara One's dance television series Saas v/s Bahu and survived till the finale before winning it.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mohit-malik-on-working-with-inspiration-jayati-bhatia-i-had-always-wanted-to-work-with-for-her-everlasting-smile/articleshow/77616212.cms|title=Mohit Malik on working with 'inspiration' Jayati Bhatia: I had ...|website=The Times of India|date=19 August 2020 }}

In 2009, Bhatia enacted the role of Gursheel Malhotra in Star Plus's Sabki Laadli Bebo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/Khatijabai-of-Karmali-Terrace/article16205045.ece|title=Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace|date=21 July 2010|website=The Hindu}} Her second film, Raja Krishna Menon's black comedy Barah Aana, released that year.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/jayati-bhatia-performs-mono-acting-at-its-best/articleshow/55374518.cms|title=Jayati Bhatia performs mono-acting at its best|date=11 November 2016|website=Times of India}} From 2010 to 2011 she portrayed Manju, a loud neighbour in Star Plus's Sasural Genda Phool.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Theatre-Review-The-Vagina-Monologues/articleshow/13212537.cms|title=Theatre Review: The Vagina Monologues|date=18 May 2012|website=Times of India}} Her first project of 2011 turned out as a contestant in the fourth season of cooking based reality show Kitchen Champion hosted by Ronit Roy and Smita Singh; she was declared as winner of the show in finale and thus won a show for the second time, after Saas v/s Bahu.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/this-play-addresses-pressing-issues-with-a-hint-of-humour/story-eL3E0z1CV0AILiDpJOslmJ.html|title=This play addresses pressing issues with a hint of humour|date=30 January 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}

In April 2011, Bhatia achieved the biggest (in terms of success) and immensely praised opportunity of her career in Colors TV's soap opera Sasural Simar Ka where she acted as Nirmala "Mataji" Bharadwaj, the matriarch of the Bharadwaj family. The show became one of the most highest-rated television shows on TRP charts and made its position among the most longest-running Indian television series, before ending in March 2018 post a successful run of seven years continuously.

Simultaneously along with Sasural Simar Ka shoot, she participated in the fifth season of reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in June 2012 but was eliminated from it the very next month.{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-jayati-bhatia-eliminated-from-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5-1721141|title=Jayati Bhatia eliminated from 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'|date=28 July 2012|website=DNA India}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/jayati-bhatia-out-of-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-5/story-8Bdfnn6G67PdlitqVSDr5O.html|title=Jayati Bhatia out of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5|date=29 July 2012|website=Hindustan Times}} That year she voiced for actress Ileana D'Cruz's character in Anurag Basu's comedy-drama Barfi! which was a major financial hit with global earnings of over {{INR}}175 crores. Her next simultaneous appearances with Sasural Simar Ka shoot were in Ananth Narayan Mahadevan's feature film Rough Book and the reality comedy series Comedy Nights Bachao.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/theatre-review-mughal-e-azam/articleshow/56498480.cms|title=Theatre Review: Mughal-e-Azam|date=13 January 2017|website=Times of India}} In 2017, she was seen in the film The Wishing Tree.{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/the-wishing-tree-good-intention-bad-execution-ians-review-rating-1-2-117060901305_1.html|title='The Wishing Tree': Good intention bad execution (IANS Review, Rating: *1/2)|date=9 June 2017|website=Business Standard}}

Right after the end of Sasural Simar Ka in March 2018, Bhatia joined Star Plus's Naamkarann as antagonist Kamini Kapoor. The show culminated two months later, in May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/naamkarann-sasural-simar-ka-s-mataji-aka-jayati-bhatia-enters-the-show-1192219-2018-03-18|title=Naamkarann: Sasural Simar Ka's Mataji aka Jayati Bhatia enters the show|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}} In August 2018, she began playing another antagonistic part of Roopa Mittal in Colors TV's Internet Wala Love until its wrap up in March 2019. By venturing into OTT, she made her digital debut in 2019 with the horror-comedy Bhoot Purva which streamed on OTT platform ZEE5.{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/YVLMEZn4MKpbWJSp9UObSL/Lillete-Dubey-A-lukewarm-greeting.html|title=Lillete Dubey: A lukewarm greeting|date=3 November 2017|website=Livemint}}

In 2020, Bhatia's first web series project Tansener Tanpura premiered on OTT platform Hoichoi.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/lillette-dubey-and-jayati-bhatia-perform-their-play-salaam-noni-appa-in-delhi/articleshow/62697113.cms|title=Lillette Dubey and Jayati Bhatia perform their play Salaam Noni Appa in Delhi|date=30 January 2018|website=Times of India}} From August 2020 to January 2021 she worked as Nutan Jaiswal in Star Plus's rom-com Lockdown Ki Love Story. In the second season of web series Girls Hostel that streamed digitally on OTT platform SonyLIV, she starred as a dean.

Bhatia played Geetanjali Gopichand Oswal, a new character in Sasural Simar Ka 2, which premiered on Colors TV and Voot on 26 April 2021 and ended on 7 April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/television-helps-me-do-theatre-jayati-bhatia/articleshow/61530125.cms|title=Television helps me do theatre: Jayati Bhatia|date=7 November 2017|website=Times of India}}

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