Jayati Bhatia Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Jayati Bhatia is an Indian actress who is best known for her role as “Mataji” in the Hindi TV serial ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ on Colours TV.

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Jayati Bhatia was born on Tuesday, 28 July 1970 (age 52 years; as of 2022) in Orissa. She pursued a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at Delhi University. Jayati pursued classical dance for 17 years and holds a diploma certificate in Odissi, an Indian classical dance form. She took professional training in classical dance from Mayadhar Raut, an Indian classical Odissi dancer who was honoured with Padma Shri in 2010.

A childhood picture of Jayati Bhatia (middle)

Physical Appearance

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Brown

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her mother’s name is Chhoba Chatterjee. She has two siblings, a brother named Surajit Chatterjee, and a sister named Mitul Chatterjee.

Jayati Bhatia with her mother and brother

Husband & Children

On 12 March 1992, Jayati Bhatia got married to a theatre artist named Kiran Bhatia.

Jayati Bhatia with her husband, Kiran Bhatia

Career

On 1 July 1997, Jayati left Delhi and arrived in Mumbai to start her acting career.

Television

In 1996, Jayati made her acting debut with the Sony TV series titled ‘Itihaas,’ which was produced by Ekta Kapoor. In the same year, she appeared in the Indian sitcom titled ‘Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi’ in which she played the role of Bindiya.

Jayati Bhatia as Bindiya, Jassi’s friend, in a still from the TV show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi

In 1999, Jayati appeared in the Sony TV show ‘Kanyadaan’ alongside Kirron Kher.

Jayati Bhatia (left) as Kavita in the TV show ‘Kanyadaan’

Jayati appeared in the TV series ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ as Nirmala “Mataji” Bharadwaj, which was highly acclaimed by the audience.

Jayati Bhatia on the sets of the TV show ‘Sasural Simar Ka’

Later, Jayati worked in several TV serials including CID (2000), Kitne Kool Hai Hum (2002), Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2003-06), Mamta (2006-07), and Sasural Genda Phool (2010-11).

Reality TV show

In 2011, Jayanti took the winner trophy home after winning the Indian cooking show ‘Kitchen Champion-season 4,’ which was hosted by Arjun Bijlani. In 2012, she participated in the dance TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.’

Film

Jayati Bhatia lent her voice as a narrator to the Bollywood film ‘Barfi’ (2012). Later, she played the role of Rukhsana Ali in a feature film titled Rough Book (2015).

Web series

Jayati worked in many Hindi web series such as Punnch Beat (2019) and Girls Hostel (2021).

Theatre & plays

Jayati has worked in several plays including Mad About Money, Acid, and Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace. She portrayed Kasturba Gandhi in a play titled ‘Mahatma Vs Gandhi’ alongside Boman Irani who portrayed Mahatma Gandhi.