Jayantilal Gada

 ( Film Producers From Gujarat ) 

Jayantilal Gada (Not to be confused with Jayantilal from TMKOC) is an Indian film 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.

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. 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.

Gada launched a new Television Channel named WOW (Channel). WOW'

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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.

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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. Gada also gained the rights to screen films on Zee.

The Bollywood film Kahaani was produced by Gada and his nephew Kushal Gada. In 2013, he produced the 3D animation film Mahabharat, in which Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan and Vidya Balan voiced characters. It made the highest box office returns of all animated films produced in India. It was awarded Best Animation Film At the 3rd Fiji Film Festival. PEN also produced the 2014 film Entertainment, starring Akshay Kumar.

Today Pen acquires worldwide rights to Hindi films and supplies them to networks such as Zee, Sony, Sahara One and Star India.

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Filmography

The following is a list of notable films in which Gada's Pen India Ltd has been involved:

2008	Yeh Mera India
2010	Kaalo	Presenter
2011	Chatur Singh Two Star
2012	Kahaani	Co-producer
2013	Issaq
	Mahabharat
	Singh Saab The Great
2014	Lakshmi
	Sholay#3D re-release
	Rang Rasiya
	Entertainment
	Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
2015	P Se PM Tak
2016	Mastizaade
	Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
	Shivaay
2018	Helicopter Eela
2021	The Power
	Bhavai	Presenter
2022	Khiladi
	RRR
		Co-producer
	Atithi Bhooto Bhava	Presenter
TBA	Saharasri	Presenter

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External links

• Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Pvt movies

Categories: Film Producers From Gujarat, Living People, Hindi Film Producers, 1962 Births, Telugu Film Producers

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