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Mehta has acted in films such as Muskurahat and produced
feature films such as 100 Days. On TV, he has earlier done shows
such as Mujhe Door Koi Kiche (Zee), Jung (Doordarshan),
Zara Suneye To (Sahara) and a Gujarati serial Karo Kankuna
for Alpha Gujarati. Mehta is also waiting for the right script
for his Gujarathi theatre project which he bills as his dream.
"Vishwas is a social thriller which will be aired in the
afternoon. I have already finished shooting some episodes and am
waiting for Zee's officials to give me the exact telecast timings,"
says Jay Mehta. Mehta however, states that that the Sahara project
is in the early stages of conceptualisation.
Vishwas stars Vijayendra Ghatge, Gautam Chaturvedi, Anang
Desai, Raju Kher and Usha Bachani amongst others. Mehta states that
he has worked with Zee and is comfortable working with the programming
team.
When queried about the difference between feature films and TV
productions, Mehta says: "Both are similar in the sense that the
hard work and creativity are part and parcel of the two separate
mediums. On TV, one has to make some adjustments as the channel
officials have a say in the scheme of things. In the case of films,
one has a lot of freedom."
Mehta also states that the channel's creative team provides the
independent producers with invaluable inputs about the look and
feel of the show. "It is a combined effort. However, the independent
producers have to assert themselves in certain creative aspects.
The channels' programming team shouldn't interfere much in the scripts,"
he adds.
Mehta has his own creative team and script-writers. The panel of
experts comes up with various story ideas based on current affairs,
literature and other sources.
When asked as to why he has no projects on DD, Mehta states:"I
have had some good experiences during my earlier stint with Doordarshan.
However, I don't have much time on hand now to complete the extensive
paper work and formalities. Also, I used to visit DD's headquarters
in Delhi often but haven't done so in a long time."
Mehta's afternoon show on Zee will be eagerly awaited as it would
fill in the void created by Balaji Telefilm's production Kohi
Apna Sa!
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