Jay Mehta is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the son of Mahendra Mehta and Sunayana Mehta and grandson of Nanji Kalidas Mehta, who own the Mehta Group which is spread over Africa, India, Canada and United States. He is the cousin of late Kenyan race car driver, Shekhar Mehta.
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Full Name | Jay Mehta |
Profession | Businessman |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 168 cm in meters– 1.68 m in feet inches– 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 60 kg in pounds– 132 lbs |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 18 January 1960 |
Age (As of 2024) | 64 Years of 2024 |
Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | Not Known |
College | Columbia Engineering, New York International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland |
Educational Qualification | BS (Bachelor of Science) in Industrial Engineering Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
Family | Father– Mahendra Mehta Mother– Sunayana Mehta Brother– Not Known Sister– Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Travelling |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Juhi Chawla (Actress) |
Wife/Spouse | Sujata Birla (Died) Juhi Chawla (Actress) |
Marriage Date | Year 1995 |
Children | Son– Arjun Mehta (b. 2003) Daughter– Jhanvi Mehta (b. 2001) |
Money Factor | |
Salary | Not Known |
Net Worth | $3 million (approx.) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jay Mehta
- Does Jay Mehta smoke?: Not Known
- Does Jay Mehta drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Jay is the grandson of Nanji Kalidas Mehta, the founder of Mehta Group of Industries.
- He now runs the ‘Mehta Group of Industries’ and also runs two other companies such as ‘Saurashtra Cement Ltd.’ and ‘Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd.’
- His first wife Sujata Birla died in 1990 in an Indian Airlines Flight 605 plane crash.
- He got remarried to popular actress Juhi Chawla in 1995.
- He is the co-owner of ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ franchise cricket team.
- He is a close friend of Rakesh Roshan.
- Jay appeared in some Bollywood films like ‘Mafia’ (1996), ‘Jeeo Shaan Se’ (1997), etc, but almost every film failed at box office.
- He also produced several Bollywood films like ‘Jawani Zindabad’ (1990), ‘100 Days’ (1991), ‘Tarkieb’ (2000), etc.