Jaya Misra

Jaya Misra is an Indian author, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. She is best known as the author of Kama: The Story of the Kama Sutra (2018). Misra has also written for Indian television series including Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain (2018), Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala (2019) and Bebakee (2020).
== Career ==
=== Film ===
Misra produced and directed various documentaries for BTVI (Business Television India), including Hai Akhtari, Remembering Beghum Akhtar, Uttaradhikar, a glimpse of the Uttarakhand movement through the eyes of hill women, and a series of three documentaries on sex workers in India, Najayaz, AIDS lies & Documentaries and Tawaif.
Misra also wrote and directed several segments for ZEE TV and Sony Entertainment Television, additionally working on capsules and pieces for various news channels, as well as filler segments for TOPPER, and wrote for events like Lakmé Fashion Week and Miss India Pageant. She also wrote the Hindi dubbed version of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Junior.
Misra directed the documentary Surfing Yogis, in 2014.
She acted as a Senior Creative Director for the Star Plus television show, Ishq Kills (2014) directed by Vishal Mahadkar. The series went on to be nominated at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2020, once it was released on Disney's online platform, Hotstar.
In 2015, Misra co-wrote the drama series Dosti... Yariyaan... Manmarziyan. Exploring the lives of two women from contrasting backgrounds, Manmarziyan enjoyed critical success. The Times of India stated that "Manmarziyan has created characters which are real and relatable to the youth today." However, it failed to garner audiences' ratings and it was cancelled in just under five months.
Misra next worked on Season 2 of the VOOT Original It's Not That Simple, Starring Swara Bhaskar, followed by another VOOT production, Time Out, which she co-wrote alongside Danish Aslam.
In 2018, Misra wrote the ZEE5 web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, created by Ekta Kapoor. It received widespread acclaim for its complex and mature narrative, and was generally very well received. Misra would return to the series for the second and third season, which were also well received.
Misra is a frequent collaborator of Kapoor's, having worked on Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala, Bebakee and the upcoming A Married Woman.
=== Books ===
Misra's first book, Kama: The Story of the Kama Sutra, published by OM Books in May 2018, is an imagination of the life of Vatsyayana, an Indian philosopher know for writing the Kama Sutra, the most comprehensive erotic texts in history.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Credited
Director	Credited
Writer	Notes
2014 	Ishq Kills 			Senior Creative Director
2014 	Surfing Yogis 			
2014–2015	Bandhan 			
2015 	Dosti... Yariyaan... Manmarziyan			
2016 	Meri Saasu Maa 			
2016 	It's Not That Simple 			Season 2
2017 	Time Out 			Mini-series (co-written with Danish Aslam)
2017 	Shankar Jaikishan 3 in 1 			Script Head
2018–2020	Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 			All Seasons
2019 	Cold Lassi Aur Chicken Masala 			
2020 	Bebakee 			
2020 	A Married Woman 			
TBA 	Toxic 			
TBA 	Escaype Live 			
Category:Indian people
Category:Indian authors
Category:Indian screenwriters