Jayantilal Gada is an Indian film producer and distributor.
He ventured into film production under his production company, Popular Entertainment Network (PEN) India Ltd.
1987
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.
1992
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.
2004
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.
2010
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.
2013
He is known for producing the 2013 Hindi-language film Mahabharat, which won Best Animation Film at the 3rd Fiji Film Festival.
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.
2014
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.
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.
TBAThe following is a list of notable films in which Gada's Pen India Ltd has been involved:
2016
However, Jayantilal Gada resumed office from 1 April 2016.
Gada launched a new Television Channel named WOW (Channel).
WOW's content mainly consists of various Bollywood Songs, old and classic Bollywood movies, new Hindi movies and Gujarati movies, along with South Indian (Hindi dubbed) movies, TV series such as Mahabharat and other content.
Jayantilal Gada is a Kutchi Jain Vagad born in Lakadia, Gujarat.
