Jay Soni is an Indian actor and host who works mainly in Hindi television shows. He is known for his role as Ishaan Kashyap in the StarPlus TV show Sasural Genda Phool (2010).
Wiki/Biography
Jay Soni was born on Thursday, December 25, 1986, in Surat, Gujarat, India (35 years old as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. For graduation, Jay went to Bombay University in Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 16″
family
Jay Soni comes from a Gujarati family.
Parents and siblings
There isn’t much information about Jay’s father.
Jay Soni and his father
His mother’s name is Kiran Soni.
Jay Soni and his mother
Jay has two brothers, Harsh Soni and Nirav Soni.
Jay Soni and his brother Harsh Soni
Jay Soni’s brother Nirav Soni
Harsh is an actor while Nirav is an actor, poet and writer.
wife and children
Jay Soni married Pooja Shah on February 18, 2014.
Jay Soni and his wife
His wife is a fashion designer and stylist. The couple has a daughter, Aradheea J Soni, born on April 18, 2019.
Jay Soni’s daughter Aradheea Soni
Profession
Movie
Jay Soni made his acting debut in Bollywood in 2004 with the film Dil Maange More, co-starring Shahid Kapoor. In 2004, he played a supporting role in the movie “Fida”. In 2007, he starred in two Bollywood films, “Buddha Mar Gaya” as Pawan and “MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar”. In 2018, Jay made his debut in Gujarati films with the movie “Lamboo Rastoo”, playing the role of Dhaivat Yagnik.
In March 2022, Jay appeared in the short film “Women’s Day Special Wellness Video” on YouTube.
television
In 2005, Jay Soni made his television debut in the StarPlus show Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, in which he played the role of Jigar.
Jay Soni stills from TV show Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
In 2007, he played the role of Samar in the StarPlus TV series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan. Jay is known for his role as Ishaan Kashyap in StarPlus’s TV series Sasural Genda Phool (2010).
In 2013, he appeared in Colors TV’s show Sanskaar – Dharohar Apnon Ki, playing the role of Jaikishan Vaishnav. In 2010, Jay appeared in the Sony TV show Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi as Dr. Ritwik Sen. Later, he appeared in some Hindi TV shows such as Bhaag Bakool Bhaag as Bakool (2017), Laal Ishq as Dushyant (2018), Gudiya Hamari Sabhi Pe Bhari as Hulchul Pandey (2020), Sasural Genda Phool 2 as Ishaan Kashyap (2021).
host
In 2011, Jay Chou hosted the singing reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs” on Zee TV. In 2014, he worked as a host on Sony Pal’s reality game show Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha along with Ragini Khanna.
Jay Soni hosts the show Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha with Ragini Khanna
In 2015, he served as the host of SAB TV’s comedy show “Comedy Superstar”.
reality show
In 2012, Jay Soni appeared as a wild card contestant in the fifth season of Colors TV’s dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, along with choreographer Bhavna. In 2015, he appeared in StarPlus’ celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye Season 7 along with his wife Pooja Soni.
web series
Jay Soni made his digital debut in 2020 with the web series Twisted 3 directed by Vikram Bhatt on Jio Cinema. Jai plays the lead role of Karan Sabharwal alongside Priya Banerjee.
Poster of Jay Soni’s first web drama “Twisted 3”
advertise
Jay Soni has appeared in some advertisements of popular brands like Hero Honda, Realme, Philips Air Fryer, Virgin Mobiles and Colgate Max Fresh.
Awards
- 2010: The TV series “Sasural Genda Pool” won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
- 2013: Best Newcomer – Actor, won the Color Golden Petal Award for TV series Sanskar Dharohar Apno Ki
- 2018: Gujarati film Lamboo Rastoo wins CAMA Excellence Award
Jay Soni wins CAMA award
bicycle collection
Jay owns a Harley Davidson and Hyosung GT650R bikes.
Jay Soni and his Harley-Davidson motorcycle
Jay Soni and his Hyosung GT650R bike
Favorites
- Songs: “Yeh Dooriyan” from the Bollywood movie Love Aaj Kal and “Tum Saath Ho” from the Bollywood movie Tamasha
- Movies: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Barfi, Rockstar and Love Aaj Kal
Facts/Trivia
- Jay revealed in an interview that he had never thought of pursuing acting as a career. Furthermore, he said,
Really! I had a typical Gujarati accent and was very fat, no one could have imagined that one day I would be in front of the camera! I went to Mumbai for my graduation. One day when some friends went to audition for a TV show, I went with them and found it exciting to be in the studio.
- In 2020, Jay Soni opened a cafe in Mumbai, but due to the lockdown during Covid-19, the cafe was closed. In an interview, he discussed the reasons for closing the cafe, saying:
I also want to learn about this, it is important to gain some experience in smaller places before investing in big projects. However, I wasn’t able to devote much time and then lockdown happened. So with most of the staff leaving, I had to close the place.
- Jay often shares photos of his smoking and drinking habits on social media.
Jay Soni holding a bottle of beer with his wife
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