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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) and has worked on several popular Indian television series.

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 events like the 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 in May 2018, is an imagination of the life of Vatsyayana, the intriguing author of the most comprehensive erotic texts in history.