He has worked at
JWT, Grant Kenyon & Eckhardt and as senior creative director with RK Swamy BBDO. He was one of the first small-screen stars in India featuring in the 1980s TV serials like
Khandan, as well as an appearance in the horror anthology series
Aahat as a vampire,
Mr. Mrs and later in
Ji Mantriji (2003), the Indian adaptation of BBC's satirical sitcom,
Yes Minister. Jayant has played character roles in movies like
Heat and Dust (1983) directed by
James Ivory,
Rockford, in the Indian sci-fi thriller
Alag, in the 2008 blockbuster
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and in
3 Idiots (2009) movie as interview panel head. Jayant has directed and produced films for multinationals and is actively involved with theatre. Jayant has written the scripts for the original
Ghar Jamai which was aired in the old TV days of
Doordarshan. He has written and produced
PC aur Mausi — a mini TV series which explored the prejudices a 'mausi' (maternal aunt) had with the advent of the 'dreaded' personal computer (PC) in the mid-1980s in India. Amongst his earlier work is an educational TV programme in which children explored the statement "Why is Water Wet!" in a successful format. He also acted as a quiz master in an infotainment channel's quiz show. ==Filmography==