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{{Short description|Indian TV soap opera series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Mona Singh as in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.jpg
| caption =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| creator =
| director = [[Tony Singh (director)|Tony Singh]] <br /> Deeya Singh <br /> [[Rajan Shahi]]
| music = Abhijeet Hegdepatil
| starring = [[Mona Singh]]
| opentheme = ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' by [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| writer = Jay Verma
| story = [[Fernando Gaitán]]
| country = India
| network = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| company = [[DJ's a Creative Unit]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2003|9|1|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2006|5|4|df=y}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 550
}}

'''''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''''' ({{translation|''There is no one like Jassi''}}) is an [[Indian soap opera]] which aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] from 1 September 2003 to 4 May 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jerriblank.com/betty/india.html |title=Ugly is the New Beautiful: India's "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin" |last=IV |first=Antonio Lopes Lagarto |website=www.jerriblank.com |access-date=2018-02-25}}</ref> The series was an adaptation of the Colombian drama ''[[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080608/spectrum/tv.htm |title=Television: Dream duo |date=8 June 2008 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Based largely on the show, ''[[Yo soy Betty, la fea]]'', the show follows the life of Jasmeet Walia known as Jassi ([[Mona Singh]]) who is a plain-looking young woman from a middle-class family in [[Mumbai]]. Jassi is a sincere worker and has been working to support her family. She is naive but intelligent. She has always been supported and encouraged by her father, grandmother (Bebe), and her close friend Nandu ([[Gaurav Gera]]) but she has faced rejection largely from society simply because of her looks. Jassi somehow lands her dream job at Gulmohur, a big fashion empire. She is appointed as the secretary to Armaan Suri ([[Apurva Agnihotri]]) and after a rough start soon becomes indispensable at work. She falls in love with Armaan but keeps her feelings to herself.

The show follows how Jassi becomes successful at Gulmohur but must face difficulties and trouble created by several people unhappy with her success, one of whom is Armaan's arrogant girlfriend Mallika ([[Rakshanda Khan]]). She is forced to disappear when things get too murky and is saved by businessman Purab Mehra ([[Samir Soni]]) who eventually becomes responsible for Jassi's makeover so she can hide her real identity and avenge the wrongs done to her and her family. Meanwhile, Armaan falls in love with Jassi, and while mourning her disappearance, is inexplicably attracted to her alter ego Jessica Bedi. In the end, Armaan and Jassi unite and gain control of Gulmohur.

== Cast ==
* [[Mona Singh]] as Jasmeet Walia (Jassi) also called Chasmish Chuhiya in negative tone / Jessica Bedi (Model of Gulmohar & Jasmin Collection)/ Neha Shastri (History & Drama Teacher) / Vedika's Adoptive Mother-She is an economist and Chairman Personal assistant with secretary in Gulmohar . Apparently ugly woman but very skilled in economics with a good CV. She is the pride of her father. She is in love with Armaan Suri but when she gets a new look, Armaan marries her, Armaan’s wife
* [[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Armaan Suri, the heir to the Gulmohar business empire who starts out as a rich and arrogant businessman, Jassi's lover/husband & Vedika's Adoptive Father.He is a chairman of Gulmohar. Inept playboy with only knowledge in industrial engineering who presents a risky and ambitious proposal with which he wins the presidency of Gulmohar. Managing it brings the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
* [[Rakshanda Khan]] as Mallika Seth-She is fashionista and Armaan's girlfriend from a well to do business family, main antagonist, Armaan's fiancée and Gulmohar's stockholder and point-of-sale manager. She is not really bad but a woman full of dignity who loves Armaan and hates lovers of Armaan. She hates Jassi as she covers up his constant infidelities.
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Raj Malhotra-He is Armaan's best friend and Gulmohar's commercial vice president. Playboy inveterate enemy of commitments and fatherhood.
* [[Gaurav Gera]] as Nandan Verma (Nandu), Jassi's best friend
* [[Manini Mishra]] as Pari Kapadia-She is antagonist; Mallika's best friend and secretary. Divorced woman, refined and superficial, as well as a materialist who is looking for a rich husband. Armaan hates her because she is a silly blonde and knows that Mallika wants her as Armaan's secretary to watch over her infidelities.
* [[Jayati Bhatia]] as Bindiya, Jassi's friend
* [[Pushtiie Shakti]] as Maithili, Jassi's friend
* [[Pubali Sanyal]] as Nazneen, Jassi's friend
* [[Shabnam Sayed]] as Maria, Jassi's friend
* [[Trishala]] as Trishala, Jassi's friend
* [[Uttara Baokar]] as Jassi's grandmother who she fondly calls Bebe
* [[Virendra Saxena]] as Balwant Walia (Billoo), Jassi's father who has always encouraged her
* Surinder Kaur as Amrit Walia, Jassi's mother
* [[Amar Talwar]] as Purushottam Suri, Armaan's father
* [[Mahru Sheikh]] as Ila Suri, Armaan's mother
* [[Samir Soni]] as Purab Mehra, a successful businessman who helps Jassi overcome her fears and knows her identity all along (Dead in Episode 388)
* [[Zain Khan]] as Rohan
* [[Shyam Pathak]] (episode 186) as Raddiwala
* [[Vinay Jain]] as Aryan Seth, Mallika's brother and Armaan's nemesis who will go to any lengths to get control of the Gulmohar empire Vedika's Father (Dead)(Negative Role)
* [[Rajesh Khera]] as Maddy, Gulmohar's fashion designer
* [[Navneet Nishan]] as Hansmukhi
* [[Shweta Salve]] as Arundhati Roy
* [[Vrajesh Hirjee]] as Computer Hacker
* [[Raman Trikha]] as Lucky
* [[Sandhya Mridul]] as Yaana
* [[Sandhya Shetty]] as Kareena Modi
* [[Anupama Verma]] as Sheetal Ambuja
* [[Mandira Bedi]] as herself
* [[Divya Dutta]] as herself
* [[Karan Oberoi (singer)]] as himself & Raghav Oberoi
* [[Vikas Bhalla]] as Chiranjeev (CJ) Oberoi in antagonist
* [[Neena Gupta]] as Nandini
* [[Rakhee Tandon (actress)|Rakhee Tandon]] as Anjali (Angel) Suri, Armaan's sister
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Advocate Thakral
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]] as Advocate Indira Bhargav
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as Rahul
* [[Shilpa Saklani]] as Vidhi Vedika's Mother
* [[Chinky Jaiswal]] as Vedika Vidhi's Daughter / Jassi & Armaan's Adoptive Daughter
* [[Nitin Arora]] as Detective
* [[Gauri Pradhan Tejwani]] as Gauri Pradhan
* [[Vikram Sahu]] as Dhanraj
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Meenakshi
* [[Niyati Joshi]] as Jyoti (Jo) Khatri
* [[Pooja Ghai Rawal]] as Riya
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Father Rodricks
* [[Sanjay Batra]] as Public Prosecutor
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] as Shiv Pratap Oberoi
* [[Shubhavi Choksey]] as Meera Oberoi
* [[Salil Acharya]] as Armaan's cousin
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Doctor
* [[Ketki Dave]] as Vrinda Khatri
* [[Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani|Sooraj Thapar]] as Charles
* [[Rajesh Khattar]] as Parvatlal Singh
* [[Apara Mehta]] as Naseem Aapa
* [[Sanjay Batra]] as Advocate Rajkumar Jha
* [[Neeru Bajwa]] as Neha Shastri

===Guest appearances===
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Karan Kapoor: To promote his film ''[[Hum Tum (film)|Hum Tum]]''<ref>{{Cite news|title=TV promotes products, NGOs and B'wood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/TV-promotes-products-NGOs-and-Bwood/articleshow/696496.cms|website=The Times of India|date=25 May 2004 }}</ref> (In May 2004)
* [[Malaika Arora]] for Loreal Paris Fashion Fiesta Advertisement in episode no 275
* [[Vandana Luthra]] as herself in Episode 306
* [[Rupali Tiwari]] as herself from NDTV News Host in Episode 343
* [[Neeta Lulla]] Designed Jassi's Bridal Outfit
* [[Neelam Kothari]] Designed Jassi's Bridal Jewellery

== Development ==
Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi is also known for its remarkable campaigning and marketing done by the channel to attract a huge audience before its launch. The main protagonist 'Jasmeet Walia' was hidden completely from the audience in promotions although the campaigning was focused on the character's uniqueness. This generated a lot of curiosity among its audience to know about the character. This was the first an Indian Television Channel took such a big risk to keep its series protagonist under wraps and still promoting it heavily. The risk paid off and the show opened with a bumper response on its premiere episode. The TV show was well received and it went on to run for three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/7889_Jassi-Jaissi-Koi-Nahin-Lessons-in-marketing|title=Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin: Lessons in marketing|date=15 December 2003 }}</ref>

== Reception ==
A special episode aired on 5 March 2005 garnered 10.9 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Indian Idol' shakes up TRP muster; rockets into third|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/mar/mar110.htm|website=Indian Television dot com|date=11 March 2005}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Role !! Result
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''2003'''
| rowspan="4" | [[Apsara Awards]]
| ''Best Actress in Drama Series''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
| rowspan="4" {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apsaraawards.org/1st_apsara_awards_winners.html |title=Winners of 1st Apsara Awards}}</ref>
|-
| ''Best Drama Series''
| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
|
|-
| ''Best Director-Drama Series''
| Rohit Khanna
|
|-
| ''Outstanding Debut''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
|-
| rowspan="8" | '''2004'''
| rowspan="6" | [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| ''Best Child Artiste (Male)''
| Zain (Indian child artist)|Zain Khan
| Rohan
| rowspan="6" {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/winners_pop.htm |title=Winners of 4th Indian Telly Awards |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175611/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/winners_pop.htm |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| ''Best Comic Actor (Female)''
| [[Manini De]]
| Pari
|-
| ''Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female)''
| [[Rakshanda Khan]]
| Mallika Seth
|-
| ''Television Personality of The Year (Female)''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
|-
| ''Best Actress (Female)''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
|-
| ''TV Programme of The Year''
| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| ''Best Serial – Drama (Jury)''
| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
|
| rowspan="2" {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2004 |title=Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526071531/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2004 |archive-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ''Best Actress (Popular)''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
|-
| rowspan="5" | '''2005'''
| rowspan="4" | [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| ''Best Actress (Female)''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
| rowspan="4" {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm |title=Winners of 5th Indian Telly Awards |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175616/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| ''Best Actor (Male)''
| Apurva Agnihotri
| Arman Suri
|-
| ''Best Actor in Negative Role (Female)''
| [[Rakshanda Khan]]
| Mallika Seth
|-
| ''Best Daily Serial''
| Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
|
|-
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| ''Best Actress – Drama (Jury)''
| [[Mona Singh]]
| Jasmeet Walia
| {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2005 |title=Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504215552/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2005 |archive-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0401949}}
* [https://www.sonyliv.com/details/show/4682377880001/Jassi Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} on [[Sony Liv]]

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