[2] She was trained in Bharatanatyam from an early age by Guru Indira P. P. Bora for five years.she was also acting in Assamnee television and plays with Assamnee theatre personalities from NSD like Dulal Roy and Baharul Islam (actor) who inspired her.

Some of her well-known films are Chal & Xcuse Me (Hindi), Penninmanathaithottu (Tamil) opposite Prabhu Deva, Samurai (Tamil) opposite Vikram, Bahala Channa Gide (Kannada) opposite Shivraj Kumar, Magunido Sagodo (Odiya) which won the National Award for best Odiya film in 2003, Thilaadanam (Telugu) Which won National Award for best debut director to the late 6 time National and International award-winning Film Critic and Director K.N.T.

After shifting to Kolkata, Jaya joined Kalamandalam under the guidance of Guru Thankamani Kutty in the year 2005. she continued her learning under Bidushi Rama Vaidyanathan.

She regaled audiences at Detroit's Cobo Arena at the inauguration of the 2007 Bengali Sammelan & Muscat show in May 2015.

Jaya also worked with renowned theatre personality Usha Ganguly as the main lead in her production Chandalika.