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Joyce Polycarp (Malaika Arora’s Mother) Husband, Children, Family, Biography

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Religion: Christianity
Husband: Anil Kuldip Mehta
Hometown: Mumbai

Joyce Polycarp

Bio/Wiki
Other NameJoyce Arora (after marriage)
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 3" (161 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourSalt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth2 March
Zodiac signPisces
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai
ReligionChristianity
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
HobbyCooking
Social MediaInstagram
LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital StatusWidow
Family
Husband/Spouse• (Merchant Navy Officer)
Anil Kuldip Mehta (Deceased, Businessman, Music Promoter, International Artists Tour Manager)
ChildrenDaughter(s)- 2
Malaika Arora (Actress)
Amrita Arora (Actress)
Anil Arora with Joyce Polycarp and daughters

A photo of Joyce Polycarp

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joyce Polycarp

  • She belongs to a Malayali Christian family.
  • In August 2010, she joined FridayMoviez in Mumbai as an editor and worked until September 2011.
  • In March 2012, she started working as a partner in StarKonnect Events & Promotions in Mumbai.
  • She got separated from her first husband when Malaika Arora was 11 years old.
  • She baptized her two daughters at an early age.
  • Thereafter, she and her daughters moved to Chembur in Mumbai and raised them as a single mother.
  • According to sources, after separating from Anil Mehta, she reunited with him once again and started living in the Ayesha Manor building in Bandra, Mumbai, a few years before his death.
  • As per her, Anil had a habit of reading the newspaper on the balcony. On 11 September 2024, she found that he had not read the newspaper and left his slippers on the balcony. After hearing the commotion below her building, she got to know that Anil Mehta had died by jumping off from the balcony.
  • Later, she reported to the Mumbai Police that Anil was fine mentally and physically before his death.
  • Thereafter, her daughter Malaika posted the news on her Instagram handle.

    Malaika Arora's social media post for her father

    Malaika Arora’s social media post for her father