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Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), and his multi-starrer films, Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011), Chakravyuh (2012), and Satyagraha (2013). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002).. He runs a ...
Prakash Jha. Director: Gangaajal. Prakash Jha is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who is primarily known for his socially and politically relevant films like Apaharan (2005), Aarakshan (2011), and Raajneeti (2010), among others. Jha went to Sainik School Tilaya in his hometown of Bettiah in Bihar, India. After finishing his schooling, he attended Ramjas College, Delhi University. During his college days, he went on to work as an assistant...
Prakash Jha: Profession: Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Politician: Political Party: Janata Dal (United) -JD(U) Political Journey: 2004: Contested as an Independent candidate but lost the election to the Lok Sabha from his native Champaran. 2009: Contested again and lost the election to the Lok Sabha in 2009 as Lok Janashakti Party candidate from West Champaran. 2014: Contested elections as a JD(U) candidate from Bettiah and lost again.
Prakash Jha. Director: Gangaajal. Prakash Jha is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who is primarily known for his socially and politically relevant films like Apaharan (2005), Aarakshan (2011), and Raajneeti (2010), among others. Jha went to Sainik School Tilaya in his hometown of Bettiah in Bihar, India. After finishing his schooling, he attended Ramjas College, Delhi University. During his college days, he went on to work as an assistant...
Feb 15, 2024 · Prakash Jha has carved his niche in Bollywood as an acclaimed screenwriter and director. He proved his mettle as a filmmaker with his movies such as 'Raajneeti', 'Apaharan', 'Gangaajal', among others.
Feb 15, 2024 · Filmmaker Prakash Jha 's journey from film set spectator to director is a tale that goes beyond the glamour. His films, like 'Damul', 'Mrityudand', 'Gangaajal' and others sought to portray India's ...
Feb 14, 2024 · National award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha is known for helming acclaimed projects like Gangaajal, Raajneeti, Aarakshan and the web series Aashram.. He has also helmed Madhuri Dixit and Shabana Azmi starrer 1997’s Mrityudand which revolved around the story of three women dominated by a patriarchal society and their struggles to overcome it.
Prakash Jha is widely known for his hard-hitting social and political commentary through film, confronting issues of caste, class, power, politics, corruption, patriarchy, and resistance. Jha’s work transcends genres, from documentary film to artistic commercial cinema to television series, and encompasses screenplay-writing, direction ...
Prakash Jha has carved his niche in Bollywood as an acclaimed screenwriter and director. He proved his mettle as a filmmaker with his movies such as 'Raajneeti', 'Apaharan', 'Gangaajal', among others.
Oct 11, 2012 · With films such as Damul (1985), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005) and the huge commercial hit Raajneeti (2010), Prakash Jha is a director with a proven track record of tackling socio-political themes on film without sacrificing the entertainment factor. His latest presents a typically expansive canvas to tackle a thorny terrorist-or-freedom-fighter issue head on, bringing a struggle that is barely known about in the west – or even in metropolitan India – into the light.
