Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter who is mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as
Damul (1984),
Mrityudand (1997),
Gangaajal (2003),
Apaharan (2005), multistarrer hit movie
Raajneeti (2010),
Aarakshan (2011)
Chakravyuh (2012), and the
Satyagraha (2013). He is also the maker of
National Film Award winning documentaries like,
Faces After The Storm (1984) and
Sonal (2002).
He now runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions.
[2] Prakash Jha, owns the
P&M Mall in
Patna.
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Prakash Jha was raised at his family's farm in Baraharwa,
Bettiah,
West Champaran,
Bihar, India. He did his schooling from
Sainik School Tilaya,
[3] Koderma district and
Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1,
Bokaro Steel City (
Jharkhand). Later, he joined
Ramjas College,
Delhi University to do B.Sc (Hons) in Physics; though he left studies after one year,
[4] and decided to go to Mumbai and become a painter, though while he was preparing for J.J. School of Arts, he happened to witness the shooting of the film
Dharma and got hooked on to filmmaking.
Soon he joined the
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII),
Pune in 1973, to do a course in editing, though midway through it, the institution was closed for while, due to student agitation, so he came to Mumbai, and started working, and never went back to complete the course.
[5]
Personal life[edit]
Prakash was at one time married to actress
Deepti Naval with whom he has an adopted daughter Disha.
[6][7]
While still midway through his course, he started working on films independently, in 1974,
[8] and made his first documentary,
Under the Blue in 1975, and continued to do so for next 8 years.
[4]
During this period he made some highly politically charged documentaries, like the one of 'Bihar Sharif riots', titled,
Faces After Storm (1984), which received considerable attention, as it was banned within 4–5 days of its released
[5] though later it won the
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film for the year.
Over the years he has made over 25 documentaries, nine feature films, two television features and three television series including the popular TV serial Mungerilal Ke Hasin Sapne.
[11][12]
In 2010, he directed
Raajneeti, which was a contemporary take on the epic,
Mahabharat. It starred
Ajay Devgan,
Manoj Bajpai,
Naseeruddin Shah,
Katrina Kaif,
Arjun Rampal,
Nana Patekar and
Ranbir Kapoor and was a critical and commercial success. His next venture was
Aarakshan which starred
Amitabh Bachchan,
Saif Ali Khan Deepika Padukone and
Prateik Babbar.
[18] In 2012, Jha's next release
Chakravyuh starred Arjun Rampal,
Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpai,
Kabir Bedi and
Esha Gupta was released in Dussehra 2012.
[19][20][21][22] His next film
Satyagraha(2013) starred
Amitabh Bachchan and
Ajay Devgn.
[23]
Politics[edit]
Prakash Jha contested and lost election to the
Lok Sabha from his native Champaran in 2004. He again lost election to the
Lok Sabha in 2009 as Lok Janashakti Party candidate from West Champaran.
[24][25][26] He again contested 2014 Elections as a
JD(U)Candidate from
Bettiah and lost being second on the list.
[27]
Social initiatives[edit]
For the last five years Prakash Jha has been seriously involved with development initiatives in Bihar. He has been spearheading growth in infrastructure, health care and vocational training facilities in the state through the NGO Anubhooti.
Anubhooti[edit]
Prakash Jha is the chairman of Anubhooti, a registered society that has been working for cultural development, improvement of health care, disaster management and the upliftment of farmers and socio-economic backward people in Bihar since 1991.
Most recently, the organization has been working for flood survivors. After the Kosi flood on 18 August 2008, Anubhooti has provided complete relief to 6000 people since September 2008. Anubhooti has created a model village, Hindolwa village, for the flood affected and is working towards their complete rehabilitation. Anubhooti has provided relief to 5000 people for health care in jamui dist.bihar.
Filmography[edit]
|
| 1982 | Shree Vats
(Documentary) | Director | Film on the Pune-based institute Shreevatsa |
| 1983 | Faces After The Storm
(Documentary) | Director | National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
Best Documentary of the year
International Film Festival of India, Special Jury Award |
| 1984 | Hip Hip Hurray | Director | All India Film Awards Association, Best Director |
| 1985 | Damul | Director, Producer, Co-Script Writer | National Film Award for Best Feature Film
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie |
| 1986 | Kudiattam
(Documentary) | Director | National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film |
| 1988 | Looking Back
(Documentary) | Director | National Film Award for Best Industrial Documentary |
| 1989 | Parinati | Director, Producer | National Film Award for Best Costume Design
Presented as An Outstanding Film at the London Film Festival at the London Film Festival |
| 1996 | Bandish | Director, Producer | |
| 1997 | Mrityudand
(The Death Sentence) | Director, Producer, Editor, Dialogue Writer | Screen Cinema Award, Best Actor in a Negative Role
Screen Cinema Award, Best Dialogue
Screen Cinema Award, Best Screenplay
Zee Cine Award, Best Dialogue
Zee Cine Award, Best Director
Sansui Film Awards, Best Film (Critics Choice)
Sansui Film Awards, Best Actress
Special Jury Award, Cinema Tout Ecran, Geneva for Best Feature
Audience Award, Best Feature, Bangkok Film Festival |
| 1999 | Dil Kya Kare | Director, Editor, Story writer | |
| 2001 | Rahul | Director | |
| 2002 | Sonal
(Documentary) | Director | National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film |
| 2003 | Gangaajal | Director, Producer, Editor, Story writer, Dialogue Writer | National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues |
| 2004 | Loknayak | Director, Producer, Editor, Story writer, Dialogue Writer | Based on the life of Bharat Ratna Jayaprakash Narayan |
| 2005 | Apaharan | Director, Producer, Story writer | National Film Award for Best Screenplay
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
Star Screen Best Screenplay Award |
| 2007 | Dil Dosti Etc | Producer | |
| 2007 | Khoya Khoya Chand | Producer | |
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Director, Producer, Dialogue Writer | Star Screen Best Screenplay Award |
| 2011 | Turning 30 | Producer | |
| 2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | Producer | |
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Director, Producer | |
| 2012 | Chakravyuh | Director, Producer | |
| 2013 | Satyagraha | Director, Producer | |
| 2015 | Crazy Cukkad Family | Producer | Set to release on 16 January 2015 |
| 2016 | Raajneeti 2 | Director | (Announced) |
National Film Awards[edit]
Filmfare Awards[edit]
Star Screen Awards[edit]
- 2005: Star Screen Best Screenplay Award: Apaharan
- 2011: Star Screen Best Screenplay Award: Raajneeti
Other Awards[edit]
- 1983: International Film Festival of India, Special Jury Award: Faces After The Storm
- 1984: All India Film Awards Association, Best Director: Hip Hip Hurray
- 1986: Baba Saheb Ambedkar Award, Social Understanding
- 1998: Screen Cinema Award, Best Actor in a Negative Role: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Screen Cinema Award, Best Dialogue: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Screen Cinema Award, Best Screenplay: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Zee Cine Award, Best Dialogue: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Zee Cine Award, Best Director: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Sansui Film Awards, Best Film (Critics Choice): Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Sansui Film Awards, Best Actress: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
International Awards[edit]
- 1988: Presented as An Outstanding Film at the London Film Festival at the London Film Festival: Parinati - The Inevitable
- 1998: Special Jury Award, Cinema Tout Ecran, Geneva for Best Feature: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
- 1998: Audience Award, Best Feature, Bangkok Film Festival: Mrityudand - Death Sentence
International Acclaim[edit]
- Damul - Bonded Until Death invited for competition and participation at Montreal, Berlin, Chicago, Moscow and several other festivals (1986–1987)
- Parinati - The Inevitable invited to several film festivals including the London International Film Festival (1988)
- Parampara - Traditions and Abhivyakti - An Expression represented India at the Festival of India in France and Japan.
- Mrityudand - Death Sentence invited to several festivals like London, Dublin, Melbourne, Riocine (Brazil), Bangkok, New York Human Rights Festival, Cinema Tout Ecran (Geneva) and others.
- Apaharan - Opening film of the Indian Film Festival in Israel (2005)
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References[edit]
- Jump up^ Untitled Document
- Jump up^ Prakash Jha Productions website.
- Jump up^ Sainik Schools Society
- ^ Jump up to:a b Prakash Jha Interview Part I passionforcinema.com.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Prakash Jha The Cinemas of India, by Yves Thoraval. Macmillan India, 2000. ISBN 0-333-93410-5, ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4. Page 191-192.
- Jump up^ Today's actors have become picky: Prakash Jha - Hindustan Times
- Jump up^ Prakash Jha during the launch of Deepti Naval's book 'The Mad Tibetan'
- Jump up^ Interviews Movies, Rediff.com, 3 February 2003.
- Jump up^ Filmmaker sees hope in Bihar Telegraph, 4 December 2005.
- Jump up^ Prakash Jha Interview passionforcinema.com.
- Jump up^ About Prakash Jha
- Jump up^ Awards at imbd
- Jump up^ Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon
- Jump up^ Doordarshan decides to air controversial Prakash Jha film
- Jump up^ Jayaprakash Narayan deserved better
- Jump up^ Prakash Jha declines to change his film on JP
- Jump up^ “I am fully indebted to theatre”
- Jump up^ http://tinselgurus.net/2010/12/23/finally-the-announcement-for-the-film-aarakshan/
- Jump up^ Chakravyuh’s shoot begins in city
- Jump up^ Arjun to enter ‘Chakravyuh’ next week
- Jump up^ Prakash Jha ties up with Eros International Media
- Jump up^ /'Chakravyuha' has nothing to do with 'Ko': Prakash Jha
- Jump up^ This is the first year in his career that Jha would be directing two films.
- Jump up^ After Nitish declined, I needed a party: Prakash Jha
- Jump up^ Of course, I'll contest elections: Prakash Jha - Times Of India
- Jump up^ ‘I will not contest an election again. Even without being an MP, I do whatever I can’ - Indian Express
- Jump up^ "Filmmaker Prakash Jha to contest Polls from Bettiah as a JDU Candidate". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Jump up^ Faces After The Storm
- Jump up^ Kudiattam
- Jump up^ Sonal
- Jump up^ Gangajal - Awards 'Prakash Jha Productions'.
- Jump up^ Awards Internet Movie Database .
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