Prakash Jha

Prakash Jha

Known for

Directing

Born

February 27, 1952 (age 74)

Birthplace

West Champaran, Bihar, India

Biography

Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer-director-screenwriter, who is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), and multi starrer hit movie Rajneeti (2010). He is also the maker of National Film Award-winning documentaries like, Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002).

Best known work

Lipstick Under My Burkha
Lipstick Under My Burkha
2017
Raajneeti
Raajneeti
2010
Gangaajal
Gangaajal
2003
Aarakshan
Aarakshan
2011
The Kapil Sharma Show
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
Satyagraha
Satyagraha
2013
Apaharan
Apaharan
2005
Saand Ki Aankh
Saand Ki Aankh
2019
Chakravyuh
Chakravyuh
2012
Aashram
Aashram
2020

Filmography

  1. TBA

    What Remains

    as Harilal

  2. TBA

    Janadesh

    Director

  3. TBA

    Raajneeti 2

    Director

  4. 2026

    SankalpTV

    Director

  5. 2023

  6. 2022

  7. 2020

    AashramTV

    Director, Producer, Creator

  8. 2020

    Pareeksha

    Director, Writer

  9. 2019

    Saand Ki Aankh

    as Rattan Singh Tomar

  10. 2017

  11. 2017

    Alif

    Editor

  12. 2016

    The Kapil Sharma ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  13. 2016

    Jai Gangaajal

    as Beant Singh, Director, Producer, Screenplay

  14. 2015

  15. 2013

    Satyagraha

    Director, Writer, Producer

  16. 2012

    Chakravyuh

    Director, Writer

  17. 2011

    Aarakshan

    Director, Story

  18. 2011

    Turning 30

    Producer

  19. 2010

    Raajneeti

    Director, Writer, Producer

  20. 2005

    Apaharan

    Director

  21. 2004

    Loknayak

    Director

  22. 2003

    Gangaajal

    Director

  23. 2001

    Rahul

    Director

  24. 2001

    Sonal

    Director

  25. 1999

    Dil Kya Kare

    Director

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