Prakash Jha was born on February 27, 1952 in Patna, Bihar, India. He is a director and producer, known for Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005) and Mrityudand: The Death Sentence (1997).
Prakash Jha
Movies
Raajneeti
Belonging to a prominent Uttar Pradesh-family of ruthless politicians, Samar Pratap is about to return to his Irish-American girlfriend, Sarah, in the U.S. and obtain a PhD, but cancels his trip when his father, Chandra, is shot dead. He decides to stay put and avenge this slaying but ends up…
Fun Facts
Born and raised on his family's farm in Champaran, Bihar, India in 1953, Jha studied physics at Delhi University until deciding to work on the family farm in 1970. He moved to Bombay in 1972 to study at the Film & television Institute of India, and has been making films independently since 1974.
Uncle to director Alankrita Shrivastava.
Father of Producer, singer,assistant director Disha Jha .
Was involved with Nandita Das.
Adopted his daughter Disha when she was very young.
There was speculation in the media that Prakash Jha had a wife and kid back home in Bihar.