Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
- - Date of Birth: 27 February, 1952
- - Birth Place: West Champaran, Bihar, India
- - Occupation: Producer, director & screenwriter
- - Years active: 1976- present
- - Films Genre: Political and socio-political
- - Spouse (s): Deepti Naval (divorced)
- - Graduation: Ramjas College, Delhi University
Film Career (Filmography)
- - Upcoming Movies: Rajniti
- - Production company: Prakash Jha Productions
- - Directorial Debut Film: Hip Hip Hurray (1983)
For various reasons, Prakash Jha Productions has become synonymous with the film director Prakash Jha and his unique brand of cinema Cinema with Power.
Prakash also fought and lost, election to the Lok Sabha from his native Champaran in 2004.
He has made over 25 documentaries, 9 feature films, 2 TV features and 3 TV series which mainly highlights the social evil.
List of Films by Prakash Jha
Director: Apaharan (2005), Gangaajal (2003), Dil Kya Kare (1999), Mrityudand (1997), Parinati (1988), Damul (1984), Hip Hip Hurray (1983)
Awards
National Film Awards
- - Winner of National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Face After Storm (1984) in 1984
- - Winner of National Film Award for Best Film: Damul (1985) in 1985
- - National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film: Kudiattam (1986) in 1987
- - Winner of National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Sonal (2002) in 2002
- - Winner of National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues Gangaajal (2003) in the year 2004
- - Winner of National Film Award for Best Screenplay Apaharan (2005) in 2006
Filmfare Awards
- - Won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie Damul (1985) in 1985
- - Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Apaharan (2005) in 2006
