Prakash Jha

Biography:

Prakash Jha is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor who is famous for socially significant and politically oriented movies. Prakash Jha has been noted for his ability to create compelling storylines revolving around issues of corruption, caste, crimes, politics, and social inequalities. Prakash Jha has been directing many well-received films in his long career of several decades. Some of these films include Damul, Mrityudand, Gangaajal, Apaharan, Raajneeti, Aarakshan, Chakravyuh, Satyagraha, and Jai Gangaajal.

Entering the field of digital entertainment, Prakash Jha created and directed the crime-drama TV series Aashram for MX Player (2020 to present). In addition to his directing work, Prakash Jha has done acting and producing for different movies and web-series projects. Noted for his compelling and socially significant narratives, Prakash Jha is one of the prominent directors in Indian and OTT cinema.