Prakash Jha  share

Prakash Jha was born on 27th February 1952 in West Champaran in the state of Bihar, India. He studied at the Sainik School Tilaya. He graduated in Physics at Ramjas College, Delhi. His interest in Physics lasted for a year until a creative itch prompted him to join the J.J. School of Arts to become a painter. He got sidetracked when he saw the shoot for Dharma and joined the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune to study editing. He was married to actress Deepti Naval who acted in his award winning movie Damul and Hip Hip Hurray. They later divorced. After making several documentaries and movies, Prakash Jha also set up the Prakash Jha Productions. Movies apart, Jha is also behind Anubhooti that offers training in film-making and Samvedan which supports small and micro industries.

Spouse:

Deepti Naval (Actress)