Film Director
Prakash Jha
1952 - today
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Prakash Jha
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Prakash Jha is the 2,045th most popular film director (down from 1,648th in 2024), the 1,348th most popular biography from India (down from 945th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Indian Film Director.
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Among Film Directors
Among film directors, Prakash Jha ranks 2,045 out of 2,041. Before him are Ram Gopal Varma, John Schwartzman, Andrew Fleming, Michael Almereyda, Derek Kolstad, and Dan Trachtenberg. After him are Richard Stanley, Ben Wheatley, Mati Diop, David Michôd, Linus Sandgren, and Jeremy Podeswa.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRam Gopal Varma
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 2,039
John Schwartzman
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 2,040
Andrew Fleming
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 2,041
Michael Almereyda
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 2,042
Derek Kolstad
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 2,043
Dan Trachtenberg
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 2,044
Prakash Jha
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 2,045
Richard Stanley
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 2,046
Ben Wheatley
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 2,047
Mati Diop
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 2,048
David Michôd
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 2,049
Linus Sandgren
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 2,050
Jeremy Podeswa
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2,051
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Prakash Jha ranks 785. Before him are Medea Benjamin, Lai-Sang Young, Armelia McQueen, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Peter Tatchell, and Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. After him are Ronald M. Sega, Rita Dove, Lee Morin, Marvin Barnes, Charles Camarda, and Terence T. Henricks.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsMedea Benjamin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 779
Lai-Sang Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 780
Armelia McQueen
ACTOR
1952 - 2020
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 781
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 782
Peter Tatchell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 783
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 784
Prakash Jha
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 785
Ronald M. Sega
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 786
Rita Dove
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 787
Lee Morin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 788
Marvin Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2014
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 789
Charles Camarda
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 790
Terence T. Henricks
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 791
In India
Among people born in India, Prakash Jha ranks 1,348 out of NaN. Before him are Mukul Dev (1970), Kritika Kamra (1988), Gurdas Maan (1957), Rahul Dravid (1973), Mahesh Bhupathi (1974), and Triptii Dimri (1994). After him are Jagjit Kaur (1930), Protima Bedi (1948), Gadis Arivia (1964), Ronit Roy (1965), Mohammed Shahid (1960), and Bajrang Punia (1994).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMukul Dev
ACTOR
1970 - 2025
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 1,342
Kritika Kamra
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,343
Gurdas Maan
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,344
Rahul Dravid
CRICKETER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 1,345
Mahesh Bhupathi
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,346
Triptii Dimri
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 1,347
Prakash Jha
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,348
Jagjit Kaur
SINGER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,349
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,350
Gadis Arivia
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,351
Ronit Roy
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,352
Mohammed Shahid
ATHLETE
1960 - 2016
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,353
Bajrang Punia
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,354
Among Film Directors In India
Among film directors born in India, Prakash Jha ranks 49. Before him are Shakti Samanta (1926), Sai Paranjpye (1938), S. S. Rajamouli (1973), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), and Ram Gopal Varma (1962). After him are Kiran Rao (1973), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Mani Kaul (1944), Prabhu Deva (1973), Farhan Akhtar (1974), and Anurag Kashyap (1972).
Shakti Samanta
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 43
Sai Paranjpye
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 44
S. S. Rajamouli
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 45
Rajkumar Hirani
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 46
Rituparno Ghosh
1963 - 2013
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 47
Ram Gopal Varma
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 48
Prakash Jha
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 49
Kiran Rao
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 50
Muzaffar Ali
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 51
Mani Kaul
1944 - 2011
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 52
Prabhu Deva
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 53
Farhan Akhtar
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 54
Anurag Kashyap
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 55















































