FILM DIRECTOR

Prakash Jha

1952 - Today

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Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), and his multi-starrer films, Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011), Chakravyuh (2012), and Satyagraha (2013). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002). He runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prakash Jha has received more than 2,335,691 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Prakash Jha is the 1,646th most popular film director (up from 1,755th in 2019), the 944th most popular biography from India (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Prakash Jhas by language

Over the past year Prakash Jha has had the most page views in the with 199,358 views, followed by Hindi (32,981), and French (1,156). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Western Punjabi (69.95%), Sanskrit (45.32%), and Hindi (37.41%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Prakash Jha ranks 1,646 out of 2,041. Before him are Deran Sarafian, Peter Cattaneo, Lenny Abrahamson, Brad Anderson, Neil Marshall, and Tomm Moore. After him are Zeki Demirkubuz, Gaylen Ross, Stacy Peralta, Jack Smith, David Mackenzie, and Richard LaGravenese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Prakash Jha ranks 661. Before him are John Waite, Denís Milar, Nina Zyuskova, Franklin Graham, Wim Meutstege, and Rohinton Mistry. After him are Sherrod Brown, Angelė Rupšienė, Wojciech Rudy, Raman Singh, John Walker, and Wolfgang Mager.

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In India

Among people born in India, Prakash Jha ranks 944 out of 1,861. Before him are Nagarjuna (1959), Prabhas (1979), Padma Subrahmanyam (1943), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Saroo Brierley (1981), and Silk Smitha (1960). After him are Sushilkumar Shinde (1941), Sikandar Jah (1768), Raman Singh (1952), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Brahmanandam (1956), and Nimmi (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Prakash Jha ranks 22. Before him are Subhash Ghai (1945), Deepa Mehta (1950), Aparna Sen (1945), Tapan Sinha (1924), Karan Johar (1972), and Nasir Hussain (1931). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), Tariq Anwar (1945), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), B. R. Chopra (1914), and K. Balachander (1930).

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Filmography

Raajneeti
Director
It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty backdrop, love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments. The darkness that rises from their souls threatens to envelope all that they hold precious. Until eventually, in the crescendo of increasing violence, the line between good and evil blurs, making it impossible to distinguish heroes from villains. Raajneeti is the story of Indian democracy. And its ugly underside. It is about politics. And beyond.
Jun 4o 20106.3 / 10
Gangaajal
Director
Posted to a small, crime-ridden town, a cop soon learns that cleaning up the system also means confronting the corruption among police and politicians.
Aug 29o 20036.3 / 10
Aarakshan
Director
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
Aug 12o 20116 / 10