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Prakash Jha

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Prakash Jha, born in Bettiah, Bihar, on 27 February 1952, is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his political and socio-political films, such as Hip Hip Hurray and Damul of 1984, Mrityudand, Gangaajal and Apaharan, and for his multi-starrer films Raajneeti, Aarakshan and Chakravyuh. He has been active since 1982. He also made the National Film Award winning documentaries Faces After the Storm in 1984 and Sonal in 2002, and he runs the production company Prakash Jha Productions. Within this atlas Prakash Jha is credited on Raajneeti.

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    Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and actor 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).
  • Article body: National Film Award
    He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002).
  • Article body: Filmfare Award
    Next came the film he received most recognition for, Damul (1984), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie in 1985.
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Politics) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha.
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