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This is from the 1970s. Veteran actor Girish Karnad was the director of Pune's Film and Television Institute i.e. FTII. By then Girish Karnad had become a big name in the world of acting. He received a national award. The Filmfare Award was in his hand. At that time his age was only 35-36 years. The circumstances were such that some children in the institution were older than him. Later, in the last years of the 90s, he also became the chairman of this organization. Well, what happened was that during the tenure of Girish Karnad, students went on strike. The strike meant that the institute was closed. Studies have stopped. At the same time, a 20-22 year old boy went to a film and television institute to learn editing after studying in Mumbai. When the strike happened he came back to Bombay.
Prakash Jha's story
A film was being shot in Bombay. He started going for shooting. Coincidentally, his mind was busy shooting the film and fortunately, the director hired him as his assistant. This is the story of Prakash Jha and his later years recorded in history. It is not known how much work he learned at FTII but it is known that Prakash Jha did not return after that to complete his course. In fact, even while studying at FTII, Prakash Jha had not decided that he would make his career only in the film world. But after joining the shooting of this film, he decided that now whatever he wants to do in his career, he has to do it in films only.
The film director gave the first break
You must remember the song sung by Asha Bhosle and Rafi, Raj Ki Baat Kah Don To Jaane Mehfil Mein Kya Ho, let's take the story forward with this song. This was a superhit song from the film Dharma. Chand was directing the film. Apart from Pran, Naveen Nischal and Rekha were also in the film. Rekha had a double role in this film. This film was a remake of a Telugu film. Actually, Chand has done more than a dozen films till now. But Dharma was his most popular film. Which also earned a good amount of money in the 70s. It so happened that during the shooting of this film, Chand's eyes fell on Prakash Jha. Prakash Jha used to come to watch the shooting. We have told you the following story. After this he worked hard for a decade and won the trust of the industry.
film tour
Prakash Jha's filmmaking journey started with a film named 'Hip Hip Hurray'. In which Rajkiran and Deepti Naval were in the lead roles. This film was released in 1984. However, Prakash Jha was also married to Deepti Naval but later they decided to separate. Let us come back to Prakash Jha's film journey. After 'Hip Hip Hurray', Prakash Jha's next film is remembered as the most powerful film of Indian cinema. That film was 'Damul'. In which there was a story of bonded labourers. Prakash Jha received the National Film Award for this film. Prakash Jha made his mark with this film. After this, the film Parineeti based on the story of famous writer Vijaydan Detha came and then the next big film came – Mrityadand. By the year 2000, Prakash Jha was well established. After this he also made a documentary on famous dancer Sonal Mansingh. This is also counted among the major works of Prakash Jha. He was given the National Award for this documentary. Prakash Jha also has successful films like Gangaajal, Abhaan, Raajneeti in his name. Yes, there is definitely a difference in Prakash Jha's films as compared to earlier, now he understands the business side of the film very well. That is why now more than ever, that 'commercial approach' is seen in his films.
He also tried his hand in politics
This aspect of Prakash Jha's life is also interesting. As a child, I wanted to join the army but I got into films. After this he got a lot of fame in films but he was also interested in politics. You can understand the desires of his heart even by watching his films. It is said that Prakash Jha always felt that leaders win elections, become MLAs and ministers but do not work for the public. They maintain distance from the public. They do many things that have nothing to do with honesty. It advocates change in politics. Therefore he himself decided to enter politics. In 2004, Prakash Jha had contested elections from Bettiah. However, he lost the election by a huge margin. He contested elections several times in the last two decades. But he never got success. The grammar of film industry and politics is different. Prakash Jha understood the grammar of making a film not on politics but on politics. In recent times, Prakash Jha has also produced some webseries.