'''Prakash Jha (b. 1952)'''


Hindi director born in Champaran, Bihar.
Briefly trained as editor at the [[FTII]] (1976),
dropped out and made documentaries. Faces
after the Storm, on Biharsharif riots, was
unofficially banned. First feature Hip Hip
Hurray within 60s Hollywood schoolboycheerleader
genre. Sees himself as a political
film-maker. Briefly married to the actress
Deepti Naval (1984).


'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1976: Rhythms of a Land
and its People (Doc); 1977: Darpok Ki Dosti
(Sh); 1978: Friends Together (Doc); 1979: Ode
to the Child (Sh); 1981: Pas de deux (Doc);
1982: Faces after the Storm (Doc); 1983: Shri
Vatsa (Sh); May I Think Sir? (Doc); 1984: Hip
Hip Hurray; Damul; 1987: Ek Aur Itihas
(Doc); Looking Back (Doc); Parinati; 1988: An
Expression (Sh); 1989: Katha Madhopur Ki
(Sh); 1990: Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (TV);
Tribal Festival (Doc); 1994: Didi.

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