Today is the 70th birthday of famous Bollywood producer and director Prakash Jha. Born on 27 January 1952 in Champaran, Bihar, Prakash Jha joined Ramjas College, Delhi University after completing his early studies from Sainik School Tilaiya. To fulfill his dream of becoming a painter, the director decided to leave his graduation midway and come to Mumbai. After reaching Mumbai, Prakash Jha joined JJ School of Arts and got busy honing his painting skills. One day he saw the shooting of the film ‘Drama’ going on in Mumbai. He enjoyed it so much that he changed his intention to become a painter and started moving towards becoming a director.
left for Pune
It is the year 1973. The shooting of the film ‘Dharma’ was going on. Prakash Jha carefully watched the production of the film and joined FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune to learn other nuances. Here he learned to do pre-production and post production work and editing. But due to some reasons the institute got closed and Prakash Jha had to come to Mumbai in the middle of his studies.
Prakash Jha came out of the house with 300 rupees
Due to not working, Prakash Jha did not have money to pay the rent of the room and even food. During an interview, Prakash Jha recalled the days of his struggle and told that I had left the house with only Rs 300 and cameras. At that time the relationship with the parents was not good. Dad was so annoyed that he didn’t talk to me for 5 years.
Last night on the footpath of Juhu Beach
After leaving home and coming to Mumbai, Prakash Jha was taking time to get work. By now his 300 rupees had also ended. Due to poor relations with parents, they were not able to ask for help from them. This was the reason that he had to spend many nights on the footpath of Juhu Beach in Mumbai. But, gradually the paths were opened in the midst of the struggle and he went on to wave success in Bollywood through his films.
married to Deepti
Prakash Jha married the famous actress Deepti Naval in the year 1985. After marriage, both adopted a daughter named Disha. Both were very happy. However, after 17 years of marriage, both decided to separate and got divorced.