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Prakash Jha Height, Age, Wife, Girl Friend Family, Caste, Biography & More

Wiki Bio
Real Name	Prakash Jha
Profession	Director, Producer, Actor & Screenwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1.78 m in feet inches– 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 February 1952
Age (as in 2021)	69 Years
Birth Place	West Champaran, Bihar, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	West Champaran, Bihar, India
School	Sainik School Tilaya, Koderma district and Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand
College	Ramjas College, Delhi University, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	B.Sc (Hons) in Physics (Dropout)
Debut	Documetary: Shree Vats (1982) Film Directorial: Hip Hip Hurray (1984) TV Directorial: Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1989) Acting: Jai Gangaajal (2016)
Family	Father– Tejnath Jha Mother– Not Known Brothers– Praveen Jha (Professor), Prabhat Jha Sister– 1 (Younger)
Religion	Hindu
Caste	Brahmin
Address	Mumbai • village Barharwa, Post Office Turahapalti, Police Station: Sirisio, Anchal Chmopatia, Dist. West Champaran
Hobbies	Painting, cooking, playing piano, singing
Controversies	• In 2003, NDA Government asked him to make a film on the basis of Jayaprakash Narayan who launched a mass movement against Indira Gandhi’s government in 1974. He directed a file called ‘Loknayak Jayaprakash’ and send it to Prasar Bharti to release on 11th October on the birth anniversary but since UPA Government come into the power they requested him to change the whole move and show Emergency as in positive light and Jha refused to do so.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Chicken curry
Favourite Actors	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Priyanka Chopra
Favourite Films	Bollywood: Ashani Sanket, Teesri Kasam, Ankur, Manthan, Mirch Masala, Chak De! India Hollywood: Whiplash
Favourite Filmmakers	Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak & Andrzej Wajda
Favourite Political Leader	Jayaprakash Narayan
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorcé
Affairs/Girlfriends	Deepti Naval (Actress)
Wife/Spouse	Deepti Naval (Actress – m.1985–div.2002)
Children	Son– N/A Daughter– Disha Jha (Adopted – Producer, Assistant director)
Money Factor
Net Worth (as in 2021)	INR 150 crore