Prakash Jha was born and raised on his family's farm in Champaran, Bihar, India in 1953. He studied physics at Delhi University until deciding to work on the family farm in 1970. Jha moved to Bombay in 1972 to study at the Film & Television Institute of India. He has been making films independently since 1974 - completing over 25 documentaries, five features, along with numerous television projects. Jha's feature films include the award - winning Damul (1984), award-winning Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Parinati (1986), Bandish (1996) and Mrityudand (1997). Some of his documentaries include - Pas de deux (1981), award-winning Faces After Storm (1982), Shree Vats (1982), May I Thank Sir (1983), Parampara (1986), Ek Aur Itihaas (1987) and Ek Abihbyakti (1988).
Jha has worked on many acclaimed television serials and documentaries. He is also associated with a grassroots movements for social and cultural renaissance. Prakash has been associated with good cinema all along. He has been responsible for some good work, regardless of the BO success rate his films see. His last venture Dil Kya Kare had impressed Ajay Devgan to the extent that he even agreed to finance it. That the film did not create ripples at the box-office is a different story all together.
But this hasn't marred the creativity of the director as he is back wielding the megaphone and this time for a banner that spells success. Yes, Jha is co-producing and directing a film for Subhash Ghai. Now, teaming with the main man, for Rahul has him all excited about the theme of the film. Prakash talks with passion about his next film. This film is about how a kid looks at the world around him. A majority of the stories are narrated through the eyes of the hero or heroine, but here it is conveyed through the eyes of a four-and-a-half year old kid. The film is also about self-realisation. People make a lot of commitments and promises to people close to them, but sometimes they fail to live up to those commitments. The film is about this and much more.