Piyush Jha

Piyush Jha is from India, known for his film ‘Sikander’, which released in 2009. His other films are ‘King of Bollywood’ and ‘Chalo America’ and his famous novels ‘Compass Box Killer, ‘Mumbaistan’, ‘Anti-Social Network’ and ‘Raakshas’. He was born in Jhansi, U.P. He came to Mumbai, at the age of 8 with his parents and pursued his bachelor’s degree in Psychology. K.J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies was the Institute from where he completed his MBA degree.

He kick-started his career in 1995 as an Account Executive in Grey Worldwide, where he worked with Snowcern Paints and Ambuja Cements. Then he worked in Mudra Communications as an Account Manager where he worked with clients such as Godrej Soaps, Procter and Gamble, etc. After that, he started directing ad films for companies such as Federal Bank Ltd., Godrej Hair Dye, Kitply, etc., and then started directing corporate films as well.

In 1998 he started an ad film production company named Vitamin J productions, and he made ads for the Hindustan Lever, Indian Oil, UB Group, Symphony Air Coolers, etc. In 2000, he released his first movie named 'Chalo America’. It was selected as one of the most esteemed International Film Festival of India and marked its presence in many international film festivals such as in Shanghai, San Diego, Atlanta, Dhaka, Cairo, etc.

In 2004, he came with the first Indian film named ‘King of Bollywood’ which was in the "Mockumentary" genre, starring British supermodel Sophie Dahl and Om Puri. This was again, a hilarious film yet also got the tag of highly intelligent film from critics, and was also selected at International Film Festivals in, UK, Israel, New York City, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Canada, Bradford, Melbourne, Australia, etc. In 2009, he decided to pick up the issue of terrorism in Kashmir.

His different idea was to show that even a person who didn’t know anything about Kashmir could find a connection. ‘Sikander’ got selected in IFFLA in LA, Edmonton in Canada, MACC in New York, International Film Festivals, Dubai, Stuttgart in Germany, etc. It got appreciated by critics, from various established media houses. For example, film critic of the Times of India, Nikhil Kazmi gave it a 3.5-star rating. Piyush Jha's films are noted for the subject matter.

For instance, ‘Chalo America’ is about emigration and young college boys, but it does have a typical Bollywood type love track. Piyush Jha married Priyanka Sinha Jha A woman of many talents, Priyanka Sinha Jha, is an >> Read More... who is the Editor of Indian Express Group. At the 2010 Star Screen Awards, ' Sikandar Click to look into! >> Read More... ' got nominated for the Ramnath Goenka Award. At the Star Screen Awards 2010, Best Child Artist award was received by Parzaan Dastur Parzan Dastur was born on the 2nd of November 1991 >> Read More... for his role in 'Sikandar.’ Parzaan Dastur got nominated for BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE – MALE at ‘The 2010 Max Stardust Award.