Top 10 Prakash Jha Movies Of All Time

Prakash Jha Prakash Jha, a director, film producer and screenw >> Read More... is one of the most renowned actors, director, and producer in Bollywood. He is known for making movies on sensitive issues that touch the soul of the audiences. Also, his approach towards the cinema is quite realistic and focuses on issues that the Indian society faces. In his movies, we can see the perfection in storyline and screenplay and an excellent acting from its star cast. He lets his actors go with the flow and guides them to give their best on the big screen. He has the art of portraying the best essence of cult cinema that is going to last in the memories of the people for decades to come. With his perfection, he has several trophies to his name including the National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... and Filmfare Awards for direction. Let’s go through some of his best movies till date.

1. Damul

It’s a Hindi drama film which focuses on bonded labor in Bihar. The movie is based on the story ‘Kaalsootra’ by writer Shaiwal. Main leads of the flick are Deepti Naval Deepti Naval belongs to India. She is an actress, >> Read More... , Annu Kapoor Annu Kapoor or born as AnilKapoor, is an Indian mo >> Read More... , Sreela Mazumdar, and Manohar Singh Born on 1938, Manohar Singh was an illustrious the >> Read More... . The movie depicts the story of a bonded laborer who is under slavery to steal for his landlord till he is alive. The film revolves around a rural area of Bihar and depicts the dirty politics and suppression of lower caste, leading to an outrage. It also shows how the people from small areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh leave for richer cities such as Mumbai and Punjab to earn something and live a better life. The film has received a lot of applauds from critics and viewers. The movie also got the National Award for the best film.

2. Mrityudand

It’s a Hindi drama movie, released in the year 1997. The film features Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smil >> Read More... , Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More... , Om Puri Om Rajesh Puri is one of the widely noted senior a >> Read More... , Mohan Agashe Mohan Agashe is a theater based actor who predomin >> Read More... , and Ayub Khan Ayub Khan is a famous Indian Film and TV actor who >> Read More... . The music, given by Anand-Milind, is quite captivating. The film talks about gender inequality and social unfairness. Just like his other movies, here too, Prakash Jha focuses on social outrage. His films are mostly art movies which are way different from commercial ones. His films plots are normally based in the small towns of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, and others. This movie also revolves around Madhuri Dixit and Ayub Khan, who are living in Bilaspur, a small town in Bihar. The film begins with the killing of two innocent women and how the culprits escape under the influence of some corrupt leaders and administrators. Madhuri Dixit’s husband also gets lured into the trap of a corrupt and drunkard contractor, Tirpat Singh and starts abusing and beating his wife (Madhuri) in the movie, making her and their family life miserable. How both get over this tragedy and how the women of the town rise against this social injustice are beautifully shown in the film.

3. Chakravyuh

It’s an Indian political drama and war film, released in the year 2012. It’s a typical Prakash Jha movie, where he portrays the issue of Naxalites and their outrage against the system. The flick revolves around two close friends, Abhay Deol Abhay Deol is an actor and director of the TV indu >> Read More... and Arjun Rampal Amit Rampal is an Indian Actor, Host, Producer and >> Read More... . Arjun is a cop in the movie who is fighting against the Naxals. His friend, played by Abhay, decides to work for him as an intruder into the gang of Manoj Bajpayee Born on 23 April 1969, Manoj Bajpai is first a Bol >> Read More... , who plays the role of a leader of a Naxalite group. Finally, he wins their faith and starts sending out sensitive information about the group activities. Later on, Manoj learns the truth. The film revolves around the tortures done to Abhay and whether he is safely retrieved by Arjun Rampal after getting trapped. The plot and sequences of the flick are quite catchy and keep the excitement level at its peak.

4. Yeh Saali Zindagi Click to look into! >> Read More...

It's another gem from Prakash Jha, released in the year 2011. The film features Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started >> Read More... , Arunoday Singh Arunoday Singh is an Indian film actor. He was bor >> Read More... , Chitrangada Singh With her stunning good looks it was not surprising >> Read More... , and Aditi Rao Hyadri in the lead roles. The film stars Irrfan Khan, who is working for Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla was born at Gorakhpur in Uttar Prad >> Read More... and helps him in running an illegal business. Irrfan is in love with Chitrangada, but she is attracted towards Vipul Gupta Known for his role of Drone in the show "K Street, >> Read More... in the film. Yashpal Sharma Yashpal Sharma is that actor who has performed his >> Read More... , who plays the role of a gangster, gets into a fight with Minister Anil Verma and ends up in jail. The story takes a turn when, in an attempt to get Yashpal released, instead of kidnapping the son-in-law of the minister, the members of his gang trap Vipul Mehta Vipul Mehta is an Indian singer born on 28 July 19 >> Read More... and Chitrangada Singh. Knowing this, how Irrfan goes ahead and risks his life to rescue his love Chitrangada is what the flick depicts. The acting, the plot, the screenplay, is all up to the mark and has received a lot of praise from the critics.

5. Parinati

It’s a 1989 Hindi drama, which portrays a real story from a novel by Vijaydan Detha. The story revolves around Basant Josalkar who is a potter and somehow, manages to earn the livelihood of his wife and a young son. Later, a businessman enters into their life and offers them to run his inn. The story takes a twist when they turn greedy and start killing and looting their customers.The plot of the story has earned an overwhelming response from the audience. Also, Prakash Jha’s direction is excellent which makes the movie a must watch at least once.

6. Apaharan

It’s a crime drama thriller which reminds us of the black industry of abduction. There still are some areas of India, where this is a business in the name of protection. The main leads of the film are Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More... , Nana Patekar Nana Patekar is a popular Indian actor who was bor >> Read More... , and Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu, born in January 7,1979 in Delhi, is >> Read More... . The story revolves around a father-son duo, played by Mohan Agashe and Ajay Devgan respectively. The film depicts how the rift in the ideologies of the father and the son lands Ajay Devgan into the dark world of Apaharan (abduction). Here, Nana Patekar plays the role of a corrupt politician and the king behind all the abductions. Later, Ajay Devgan realizes his mistakes and wants to go back to having a normal life, but it’s too late, and he decides to sacrifice his life to get rid of this mess. The flick got an overwhelming response from critics and audience.

7. Gangaajal

It’s a crime drama film, released in the year 2003, which got a lot of praise from the viewers. The main leads of the movie are Ajay Devgan, Gracy Singh Gracy Singh is a brilliant dancer and actress who >> Read More... , and Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari is an artist known for his work in t >> Read More... . The film depicts corruption in the Police Department and how some senior officers influence few crimes for the sake of money. The story revolves around the small town of Tezpur in Bihar, which is under the rule of Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi was born in 4th September 1945 on Bang >> Read More... and Yashpal Sharma and bears the brunt of their actions. The story takes a twist when Ajay Devgan enters as a Superintendent of Police and demolishes their kingdom and brings law and order at normalcy. It’s a story that focuses on how he achieves this and the sacrifices made by him during the process.

8. Raajneeti

It’s a political drama with a lot of thrill, which keeps the audiences excited during the film. The main leads of the film are Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... , Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... , Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, and Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... . The movie raised a lot of controversy because of the character played by Katrina Kaif, which people believed to resemble Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician and former pr >> Read More... . The film garnered a huge amount at the box-office. The story revolves around Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor who are brothers. Ranbir is doing his Ph.D. and decides to return to the US but, destiny has something else written for him when his father, who is a CM, gets assassinated and he has to stay with his family. The movie is a race to become the heir of the party. The director has tried to draw a parallel between Indian politics and Mahabharatha. ‘The Kissa Kursi Ka’ is a better title and who gets it can be seen in the movie.

9. Aarakshan

It’s a socio-political film, released in the year 2011. The movie hits back at the caste-based reservations in government jobs and educational institutes in India. The main leads of the film are Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... , and Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More... . The story revolves around Saif Ali Khan who works with Amitabh Bachchan in his college, STM, as a professor. The story takes a turn when the minister of the state wants to enroll his no-good nephew in STM but is turned down by Amitabh Bachchan. He appoints Manoj Bajpayee against Amitabh Bachchan on the College Board. Manoj starts his educational classes to shut down Amitabh’s Institutions. How he saves his institution amidst the caste-based reservation politics is what the movie depicts.

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It’s a crime-drama film released in the year 2016. The flick brought out a different avatar of Prakash Jha, this time as an actor. The movie got an overwhelming response from the audiences for its story and the power-packed performances of the actors. The main cast includes Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... , Prakash Jha, and Manav Kaul Manav Kaul is a Kashmir born Playwright, Award-win >> Read More... . Priyanka plays the role of Superintendent of Police in the town of Lakhisarai, which is under the control of the mafias, Babloo Pandey and his brother, played by Manav Kaula and Ninad Kamat Ninad Kamat is a Bollywood actor and well known du >> Read More... respectively. The story takes a u-turn when Abha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) enters, bringing their wrongdoings to a halt. The film got a lot of praise for the acting of Prakash Jha and Priyanka Chopra. There were a few instances in the film where Prakash Jha, who is in the role of a corrupt cop, overshadows Priyanka’s character.