Happy Birthday Prakash Jha: From Chakravyuh, Raajneeti to Lipstick Under My Burkha, Top Movies by the Filmmaker

Prakash Jha is a popular actor, director and screenwriter known for his films based on political and socio-political issues. Some of his top films include Damul, Gangaajal, Dirty Politics amongst others. Right from the characters, to the dialogues and the plot, his films received praises for the playback music as well. After directing a few films, he moved on to become a producer. Take a look at some of Prakash Jha’s popular movies to watch this weekend.

Chakravyuh

With a rating of 6.8 on IMDb, Chakravyuh is a political action thriller film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta and Manoj Bajpayee in the lead roles. Jha’s film aimed to be a social commentary on the issues of Naxalites. Although critics praised the film, it failed to attract an audience.

Raajneeti

Rajneeti is known as one of Jha’s finest works in the film industry. The political thriller film directed and produced by him stars Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah. The film focused on the insights of a political household, which affects the country’s situation.