Loknayak (film)

Loknayak is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Bharat Ratna Jayaprakash Narayan (JP).[1] It was directed by Prakash Jha in 2004.[2] Actor Chetan Pandit enacted the role of Jayaprakash Narayan and Tisca Chopra played role of Prabhavati Devi, wife of JP Narayan.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Loknayak
Directed byPrakash Jha
Produced byPrakash Jha
Screenplay byPrakash Jha
Story byPrakash Jha
Starring
Edited byIrene Dhar Malik
Release date
  • 6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹90 lakh (US$130,000)

Cast

Editing

  • Irene Dhar Malik

Production

Alankrita Srivastav was assistant director.[10]

Filming

Loknayak was shot in Hazaribag, Patna, Sitab Diara, Chhapra (birthplace of JP),[11] Mumbai and Satara. The film was made at the budget of ₹90 lakh (US$130,000) for the Ministry of Culture. Prakash Jha made the story on the basis of in-depth research along with interviews of eminent personalities like Sachchidananda Sinha, Chandra Shekhar, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L. K. Advani and Bimal Prasad.

Prakash Jha shot a scene in Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail (earlier named Hazaribagh Central jail) to re-create the incident when JP, with Shaligram Singh, Suraj Nayaran Singh, Ramanandan Mishra, Yogendra Shukla and Gulab Chand Gupta (Gulabi Sonar) escaped from the jail on 9 November 1942.[12]

Release

The film was released in the first week of December 2004.

See also

References
  1. "LOKNAYAK". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. "Loknayak". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Doordarshan decides to air controversial Prakash Jha film". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "Prakash Jha declines to change his film on JP". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. "I am fully indebted to theatre". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050116/spectrum/tv.htm
  8. http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-small-screen-big-stardom-1001186
  9. Alankrita was my best associate: Prakash Jha
  10. Get up, stand up, don’t give up the fight
  11. "Advani's Rath Yatra brings spotlight to Jaiprakash Narayan's village in Bihar". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  12. From Gangajaal to JP, Jha in Bihar tribute
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