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Wikipedia article
'Loknayak' is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Bharat Ratna Jayaprakash Narayan (JP). It was directed by Prakash Jha in 2004. Actor Chetan Pandit enacted the role of Jayaprakash Narayan and Tisca Chopra played role of Prabhavati Devi, wife of JP Narayan.[https://archive.today/20140209050519/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-02/news-interviews/28646071_1_prakash-jha-raajneeti-alankrita-shrivastava Alankrita was my best associate: Prakash Jha]
Cast
* Chetan Pandit as Jayaprakash Narayan
* Tisca Chopra as Prabhavati Devi
* Tom Alter as Abul Kalam Azad
* Gyan Dev Singh as Vinoba Bhave
* Ashok Chauhan as Mahatma Gandhi
* Meenakshi Thakur as Kasturba
* Ashok Banthia as Ram Manohar Lohia
* Atul Srivastava as Lal Bahadur Shastri
Editing
* Irene Dhar Malik
Production
Alankrita Srivastav was assistant director.[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-get-up-stand-up-don-t-give-up-the-fight-1037664 Get up, stand up, dont give up the fight]
Filming
'Loknayak' was shot in Hazaribag, Patna, Sitab Diara, Chhapra (birthplace of JP), Mumbai and Satara. The film was made at the budget of 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.[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031218/asp/jharkhand/story_2690275.asp From Gangajaal to JP, Jha in Bihar tribute]
Release
The film was released in the first week of December 2004.
See also
* 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar' directed by Jabbar Patel
* 'Gandhi' directed by Richard Attenborough
References
Category:Memorials to Jayaprakash Narayan
Category:2000s Hindi-language films
Category:2004 films
Category:Films directed by Prakash Jha
Category:Films set in Bihar
Category:Films shot in Bihar
Category:Indian biographical films
Category:2000s biographical films
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