Loknayak (film)

Loknayak
Loknayak
Directed by	Prakash Jha
Screenplay by	Prakash Jha
Story by	Prakash Jha
Produced by	Prakash Jha
Starring	Chetan Pandit; Tisca Chopra; Tom Alter;
Cinematography	Arvind Kumar
Edited by	Irene Dhar Malik
Release date	6 December 2004;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹90 lakh[1]

Loknayak is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Jayaprakash Narayan. It was directed by Prakash Jha. Chetan Pandit played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan and Tisca Chopra played role of Prabhavati Devi, wife of JP Narayan.[2][3]

Cast

Filming

Loknayak was shot in Hazaribag, Patna, Sitab Diara, Chhapra (birthplace of JP),[5] Mumbai and Satara. The film was made at the budget of ₹90 lakh for the Ministry of Culture.[1] 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.[6]

References

"Jayaprakash Narayan deserved better". www.rediff.com.
"Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
"Prakash Jha declines to change his film on JP". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
"Small screen big stardom". 8 December 2005.
"Advani's Rath Yatra brings spotlight to Jaiprakash Narayan's village in Bihar". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
"From Gangajaal to JP, Jha in Bihar tribute". The Telegraph (India). 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

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[auto-1] "Jayaprakash Narayan deserved better". www.rediff.com.

[2] "Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[3] "Prakash Jha declines to change his film on JP". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[4] "Small screen big stardom". 8 December 2005.

[5] "Advani's Rath Yatra brings spotlight to Jaiprakash Narayan's village in Bihar". Retrieved 9 February 2014.

[6] "From Gangajaal to JP, Jha in Bihar tribute". The Telegraph (India). 18 December 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.