Prakash Jha

At a Glance

Profession

Director
Age

61
Source of earnings

Films, real estate
Education

Ramjas College, Delhi
Marital Status

Divorced
Children

1
Residence

Patna/Mumbai

Forbes India Lists

#67 Celeb 100 Rank 2013

#63 Money Rank#66 Fame Rank

Profile

Continuing with his preference to take up topical political and social issues, Jha's Satyagraha made enough buzz to become a commercial success. The movie had a premier star cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor. Next up is Raajneeti 2, sequel to his 2010 release.
Fast Fact: ?His philanthropy initiative arm rebuilt homes for 104 families in Bihar's flood-hit region of Kosi.

2013 Celebrity 100

#1Shah Rukh Khan

#2Mahendra Singh Dhoni

#4Sachin Tendulkar

#5Amitabh Bachchan

#8Ranbir Kapoor

#10Hrithik Roshan

#11Deepika Padukone

#12Priyanka Chopra

#13Kareena Kapoor

#15Virender Sehwag

#17Saif Ali Khan

#19Gautam Gambhir

#20Yuvraj Singh

#21John Abraham

#22Rohit Sharma

#24Harbhajan Singh

#25Sonakshi Sinha

#26Pawan Kalyan

#27Suresh Raina

#28Ravindra Jadeja

#30Rahul Dravid

#31Anushka Sharma

#36Saina Nehwal

#37Madhuri Dixit

#39Shikhar Dhawan

#40Cheteshwar Pujara

#41Ishant Sharma

#42Shreya Ghoshal

#43Emraan Hashmi

#44Abhishek Bachchan

#45Sonam Kapoor

#46Shahid Kapoor

#47Kamal Haasan

#50Farhan Akhtar

#51Aishwarya Rai

#52Shankar Ehsaan Loy (SEL)

#53Anurag Kashyap

#55Arjun Rampal

#56Bipasha Basu

#58Sunidhi Chauhan

#59Yo Yo Honey Singh

#60Rohit Shetty

#64Amit Trivedi

#66Ranveer Singh

#70Ayushmann Khurrana

#71Rishi Kapoor

#72Leander Paes

#77Parineeti Chopra

#78Vishal-Shekhar

#79Sukhwinder Singh

#80Chetan Bhagat

#81Navjot Singh Sidhu

#82Malaika Arora Khan

#83Mahesh Bhupathi

#85Shilpa Shetty

#86Vijender Singh

#87Jeev Milkha Singh

#89Salim-Suleimaan

#91Mithun Chakraborty

#93Kapil Sharma

#94Amish Tripathi

#98Sakshi Tanwar

#99Terence Lewis

#100Cyrus Broacha

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