Loknayak (film)

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.

Loknayak was shot in Hazaribag, Patna, Sitab Diara, Chhapra birthplace of JP, Mumbai and Satara. The film was made at the budget of 90 lakh US130,000 for the Ministry of Culture. Prakash Jha made the story on the basis of indepth 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 recreate the incident when JP, with Shaligram Singh, Suraj Nayaran Singh, Ramanandan Mishra, Yogendra Shukla and Gulab Chand Gupta Gulabi Sonar escaped from the jail onNovember 1942. ........

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