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 | |
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| Directed by | Prakash Jha |
| Screenplay by | Prakash Jha |
| Story by | Prakash Jha |
| Produced by | Prakash Jha |
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| Edited by | Irene Dhar Malik |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹90 lakh (US$120,000) |
Editing
Alankrita Srivastav was assistant director.[10]
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$120,000) 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]
The film was released in the first week of December 2004.