Kranti Prakash Jha

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Kranti Prakash Jha
Born2 November 1988 (1988-11-02) (age 36)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater Hindu College [2] Delhi University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film producer
  • Television personality
  • Businessman
  • Model
Years active2014–present

Kranti Prakash Jha (born 2 November 1988) is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer, television personality, businessman and model from Begusarai, Bihar, best known for his roles of Santosh Lal in the 2016 Indian biographical sports film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story . [3]

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He studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi. He has done his schooling from Purnia, Bihar. His father was a bureaucrat and was posted as RDDE at Purnia. He began his career by appearing in ads. He has featured in numerous TV commercials and music videos. He debuted in the lead role in the award-winning Maithili film Mithila Makhaan , [4] [5] [6] and in the Bhojpuri films Deswa and Once Upon a Time in Bihar in lead roles.

His recent portrayal of a young migrant Bihari in the viral Chhath video with Kristine Zedek, sung by Sharda Sinha and Directed By National Awarded Nitin Neera Chandra and produced by Neetu Chandra has brought many laurels and appraisals from fans. [7] [8] He will be next seen in the Discovery Jeet's Biopic on Indian Hockey Coach Harinder Singh.

He recently played the lead role in the web series Raktanchal released on MX Player. [9]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011ViklapSoham Bakshi
Deswa Unnamed
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Veer
2015 Once Upon a Time in Bihar Rajiv Kumar
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Santosh Lal (Dhoni's friend)
2018 Kaashi in Search of Ganga Babina
2019 Mithila Makhaan Kranti Maithili Language Film
Batla House Adil Ameen
PurushSiddharth
2022 Samrat Prithviraj Hada Hammir
2023BindiyaBabu Yadav

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Bhupati Babu
2018 Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh Swami Ramdev [10]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020–2022 Raktanchal Vijay Singh [11]

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References

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  10. "Kranti Prakash Jha on playing Swami Ramdev on TV: I have tried to be as close to his real persona as I could". The Indian Express. 29 January 2018.
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