Directing
Manish Jha
Born
1978-05-03 (48)
Place of birth
Bihar, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
Manish Jha is an Indian film writer and director. After completing his studies, Jha moved to Mumbai and began working as an assistant director in television serials hoping to get a break. When the break never came, he made a five-minute short film on the homeless putting in Rs 30,000, A Very Very Silent Film, which won the Jury Prize for the Best Short Film at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Thereafter he made his feature debut with Matrubhoomi (2003) about effects of female infanticide, which won a series of awards and critical acclaim. At the 2003 Venice Film Festival, it was presented in the Critic's Week (Parallel section) and later awarded the FIPRESCI Award "For it's important theme on…
Known for
6.7A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
2005
5.9Anwar, a middle-class Muslim, falls in love with Mehru, a Hindu girl. Post her death, he is caught by the police and a misunderstanding leads them to believe that he is a terrorist.
Anwar
2007
6.3Michael Mishra, a kidnapper from Patna, falls for a girl, Varsha Shukla, at a very young age. He got arrested and sent to jail. After releasing from jail, he searched for her but couldn't find her. He then finds her in a talent show. The story revolves around as to how he gets his love and what he has to go through.
The Legend of Michael Mishra
2016
NRAn anthology of eleven short films from eleven directors featuring stories of life in Mumbai.
Mumbai Cutting
2008
For them, life has been a series of physical and mental exploitation. “Fortunately” the time has come when they can no more be exploited. But… maybe we are wrong.
A VERY VERY SILENT FILM
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Behind the camera
6.7A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
2005
6.7A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
2005
5.9Anwar, a middle-class Muslim, falls in love with Mehru, a Hindu girl. Post her death, he is caught by the police and a misunderstanding leads them to believe that he is a terrorist.
Anwar
2007
5.9Anwar, a middle-class Muslim, falls in love with Mehru, a Hindu girl. Post her death, he is caught by the police and a misunderstanding leads them to believe that he is a terrorist.
Anwar
2007
6.3Michael Mishra, a kidnapper from Patna, falls for a girl, Varsha Shukla, at a very young age. He got arrested and sent to jail. After releasing from jail, he searched for her but couldn't find her. He then finds her in a talent show. The story revolves around as to how he gets his love and what he has to go through.
The Legend of Michael Mishra
2016
6.3Michael Mishra, a kidnapper from Patna, falls for a girl, Varsha Shukla, at a very young age. He got arrested and sent to jail. After releasing from jail, he searched for her but couldn't find her. He then finds her in a talent show. The story revolves around as to how he gets his love and what he has to go through.
The Legend of Michael Mishra
2016
NRAn anthology of eleven short films from eleven directors featuring stories of life in Mumbai.
Mumbai Cutting
2008
For them, life has been a series of physical and mental exploitation. “Fortunately” the time has come when they can no more be exploited. But… maybe we are wrong.
A VERY VERY SILENT FILM
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