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Loknayak is a film of genre Biography directed by Prakash Jha with Tisca Chopra
Loknayak (2004)
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Add to a movie listLoknayak 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.
Actors
Tisca Chopra
(Prabhavati Devi)
Tom Alter
(Abul Kalam Azad)
Chetan Pandit
(Jayaprakash Narayan)
Ashok Banthia
(Ram Manohar Lohia)
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