- Born in Allahabd, India, Anshuman Jha is an acclaimed Indian theater & film actor, director, and producer. Renowned for his feature film debut as the lead in Dibakar Banerjee’s groundbreaking narrative Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010), Jha has consistently championed highly distinctive, concept-driven narratives in Indian cinema. In 2016, he established his independent production company, First Ray Films.
His body of work on stage is impressive. He made his professional stage debut at age 14 at Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre in a play titled "Jhagrapoor". He has over the years worked with many Indian Theatre Directors such as Quasar Padamsee, Jaimini Pathak, Joy Fernandes, amongst others. He represented India at the Contact World Theatre Festival at Manchester in 2010 in a Devised Production "Dirty Talk". He specializes in physical Theatre & is also a trained dancer.
Having Graduated in Economics from Mumbai's prestigious St.Xavier's College, he was also voted as the "Advertising Face of the Year 2011" by CNBC-TV18's Storyboard for having been part of many award Winning Commercial campaigns including TataSky, Pepsi, Brooke Bond Red Label, amongst others.
- IMDb mini biography by: Shailaja Desai
- SpouseSierra
- ChildrenTara
- ParentsKamla Jha
- RelativesHarsh Jha(Sibling)Vasudha Jha(Sibling)
- [in Mid-Day Tabloid in March 2010] Why should I play the hero's friend just because I'm not Rishi Kapoor's son or Aamir Khan's nephew?
- My birth as an actor happened on stage but I always wanted to do films. I wanted to Deliver an Actor.
- "He's ordinarily relate-able yet extra-ordinarily charming." - National Award Winnning Film Maker Janaki Vishwanathan
- Integrity. Conviction. And unadulterated vision – is the basis of this partnership. We are thrilled to have Roh and Lamas on board for this film which would mark our seventh production. And probably the most ambitious one with one of my favorite cinema makers in India – Devashish.
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