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Narendra Jha
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Jha at the trailer launch of the film 2016 The End in 2016
Born (1964-01-21)21 January 1964
Koilakh, Bihar, India
Died 14 March 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 54)
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–2018
Spouse(s)
Pankaja Thakur
(m. 2015)

Narendra Jha (born January 21, 1964 – died March 14, 2018) was a talented actor from India. He was well-known for his roles in many popular Bollywood movies. Some of his most famous films include Haider, Raees, and Mohenjodaro. He also appeared in many TV shows, often playing important characters, sometimes even the bad guy! His last movie was the action film Race 3.

About Narendra Jha's Career

Narendra Jha loved acting from a young age. He used to perform in plays in his village in Madhubani. Later, he studied ancient history at JNU, a big university in India.

His professional acting journey began in 1992. He took an acting course to learn more about the craft. When he moved to Mumbai, he got many offers for modeling. He became a familiar face in TV commercials.

He acted in over 20 TV shows before getting his first big movie role. In 2002, he appeared in the film Funtoosh. The next year, he worked with famous director Shyam Benegal in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero. He later played the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in another one of Benegal's projects, Samvidhaan.

His Final Days

Narendra Jha had faced health issues before. Because of this, he moved to his farmhouse in Panvel with his wife. Sadly, he passed away at his farmhouse in Nashik on March 14, 2018. He was 54 years old and died from a heart attack.

Movies He Acted In

Year Film Project Language Role
2018 Race 3 Hindi Interpol officer Khanna
2017 Mumbai Special 6 Mr. Raj Bansal
Raees Musa
Kaabil Police Officer Chaubey
Viraam Abhiraj Malhotra
2016 The End Pratap
2016 Ghayal Once Again Raj Bansal
Mohenjo Daro Zakiro
Force 2 Anjan Das
Shorgul Alam Khan
My Father Iqbal Iqbal Khan
2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani ACP Patil
2014 Haider Dr. Hilal Meer
Legend Telugu Union Minister
2012 Chand Ke Pare Hindi Rajeev
2007 Return of Hanuman Rahu/Ketu
Eik Dasttak Income Tax Officer
Yamadonga Telugu Narayana
2006 Kachchi Sadak Hindi
2005 Chatrapathi Telugu Baji Rao
2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Hindi Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan
2003 Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century Commander

TV Shows He Acted In

Year TV show Notes
1994 Shanti
1995 Captain House
1996 Itihaas
Mrityunjay Arjun
1997 Ek Aur Mahabharat Arjun
Jai Hanuman Kubera
2000 Thief of Baghdad Ahmed
1999 Geeta Rahasya Arjun
2002 Aamrapali Harsh (Amrapali's childhood love)
Love In Bombay Ravi (Indonesian TV Serial)
Bhabhi Mr. Majumdar
2004 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Shantanu Dey (Karishma's Husband)
2006 Raavan Dasanan Ravan (10-headed Demon King of Lanka)
2007-2008 Chhoona Hai Aasmaan Group Captain Aryaveer Pratap Singh
2009 Chehra Karan, Garv’s elder brother and India’s best plastic surgeon
2011-2012 Havan Hari Om Baapji
2012 SuperCops vs Supervillains ACP Karanveer
2013 Ek Ghar Banaunga Shashikant Garg
The Buddy Project Chandan Roy
2014 Samvidhaan Muhammed Ali Jinnah
2015 Begusarai Phulan Thakur
2017 Yog Guru Baba Ramdev (Biography)
Uttara Ramacharitham
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