Prakash Jha to helm series on PV Narasimha Rao

Prakash Jha and Narasimha Rao

Filmmaker Prakash Jha on Monday announced he is set to direct a multilingual series on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao titled Half Lion.

The biographical drama is based on the book of the same name written by Vinay Sitapati. The series will be released in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil in 2023. Jha, known to helm acclaimed sociopolitical films, said hardly a small percentage of today's generation knows about Rao, the "man who changed India". Rao served as the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996 and is credited for major economic reforms in the country during his term.

The director said it's unfortunate that Rao was never given his due. "Not only history, his own party has been unjust to him. I hope we will have a small part in telling his story, so that he gets his due and generations remember him," he said.

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