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Jaya Prada’s Biography

Jaya Prada is an Indian actress and politician mainly working in the Hindi Film industry. Jaya Prada works in the Hindi Film industry. Jaya Prada’s real name is Lalita Rani. The height of Jaya Prada is 5.5 feet. Jaya Prada's birthplace is Rajamundry Andhra Pradesh.

Lalitha Rani better known by her stage name Jaya Prada Nahata was an Indian actress and politician. She is considered one of the most recognisable and influential actresses in the late '70s '80s and early '90s Telugu and Hindi film industries. In addition to many Telugu and Hindi movies Jayaprada has also acted in a number of Kannada Tamil Malayalam Bengali and Marathi movies. 

She has won three Filmfare Awards South. At the height of her popularity she quit the movie business to enter politics in 1994 by joining the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). From 2004 to 2014 she served as an MP for Rampur Uttar Pradesh.

Jaya Prada’s Age

Jaya Prada was born on 3 April 1962. Jaya Prada’s age is 60 years as of 2022. Jaya Prada's zodiac sign is Aries.

Jaya Prada’s Family

Jaya Prada’s father is Krishna Rao. Jaya Prada’s mother’s name is neelavani. Jaya Prada’s brother is not there. Jaya Prada’s sister is not there. 

Jaya Prada’s Education

Jaya Prada’s school is Telugu Middle School Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh. Jaya Prada’s college is Not Known. She studied till 12th Standard. Krishna Rao her father was a Telugu film financier. Neelavani her mother was a housewife.

Jaya Prada’s Husband

Jaya Prada’s husband is Shrikant Nahata. Her career peaked in 1985 when she attained the status of the highest-paid Bollywood actress. She was caught on the income tax department's radar during this time. She struggled with the income tax division and was thus emotionally exhausted. Her career also took a hit.

At this time she grew close to Srikant Nahata the movie producer who stepped in to save the helpless Jaya Prada. The actress's legal dispute with the IT department was addressed by the producer who stepped forward to assist. He stood at her side like a glorious knight. She married the producer Srikanth Nahata on February 22 1986 who had previously wed Chandra and had three children. 

Since Nahata married Jayaprada after remaining married to his first wife and having children with her there was a great deal of controversy around this union. Jaya Prada discussed her relationship with Srikant Nahata a married man in an interview from 1986. Jaya Prada and Srikant Nahata never had a child together. In order to satisfy her maternal instincts Jaya raised Siddhu her sister's son as her own.

Jaya Prada’s Movies

Jaya Prada’s First Movie Bhoomi Kosam (1974)

Bhoomi Kosam is a 1974 Telugu movie that was directed by K. B. Tilak. It is one of the earliest Telugu movies to depict far-left politics. The liberation of a community from the oppression of Zamindari is the subject of the movie. A son of Zamindar is in charge of the uprising. The movie is an example of left-wing political organisations at work. The movie was made in honour of Ramanarasimha Rao a brother of Tilak who was encountered in 1972. Ashok Kumar Gummadi Jaggayya Jamuna Prabhakar Reddy and Chalam Prabha were among the cast members. Jaya Prada was making her debut. 

Jaya Prada’s Movie Sargam (1974)

K. Viswanath wrote and directed the drama film Sargam which was released in 1979 in Hindi. It was a remake of Jaya Prada's South Indian superstar-making 1976 Telugu film Siri Siri Muvva which also starred Jaya Prada.

She did her role as a mute dancer in this movie which marked her Hindi cinema debut. Along with Shakti Kapoor Aruna Irani Asrani Vijay Arora and Om Shivpuri the movie also includes Rishi Kapoor as her lover Shashikala as her stepmother and Shreeram Lagoo as her father. 

Hema a young person who cannot talk but can hear is mistreated by her stepmother and takes solace in classical dance. She is assisted in achieving her dream of becoming a dancer by Raju a musician.

Jaya Prada’s Movie Sharaabi (1984)

Prakash Mehra produced and directed the 1984 Indian Hindi comic drama film Sharaabi.  Along with Pran Om Prakash and Ranjeet Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada play the key characters in Sharaabi.

Vicky Kapoor the only child of multi-millionaire businessman Amarnath is hypothetically born with a peg of brandy instead of a glass of milk and develops into an alcoholic with a kind heart. Instead of showing him love and care Amarnath gives him money. Amarnath kicks Vicky out of his home one day after having a fight with him. Vicky is no longer under his father's influence but how will he fare in a heartless society was the question.

Jaya Prada’s Movie Dasavathaaram (2008)

K. S. Ravikumar's 2008 science fiction action movie is Dasavathaaram was produced in India. Kamal Haasan who also wrote the script plays ten different parts in it. 

The main character of the movie is a research scientist who creates a bioweapon and ensures that it is not acquired by a terrorist nation. The premise of the movie involves connecting the lives of numerous people from the 12th century to the 21st century. 

Following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many additional people get involved in the process and their individual tales begin to converge. This introduces philosophical viewpoints into the mix.

Jaya Prada’s Movie Kinar (2018)

The 2018 Indian drama film Kinar also known as Keni was co-written and directed by M. A. Nishad. It was created by the Fragrant Nature Film Creations studio and simultaneously filmed in Tamil and Malayalam. With separate ensemble casts for the two versions the movie starring Jaya Prada and Revathi centers on the problem of water scarcity in a town between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 

The score and soundtrack were created by M. Jayachandran and Bijibal. The film's editor was Sreekumar Nair while the director of photography was Noushad Sherif. The two versions were made available everywhere on February 23 2018. While the Tamil version garnered unfavorable reviews the Malayalam version did well. Box office failures for both editions.

Jaya Prada’s Upcoming Movies

Suvarna Sundari

A visual thriller with Sai Karthik providing the music Suvarna Sundari was directed by MSN Surya and produced by ML Lakshmi under the S. Team Pictures banner.

Saikumar Naginedu Kota Srinivasa Rao Mukhtar Khan and Avinash can be seen in supporting parts alongside Poorna Jayaprada Sakshi Choudhary Ram and Indra who play the primary protagonist roles.

Jaya Prada’s Career Timeline

Jaya Prada Politics

On the eve of the assembly elections in 1994 Jayaprada joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at N. T. Rama Rao's invitation and quickly progressed through the ranks. She was reportedly considering running for office at the time but she decided against it even though Rao offered her a seat. In 1996 she was selected to represent Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha. Additionally she served as the Telugu Mahila President. She left the TDP to join the Samajwadi Party after having disagreements with the party's supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu. During the 2004 General Election she ran from the Rampur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh and won by a margin of more than 85000 votes.

Later on March 10 2014 she and Amar Singh joined the RLD and soon after she was given the ticket to run for the Bijnor seat in the general elections of 2014. But she came up short in the vote. On March 26 2019 she formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Bhupender Yadav the national general secretary.

Jaya Prada Controversy

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Jaya Prada stated on Friday that Amar Singh was her godfather but added that even if she tied him a rakhi people would still speak about them. Azam Khan a top Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rampur MLA was the target of other serious accusations made by the woman including that he attempted an acid assault on her. After being kicked out of the SP the former Lok Sabha representative from Rampur Uttar Pradesh founded the Rashtriya Lok Manch alongside Singh. She stated So many people have helped me in my life and Amar Singh ji is my godfather in response to the negativity surrounding her relationship with Amar Singh.

Jaya Prada stated I couldn't even tell my mother if I would return back alive whenever I departed from home because of the state I was in running elections with Azam Khan as a woman with threats to my life. Amar Singh was receiving dialysis and people in the area started sharing my modified images. I sobbed and said I don't want to live any longer; I want to end my life. Nobody helped me as I was going through that experience she claimed. Only Amar Singh ji who had just finished his dialysis stood by me and gave me comfort. What will you consider him to be? Godfather or another person?

Jaya Prada’s Networth

Jaya Prada has a net worth of $ 4 Million (as of 2022) or 34 Crores in Indian rupees. Jaya Prada of BJP was a two-time MP of Rampur and also a movie actress. 

Jaya Prada’s Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Actress – Anthuleni Katha (1976)
• Special Award – Siri Siri Muvva & Anthuleni Katha (1976)
• Best Actress – Telugu – Saagara Sangamam 
• Kalashree award
• Kala Saraswati Award
• Kinnera Savitri Award
• Rajiv Gandhi Award
• Nargis Dutt Gold Medal
• Shakuntala Kala Rathnam Award
• Uttam Kumar Award
• Ever Green Beauty of India at 14th Santosham Film Awards in 2016.
• ANR Achievement Award (2008)
• Venus of Indian Cinema Award from TSR TV9 Film Awards (2011)
• Nana Film Award for Best Actress – Pranayam
• Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2012 – Special Jury Award for Pranayam
• Amrita Film Awards 2012 – Best Actress Award for Pranayam
• Mathrubhumi Kalyan Silks film awards 2012 – Best Character Actress Award for Pranayam
• Kerala Film Producers Association – Surya TV Film Awards 2012 – Outstanding Performance Award for Pranayam
• Asiavision Movie Awards 2011 – Outstanding Performance Award for Pranayam
• Sargam 1979 - Best Actress for Hindi - Nominated
• Sharaabi 1984 - Best Actress for Hindi - Nominated
• Sanjog 1985 - Best Actress for Hindi - Nominated
• Anthuleni Katha 1976 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• Siri Siri Muvva 1976 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• Anthuleni Katha Siri Siri Muvva 1976 - Special Jury Award for Telugu - Won
• Ninaithale Inikkum 1979 - Best Actress for Tamil - Nominated
• Chandipriya 1980 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• 47 Rojulu 1981 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• Meghasandesam 1982 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• Sagara Sangamam 1983 - Best Actress for Telugu - Won
• Sampoorna Premayanam 1984 - Best Actress for Telugu - Nominated
• Devadoothan 2000 - Best Actress for Malayalam - Nominated
• Lifetime Achievement Award – South (2007)
• Overall Contribution to Telugu Film Industry 2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award for Telugu - Won
• Pranayam 2011 - Best Actress for Malayalam - Nominated
• Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna 2012 - Best Supporting Actress for Kannada - Nominated

4 Interesting Facts of Jaya Prada

• Born Lalita Rani Jaya Prada was raised in Andhra Pradesh.
• When she was 14 years old a Telugu filmmaker offered her a ten-minute dance number in the movie Bhoomi Kosam after seeing her perform.
• She has shared the screen with well-known actors including Amitabh Bachchan Rajnikanth Mohan Lal and Kamal Haasan.
• She was introduced to politics in 1994 by her co-star and close friend NT Rama Rao who persuaded her to join the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

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