Prakash Jha Speaks On Comparison Of His Upcoming Film Pareeksha With Irrfan Khan’s Hindi Medium

Filmmaker Prakash Jha, whose next film is titled Pareeksha, says unfortunately, education never gets the deserved attention during Indian elections.

Pareeksha is about a rickshaw puller who takes children from affluent homes to a famous private English school every morning, and dreams if he could ever give his own child that opportunity. He sets out on a dangerous path in this pursuit.

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As someone who has dabbled in politics himself, does he think the subject of literacy and education has been given enough mileage and attention in the ongoing election season?

“Unfortunately, the subject of education never gets the attention it should during elections,” Jha told IANS.

His film, currently in post-production, features Adil Hussain, Priyanka Bose, Sanjay Suri and Shubham Jha.