Narendra Jha (Actor) Age, Wife, Death Cause, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Narendra Jha
Profession	Actor
Famous Role(s)	"Dr. Hilal Meer" (Shahid Kapoor's father) in the film 'Haider' (2014) "Musa" in the film 'Raees' (2017)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters-185 cm in meters-1.85 m in feet inches-6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds-176 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 September 1962
Birth Place	Koilakh, Madhubani, Bihar, India
Date of Death	14 March 2018
Place of Death	At his farmhouse in Wada, Palghar, Maharashtra
Age (at the time of death)	55 Years
Death Cause	Heart Attack
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Koilakh, Madhubani, Bihar, India
School	Not Known
College	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi
Education Qualification	Master of Arts (M.A.) in History Diploma course in Acting
Debut	Film: Fun2shh (2005, Bollywood) Chatrapathy (2005, Telugu) Nanak Shah Fakir (2015, Punjabi) TV: Shanti (1994)
Family	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- 1 Sister- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Singing, Travelling
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Pankaja Thakur (Former censor board CEO)
Wife/Spouse	Pankaja Thakur (m. 2015-till his death in 2018)
Marriage Date	11 May 2015
Marriage Place	Nashik, Maharashtra
Children	Son- None Daughter- 1 (Step-daughter)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Narendra Jha

• Does Narendra Jha smoke?: Not Known

• Does Narendra Jha drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Narendra was fascinated towards acting since his childhood as he hailed from Koilakh, a village in Bihar’s Madhubani that has its own tradition of theatre since 1923. 

• His father and brother were regular participants in village theatre.

• Though his father wanted him to become an IAS officer, when he saw his son’s inclination towards acting, he encouraged him, after which Narendra enrolled in a diploma course at Shri Ram Centre.

• When he first came to Mumbai, he started doing ad films and featured in more than 150 projects.

• In 1996, he won the contest ‘Star Track’ held by ABCL (Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited).

• Though he appeared in several films and TV shows, he gained fame with his role as Dr. Hilal Meer in the film ‘Hailder’ (2014), after which he got many big projects.

• His voice is very similar to actor Parikshat Sahni.

• His wife Pankaja Thakur is the former CEO of CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification).

• He was a good friend of Kunal Khemmu‘s father, Ravi Khemmu (Director).

• He featured in substantial roles in both the big releases on the same day (On 25 January 2017), Shah Rukh Khan‘s Raees and Hrithik Roshan‘s Kaabil.