Filmmaker
Prakash
Jha,
who
is
currently
working
on
the
movie
Aarakshan,
has
revealed
that
he
was
desperate
to
work
in
Parliament.
He
had
even
applied
twice
for
it,
but
he
could
not
get
a
job.
So
the
acclaimed
Bollywood
director
went
to
Mumbai
in
the
70s
to
try
his
luck
in
the
film
industry
with
a
paltry
Rs
300
in
his
packet.
Prakash
Jha
decided
to
go
to
Mumbai
only
after
he
failed
to
find
a
job
in
Parliament.
“I
had
nourished
a
wish
to
get
a
job
in
Parliament
because
I
thought
I
could
work
my
best
(in
any
capacity)
for
Parliament.
I
applied
twice,
but
did
not
get.
Then
I
went
to
Mumbai
with
only
Rs
300
in
my
pocket," The
PTI
quotes
Jha
as
saying.
The
B-Town
filmmaker
contested
from
his
native
West
Champaran
in
2004
and
2009
general
elections,
but
failed
to
beat
Nitish
Kumar
both
times.
He
had
no
penchant
to
be
in
active
politics
now.
He
said,
“I
have
never
been
in
active
politics.
You
have
never
seen
me
in
any
political
forum,
nor
endorsing
any
political
party's
ideology.
I
contested
Lok
Sabha
elections
because
I
had
a
wish
to
work
for
Parliament."