Mumbai, Feb. 14 -- National Award-winning director Prakash Jha and controversies go hand in hand. Almost every film by the director-producer has either faced censorship trouble or invited the anger of social groups.

Released in 2003, the Ajay Devgn starrer film 'Gangaajal' is one of his films that evoked political ire in Patna at the time of its release.

The film was about a corrupt politician from Bihar named Sadhu Yadav, played by Mohan Joshi. Interestingly, the name of the antagonist was similar to that of then-chief minister Rabri Devi's brother and a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA. Sadhu's supporters accused the filmmakers of defaming their leader by using his name as a negative character in the film.

In a recent interview with AN...