Kranti Prakash Jha is a Bollywood actor and model from Darbhanga, Bihar, best known for his role of Santosh Lal in the 2016 Indian biographical sports film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. Kranti studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi. He has done his schooling from Purnia, Bihar. His father was a bureaucrat and was posted as RDDE at Purnia. He began his career by appearing in ads. He has featured in numerous TV commercials and music videos. He debuted in the lead role in the award-winning Maithili film Mithila Makhaan, and in the Bhojpuri films Deswa and Once Upon a Time in Bihar in lead roles. His recent portrayal of a young migrant Bihari in the viral Chhath video with Kristine Zedek, sung by Sharda Sinha has brought many laureals and appraisals from fans. He will be next seen in the Discovery Jeet's Biopic on Indian Hockey Coach Harinder Singh.