
He was assisting Subhash Ghai for a period of three years, during which he acted and directed plays such as Mr. During these three years, he worked in a host of experimental and non-experimental plays with directors like Quasar Padamsee, Joy Fernandes and Jaimini Pathak. Jha shifted his base to Mumbai as an 18-year-old and graduated from St. He was then cast by Barry John in his play "Its All About Money Honey" in 2002. Jha finished the Diploma Acting Course from Barry John's Academy as a 17-year-old, the youngest ever to have passed out of the course then. Soon, he made his debut as a professional stage actor in a host of children's plays such as "Jhagrapoor" and "Lalchi" at Prithvi Theatre as a 15-year-old. He began his theatre journey as a 13-year-old by coming to Mumbai from Delhi for Summertime Acting Workshops At Prithvi Theatre.

He was also seen as the Lead Character of "Bhola" in the Biggest Bollywood Musical of India – Jhumroo – at Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon from February 2016 to March 2017. He was also voted as the "Advertising Face of the Year 2011" by CNBC-TV18's Storyboard. He also has a diploma in acting from Barry John's Imago School of Acting.

He did his schooling from Manava Bharati India International School, New Delhi and graduated in economics from St. He started his career as a producer with his film Mona Darling under his banner First Ray Films. His latest release, the Action-Thriller titled Lakadbaggha (2023), has won him lots of critical acclaim including the Best Actor Award as the South Asian International Film festival presented by HBO He played the lead in the film Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele (2021). His 2020 Web show Mastram has had over a billion views on MX Player. He appeared in films such as Yeh Hai Bakrapur (2014), X: Past Is Present (2015), Chauranga (2016), Mona Darling (2017), Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (2018) and No Fathers In Kashmir (2019).

He had been rated as one of the "Top Ten Bollywood Actors of 2010" by Rediff. He is known for his role in Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Anshuman Jha is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and theatre.
