Djarot was born in
Rangkasbitung, Banten on 22 July 1950. He attended elementary and junior high school in
Yogyakarta, where he became active with the
student organization Gerakan Siswa Nasional Indonesia. He then attended senior high school in
Belitung,
South Sumatra. In 1969, he went to
Cologne,
West Germany to study
Industrial Engineering at the
Cologne University of Applied Sciences. In 1975, Djarot returned to Indonesia and formed the music group Barong. The following year, the
American Embassy offered Djarot a chance to study at the
London International Film School. was eventually selected by
Rolling Stone Indonesia as the best Indonesian album of all time. Together with
Chrisye and
Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Erros produced a trilogy of albums,
Resesi (, 1983),
Metropolitan (1984), and
Nona (, 1984). Of these,
Resesi was received best, selling 350,000 copies and being certified silver. In 1988, Djarot made his directorial debut with ''
Tjoet Nja' Dhien'', which received 9
Citra Awards, including
Best Director, and was Indonesia's submission to the
62nd Academy Awards for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Djarot first entered politics with the
Indonesian Democratic Party. However, after a disagreement with then-party leader
Soerjadi, Djarot joined the
Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI-P). ==Works==