Ganesh Acharya

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Ganesh Acharya
Born (1971-06-14) 14 June 1971 (age 52)[1]
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationChoreographer, Film director, Actor
Spouse(s)Vidhi Acharya (m.2020)[2]
Parent(s)Mr. Gopi (Father)
AwardsNational Film Award For Best Choreography

Ganesh Acharya is an Indian choreographer, film director, and actor who prominently works in Hindi films. He has choreographed for a variety of films, including Bodyguard (2011) and Singham (2011). In addition, he has appeared in a number of film and music videos. He made his film debut in ABCD: Any Body Can Dance in 2013.

He won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work on the songs "Hawan Kund" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) and "Gori tu lath mar" from Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017).[3] At the 61st Filmfare Awards, he was nominated for Best Choreographer for his song "Malhaari" from Bajirao Mastani (2015).

Early life[edit]

Ganesh's father, a dancer and choreographer, died when he was 11 years old, plunging his family into financial ruin and forcing Ganesh to discontinue his studies. He later moved to Cuttack, Orissa. Then, with the help of his sister, he began to learn to dance.

Career[edit]

Ganesh started his career by working as an assistant to the late famous choreographer Kamalji. Ganesh founded his own dance company when he was 12, became a choreographer when he was 19, and worked in his first film, Anaam (1992), when he was 21.[4]

He was nominated for best choreography for "Badi Mushkil," a song from Lajja (2001), in the Screen Weekly Awards in 2002. In 2005, he was nominated for a Zee Cine Award for Best Choreographer for the song "Aisa Jadoo Dala Re" from Khakhee (2004). He won the Filmfare award for best choreography in 2007 for the song "Beedi" from Omkara (2006).

Ganesh choreographed five notable films in 2006, namely Rang De Basanti, Phir Hera Pheri, Golmaal, Omkara and Lage Raho Munna Bhai.

Ganesh decided to pursue a career in film direction. Manoj Bajpai and Juhi Chawla star in his debut film Swami (2007), which he also produced and wrote.

Ganesh Acharya directed the comedy film Money Hai To Honey Hai in 2008. He appeared as a villain in the Tamil film Rowthiram in 2011.

Ganesh Acharya choreographed the famous song "Chikni Chameli" from the 2012 film Agneepath, which starred Katrina Kaif.

His favourite dancer is Govinda, and his favourite actress is Madhuri Dixit.

He made a cameo appearance as Mr. Zar in the hit Chinese film Operation Mekong (2016).

Filmography[edit]

Choreographer[edit]

Actor[edit]

Director[edit]

  1. Swami (2007)
  2. Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008)
  3. Angel (2011)
  4. Bhikari (2017)

Personal life[edit]

In November 2000, Ganesh married film producer Vidhi Acharya.[6] They have a daughter named Soundarya Acharya.

References[edit]

  1. Firstpost (14 June 2022). "Happy Birthday Ganesh Acharya: A look at the ace choreographer's glorious career". Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. The Times of India (19 November 2019). "Have you seen these pictures of choreographer Ganesh Acharya from his wedding day 19 years ago!". Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. "Ganesh Acharya Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Ganesh Acharya | Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. "Ganesh Acharya, The person makes Akshay, Salman and Kareena at their behest". newstrend.news. Newstrend. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. at IndianExpress.com
  6. "Have you seen these pictures of choreographer Ganesh Acharya from his wedding day 19 years ago! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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