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Ganesh Acharya

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Ganesh Acharya
Born (1971-05-23) 23 May 1971 (age 53)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Occupation(s)Choreographer, Film director, Actor
SpouseVidhi Acharya (m.2000)[2]
AwardsNational Film Award For Best Choreography

Ganesh Acharya is an Indian choreographer, director and actor who works in Hindi cinema.

He won the National Film Award for Best Choreography for 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 the Best Choreographer award for the song "Malhaari" from Bajirao Mastani (2015).

Early life

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Ganesh was born into a Tamil family in Madras, India.[4][5] His father was 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 dance.

Career

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Ganesh started his career as an assistant and founded his own dance company at the age of 12. He then became a choreographer and worked in his first film, Anaam, in 1992.[6]

He was nominated for Best Choreography for Badi Mushkil 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).

Smriti Irani presenting the Rajat Kamal Award to Ganesh Acharya (Best Choreography) for the Hindi film - Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, at the 65th National Film Awards Function, in New Delhi

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

He then decided to pursue a career in film direction. Manoj Bajpai and Juhi Chawla starred in his debut film Swami (2007), which he also produced and wrote. He directed the comedy film Money Hai To Honey Hai in 2008. He appeared as a villain in the Tamil film Rowthiram in 2011. He then choreographed "Chikni Chameli" song featuring Katrina Kaif for the 2012 film Agneepath.

Filmography

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Choreographer

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Actor

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Director

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

Personal life

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In November 2000, Ganesh married film producer Vidhi Acharya.[8] They have a daughter named Soundarya Acharya.

References

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  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. ^ "Happy Birthday Ganesh Acharya: A look at the ace choreographer's glorious career". Firstpost. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ Varma, Lipika (16 May 2022). "Allu Arjun is my friend, he likes me too". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 July 2022. Though I am a Tamilian, I belong to Bollywood.
  6. ^ "Ganesh Acharya, The person makes Akshay, Salman and Kareena at their behest". newstrend.news. Newstrend. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ at IndianExpress.com
  8. ^ "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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