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Ganesh Acharya

Indian choreographer

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Ganesh Acharya
Born	(1971-05-23) 23 May 1971 (age 53)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Occupation(s)	Choreographer, Film director, Actor
Spouse	Vidhi Acharya (m.2000)[2]
Awards	National 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[edit]

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

Career[edit]

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).

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 star 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[edit]

Choreographer[edit]

• Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024)

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.^[8] They have a daughter named Soundarya Acharya.

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