Ganesh Acharya

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Ganesh Acharya

Ganesh Acharya at Kashmera Shah Calendar Launch
Citizenship India
Occupation Choreographer

Ganesh Acharya is an Indian choreographer and occasional film actor active in Bollywood.[1] He has choreographed for Bodyguard and Singham amongst others. He has also appeared in numerous music videos for films. He opened out as a film actor with the 2013 dance film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance.

Biography

Ganesh was born as Sivaji Ganesan in Tamil Nadu. When Ganesh was 10, his father, a dancer and a choreographer Mr. Gopi, died, which plunged his family into financial crisis and forced Ganesh to give up his studies. He later moved on to Cuttack, Orissa. Then he started learning the art of dancing from his sister. He later assisted famous choreographer Kamalji, until he died. Ganesh started his own dance group at the age of 12, became a choreographer at 19 and worked in his first film, Anaam (1992) at 21.

In 2002, he was nominated in Screen Weekly Awards for best choreography for Badi Mushkil song from Lajja (2001). In 2005, he was nominated for Technical awards in Zee Cine Awards as the best choreographer for the song Aisa Jadoo Dala Re from Khakhee (2004). In 2007 he won Filmfare award for best choreography for the song Beedi from Omkara (2006 film).

Ganesh choreographed five big films in the year 2006, namely Rang De Basanti, Phir Hera Pheri, Golmaal, Omkara and Lage Raho Munnabhai.

Following this, Ganesh decided to make a stand in film direction. His first film Swami (2007), which is also produced and written by him, stars Manoj Bajpai and Juhi Chawla. It does not have any song and dance. The film is about the journey of a man called Swamy (Bajpai) and his wife Radha (Juhi).

In 2008, Ganesh Acharya made Money Hai To Honey Hai, a comedy involving a dead man, a will, lots of money and a way. In 2011, he played a villain in the Tamil film Rowthiram.

The famous item song Chikni Chameli from 2012 film Agneepath featuring Katrina Kaif was choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.

Govinda is his favourite dancer and among the heroines, his favourite is Madhuri Dixit. He has choreographed Govinda in almost all his films. He often features in songs, like "Koi Jaye to le aaye" from Ghatak (1994) and "Khullam Khulla" in the movie Road (2002).[2]

Films as choreographer

As Actor

  1. ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance (2013)
  2. Trishna (2013)
  3. Rowthiram(2012)
  4. Raavan (2010)
  5. Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak (2009)
  6. Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008)
  7. Jalwa - Fun In Love (2005)
  8. Koi Hai (2003)
  9. Road (2002)
  10. Ghatak (1996)
  11. Company

As Producer

As Director

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

Ganesh Acharya Dance Academy

Ganesh started dance academy with his own name along with Deepak Bhattacharya who is MD of Magna events WB Pvt. Ltd.,Kolkata at Tollygunge. Since its inception, the institute has trained more than 10,000 students (including kids, juniors,teenagers and seniors) and many of them have are already started working in Bollywood. The institute has given many actors to National & Bengali Television industry as actors & performers. Some of them are Adrit ( 'Mukosh manush' & 'Megher Palok', Star Jalsa and dance Bangla Dance Jr. Championship)and Ishita ( 'Maa', Star Jalsha), Debojyoti (Colors 'India's Got Challenge' Semifinalist).

References

  1. ↑ "Only Katrina could have been ‘Chikni chameli’: Ganesh Acharya". Zee News. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ By Punnu (2012-07-20). "Ganesh Acharya Latest Movies Videos Images Photos Wallpapers Songs Biography Trivia On". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 2013-07-27. 
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