Ganesh Acharya is a famous Indian choreographer, director and actor. He has choreographed songs in many films, the major ones being Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018). He has also appeared in many music videos for films.
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Ganesh Acharya was born on 14 June 1971 (age 52 years; as in 2023) in Chennai. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Childhood picture of Ganesh Acharya
When Ganesha was 10 years old, his father died. After his father’s death his family faced financial crisis, due to which Ganesh had to leave his studies. He later moved to Cuttack, Orissa, where he started learning dance from his sister.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 90 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
His father, Krishna Gopi, was a dancer.
Ganesh Acharya’s father
Mother of Ganesh Acharya
He has a sister named Kamala. She is married to Vidhi Acharya.
Ganesh Acharya with his wife Vidhi Acharya
livelihood
He started his career by assisting the famous choreographer Kamalji till his death. At the age of 10, he formed his own dance group and became a choreographer at the age of 19. His debut as a choreographer in a film was the 1992 film “Anaam”.
However, the song that gave her her first big break was “Husn Hai Suhana” from the film “Coolie No. 1 (1995)”. His debut as a film director was with the 2007 film “Swami”.
His debut as an actor was in the film “Ghatak: Lethal (1996)”, where he made a special appearance in the song “Koi Jaaye To Le Aaye”. Her famous role was in the film “ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)” in 2013. He made a special appearance as ‘Mr. Tsar’ in the superhit Chinese film “Operation Mekong (2016)”.
controversies
- Following the #MeToo movement in India, Tanushree Dutta claimed that Nana Patekar misbehaved with her on the sets of “Horn OK Please (2009)”. He even claimed that all the directors and producers, including choreographer Ganesh Acharya, have united against him. Ganesh later defended himself and Nana Patekar, saying that there was no violence or abuse on the set. He said that Nana could never do this because he was a very loving person. There were even reports of a complaint being filed against his maternal grandfather and Ganesh.
- Ganesh Acharya once filed a complaint against Cine Artists Association members Gangeshwar Srivastava, BN Tiwari and Ashok Dubey for stopping the shooting of his film for three hours. According to Ganesh, he was in support of the group of dancers who were protesting against the association after it failed to pay their fees. Some people from the association stopped the shooting for three hours and threatened them that they would not be allowed to shoot anymore because they supported the dancers.
- In January 2020, an assistant choreographer of Ganesh Acharya accused him of sexual harassment. According to the woman, she was forced to watch a pornographic film, and when she did not comply with Acharya’s sexual demands, he suspended her from the Indian Film and Television Choreographers Association (IFTCA) because Acharya was the general secretary of the association. .
- In February 2021, another female choreographer filed a case of sexual harassment against Ganesh Acharya.
- In March 2022, Mumbai Police filed a charge sheet against Ganesh Acharya in the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Andheri, after one of his co-dancers accused him of sexual harassment.
award
national award
- Best Choreography for “Masto Ka Jhund” in the film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) in 2014
Ganesh Acharya receiving his National Award
- Best Choreography for “Gori Tu Lath Maar” in the film Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017) in 2018
filmfare awards
- Best Choreography for “Beedi” in the film “Omkara (2006)” in 2007
- Best Choreography for “Malhari” in the film “Bajirao Mastani (2015)” in 2015
Favorite
fact
- He likes listening to music.
- Talking about his big break with the song “Husn Hai Suhana” from the film “Coolie No. 1 (1995)”, Ganesh recalls that there were prominent choreographers like Saroj Khan at that time, and producers wanted him to start choreographing. . But it was David Dhawan and Govinda who convinced the producers to take him on as choreographer. Adding further in the statement he says,
The song was a hit and the result of its success was that I got recognition as a choreographer in the industry. For me, because of this, David Dhawan and Govinda are my godfathers.
- He initially wanted to become an actor.
- Ganesh was on top of the search in 2017, when he lost 85 kg of his weight of almost 200 kg in the span of one and a half years.
Ganesh Acharya lost weight
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