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Manish G. Acharya is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Indian born on 14 june 1967
Manish G. Acharya (June 14, 1967 – December 4, 2010) was an Indian film director and actor. Acharya was best known for Loins of Punjab Presents, which marked Acharya's debut as a film director. Loins of Punjab Presents, which was released in 2007, starred Shabana Azmi. His other film credits include a cameo as himself in the 2009 film, Luck by Chance and as narrator in Sita Sings the Blues.
Acharya received a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College in physics in 1989. Acharya received a Master of Science from Iowa State in Industrial Relations. He then obtained a Master of Fine Arts in film directing from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Acharya suffered a fall from a horse on December 4, 2010, in Matheran, Maharashtra. He was taken to a hospital in Matheran, where he was pronounced dead from head injuries. Acharya's funeral services took place at the Chandanwadi crematorium in south Mumbai.
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Acharya received a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College in physics in 1989. Acharya received a Master of Science from Iowa State in Industrial Relations. He then obtained a Master of Fine Arts in film directing from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Acharya suffered a fall from a horse on December 4, 2010, in Matheran, Maharashtra. He was taken to a hospital in Matheran, where he was pronounced dead from head injuries. Acharya's funeral services took place at the Chandanwadi crematorium in south Mumbai.
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Sita Sings the Blues (2009)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Musical films, Mythologie hindoue
Actors Deepti Gupta, Manish G. Acharya, Pooja Kumar, Nitya Vidyasagar
Rating75%
The film uses a pared-down adaptation of the legend that retains many of its finer details while adopting a perspective sympathetic towards Sita; in the director's words, the film is "a tale of truth, justice and a woman’s cry for equal treatment."
Luck by Chance (2009)
, 2h36Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films
Actors Farhan Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla
Rating70%
Young actor Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) arrives in Mumbai to make it as a Bollywood film star with the help of Abhimanyu (Arjun Mathur), an actor friend from his hometown, and their mutual friend Sameer, who works in a studio props department.
The President Is Coming (2009)
, 1h26Directed by Kunaal Roy Kapur
Genres Biography, Comedy
Themes Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Konkona Sen Sharma, Shernaz Patel, Ira Dubey, Anand Tiwari, Namit Das, Rohan Sippy
Rating67%
In 2006, George W. Bush, President of the United States, visited India. In addition to the many diplomatic and political things on the agenda was a rather unique event — a meeting with the young faces responsible for shaping "The New India". The six contestants are Maya Roy India's best young Writer, Ajay Karlekar India's best young Social Activist, Archana Kapoor India's best young Indian Entrepreneur, Rohit Seth Call Center Accent Trainer, Kapil Dev Dholakia India's best young Stock Investor, Ramesh S Software Engineer.
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Directed by Manish G. Acharya
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Ajay Naidu, Ishita Sharma, Darshan Jariwala, Jameel Khan
Rating70%
A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."
Director
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Directed by Manish G. Acharya
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Ajay Naidu, Ishita Sharma, Darshan Jariwala, Jameel Khan
Rating70%
A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."
Scriptwriter
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Directed by Manish G. Acharya
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Ajay Naidu, Ishita Sharma, Darshan Jariwala, Jameel Khan
Rating70%
A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."
Producer
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Directed by Manish G. Acharya
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Ajay Naidu, Ishita Sharma, Darshan Jariwala, Jameel Khan
Roles Producer
Rating70%
A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."