Nationality Indian Name Manish Acharya | Role Film director Education New York University | |
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Born June 14, 1967 ( 1967-06-14 ) Occupation Film Director and Actor Died December 4, 2010, Matheran Movies Loins of Punjab Presents, Sita Sings the Blues, The President Is Coming Similar People Sanjiv Jhaveri, Ajay Naidu, Anuvab Pal, Seema Rahmani, Ayesha Dharker | ||
The Driver, a short film by Manish Acharya
Manish G. Acharya (14 June 1967 – 4 December 2010) was an Indian film director and actor. Acharya was best known for Loins of Punjab Presents, a film he co-wrote, directed, acted in and co-produced, Loins of Punjab Presents, which was released in 2007, starred Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharkar, Ajay Naidu, among others. 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 died in an accident on 4 December 2010, in Matheran, Maharashtra. He is survived by his wife, artist Dhruvi Acharya and their two children Malhar and Aman.