Vijay Krishna Acharya is an Indian film director, screenwriter, dialogue writer known for his works in

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and

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shows.

Career

He began as a scriptwriter after his work on the film '' Dhoom Franchise''. His directorial debut was the film Tashan which opened to negative reviews. Though his second attempt at film directing

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, went on to gross worldwide in just ten days, to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in international markets at the time and as of September 2020, it is the twelfth highest-grossing Indian film of all time. It was the 78th highest-grossing film of 2013 worldwide. The film was screened during the 2014

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in the ''Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema'' section. The film won the

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at the 2014

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. His first independent spoof was ''Channel Mast'' on VI TV, by the late director Sudhanshu Mishra. His other spoofs include ''Ramkhilavan CM and Family'', ''Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai'' and ''Krishna Sharma CA'', which later gave shape to ''Krishna Arjun''. He has written scripts for and directed Hindi shows including ''

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'', ''Life Nahin Hai Laddoo'', ''

Son Pari ''Son Pari'' ( en, Golden Fairy) is an Indian children's fantasy adventure television series which aired from 23 November 2000 to 1 October 2004 on Star Plus. The series follows the story of Fruity, a young girl who receives a magical ball tha ...

'', ''

Shaka Laka Boom Boom ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'' is an Indian television series. It was written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets. Plot The first season revolves around the central character, Sanj ...

'' and ''

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 September 2003 to 4 May 2006. The series was an Indian-themed version of the Colombian drama ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. Plot Based large ...

''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acharya, Vijay Krishna Living people Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language film directors Telstra People's Choice Award winners Yash Raj Films people Indian television writers Indian television directors Kirori Mal College alumni People from Kanpur Male television writers Year of birth missing (living people)