Vijay Krishna Acharya Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Nickname(s)	Viktor Acharya, Acharya
Profession(s)	Film Director, Screenwriter, Dialogue Writer, Lyricist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 145 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Bald
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 January 1968
Age (as in 2018)	50 Years
Birthplace	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricon
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	Kirori Mal College, Delhi University
Educational Qualification	BA English (Honours)
Debut	Film (Director): Tashan (2008) TV (Director): Channel Mast
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading Books, Listening to Music, Photography, Travelling
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Not Known
Family
Wife/Spouse	Anusheh Khan (Sister of Filmmaker Kabir Khan)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- Suhani, Saher
Parents	Names Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Director(s)	Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Patrice Leconte, Aditya Chopra, Mani Ratnam
Favourite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan
Favourite Actresses	Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai
Favourite Film(s)	Jane Bhi Do Yaaron, Chalti Ka Naam Gadi
Favourite TV Shows	Indian: Ye Jo Zindagi Hai American: Singfield, Friends
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹7 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Krishna Acharya

• Does Vijay Krishna Acharya smoke?: Not Known

• Does Vijay Krishna Acharya drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was an active participant in school, taking part in plays, skits, and had won many awards for them.

• During his college days, he took up theatre seriously and then shifted to Mumbai.

• In 1992, he got his first assignment as a scriptwriter assisting Kundan Shah on Bollywood flick “Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.”

• He wrote the dialogues for Dhoom in 2000. Then he did the screenplay and dialogue writing for Dhoom 2.

• He worked with renowned director Mani Ratnam as a dialogue writer for his movies “Guru” (2007) and “Raavan” (2010).

• In 2008, his movie “Tashan” as a director debutant, which starred Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar, was a disaster at the box office.

• He wrote the lyrics of “Bachchan Pande Ka Tashan,” “Pooja Ka Tashan,” “Jimmy Ka Tashan,” and “Bhaiyvaji Ka Tashan” for his movie Tashan.

• Some of his notable shows, directed and written by him were ‘Son Pari,’ ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi,’ ‘Life Nahi Hain Ladoo’, and ’Shaka Laka Boom Boom.’

• In an interview, he revealed that his show ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi’ is a tasteful adaptation of the show “Yo Soy Betty La Fea.”

• He is also credited for some spoof shows including “Ramkhilavan CM and Family,” “Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai,” and “Krishna Sharma CA.”

• He has been in the Jury panel in the reality show “Cinestar Ki Khoj judges (2014)” with co-judges Sonali Bendre, and Anurag Basu. 

• His directorial movie “Dhoom 3” which became a ₹200 Crore grosser in just ten days bagged the highest-grossing Bollywood flick of all time at the time of its release and sixth highest-grossing Indian film of all time as of May 2017. He was also responsible for the screenplay controlling, dialogue writing, and story writing in the movie.

• “Dhoom 3” also won the very first Telstra People’s Choice Award at the 2014 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

• He has been awarded “Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Dialogue Writer (drama series & soap).”

• His directorial movie “Thugs of Hindostan” 2018 is based on an 1839 novel “Confessions of a Thug” starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Fatima Sana Shaikh.