Education
Grinnell College; Tisch School of the Arts.
Grinnell College; Tisch School of the Arts.
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.