Vijay Krishna Acharya

• Name — Vijay Krishna Acharya • Education — Kirori Mal College • Birthplace — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India • Years Active — 2004–present • Known for — Dhoom 3 • Occupation — Film director • Spouse — Anusheh Khan

Acharya is married to Anusheh Khan, sister of director Kabir Khan.

He began his career 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 Dhoom 3 which was the third installment of the Dhoom franchise, 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 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section. The film won the Telstra People's Choice Award at the 2014 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. 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 Just Mohabbat, Life Nahin Hai Laddoo, Son Pari, Shaka Laka Boom Boom and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.

• Year — Title — Director — Story — Screenplay — Dialogues • 2004 — Dhoom • 2006 — Dhoom 2 • 2007 — Guru • 2008 — Tashan • 2010 — Raavan • 2013 — Dhoom 3 • 2018 — Thugs of Hindostan • 2023 — The Great Indian Family