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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Born'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |2 August 1981, [[wikipedia:Loliem-Polem|Loliem-Polem]], [[wikipedia:Goa|Goa]], [[wikipedia:India|India]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Occupation'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |[[wikipedia:Actor|Actor]], [[wikipedia:Film producer|Producer]], [[wikipedia:Director|Director]], [[wikipedia:Television presenter|Television presenter]], [[wikipedia:Sports administration|Sports administrator]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Years active'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |2000s–present
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Notable works'''
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''[[wikipedia:Aleesha (film)|Aleesha]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Naxalbari|Naxalbari]]'', ''Dil Dosti Deewangi''
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Languages'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |[[wikipedia:Konkani language|Konkani]], [[wikipedia:Marathi language|Marathi]], [[wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Leadership Roles'''
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* President – Roll Ball Federation of India
* President – Goa AVCG-XR Association  
* President – Goa Roll Ball Association  
* State Youth Icon – Election Commission of India
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Education'''
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* Shri Damodar Vidhalaya, Goa  
* B.Com – Shri Damodar College, [[wikipedia:Margao|Margao]]  
* G.R. Kare Law College (LLB)  
* Postgraduate diploma in [[wikipedia:Management studies|Management Studies]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Other affiliations'''
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* Rowing and Sculling Association de Goa  
* Works with [[wikipedia:Election Commission of India|ECI]], [[wikipedia:Goa Police|Goa Police]], and state departments
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Creative projects'''
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* Host – ''Chum Chum Chanana'' (2001, [[wikipedia:Doordarshan|Doordarshan]])  
* Director – 100+ documentaries & ads  
* Co-producer – ''Dil Dosti Deewangi'' (2023)
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Personal interests'''
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[[wikipedia:Astrology|Astrology]], [[wikipedia:Numerology|Numerology]], [[wikipedia:Vedic science|Vedic studies]], [[wikipedia:Gemology|Gemology]], [[wikipedia:Mythology|Mythology]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Residence'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |[[wikipedia:Goa|Goa]], [[wikipedia:India|India]]
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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |'''Website'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" |[https://rollballfederation.in rollballfederation.in]
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'''Tapan Acharya''' (born 2 August 1981) is an [[wikipedia:India|Indian]] [[wikipedia:Actor|actor]], [[wikipedia:Film producer|producer]], [[wikipedia:Filmmaking|filmmaker]], and [[wikipedia:Television presenter|television presenter]] known for his work in [[wikipedia:Konkani cinema|Konkani]] and [[wikipedia:Marathi cinema|Marathi cinema]]. Over the years, he has also taken up leadership roles in [[wikipedia:Sports administration|sports federations]] and [[wikipedia:Technology policy|tech policy]] initiatives in Goa.

== Career ==
Acharya rose to prominence with his role in the Konkani film ''[[wikipedia:Aleesha (film)|Aleesha]]'' (2004), which won the [[wikipedia:National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for Best Feature Film in the Regional Category. Before stepping into films, he started his public career as a television host for ''Chum Chum Chanana'' on [[wikipedia:Doordarshan|Doordarshan]] Goa in 2001.

He has acted in a number of [[wikipedia:Regional cinema of India|regional films]] and [[wikipedia:Web series|web series]], and has directed over 100 short films, government ads, and corporate documentaries for organisations including the [[wikipedia:Election Commission of India|Election Commission of India]] and [[wikipedia:Goa Police|Goa Police]].

Acharya co-produced the 2023 Konkani film ''[[wikipedia:Dil Dosti Deewangi|Dil Dosti Deewangi]]'' and continues to be active in both filmmaking and public service.

== Administrative and Policy Work ==
In June 2023, he was elected as the President of the [[wikipedia:Roll Ball|Goa Roll Ball Association]]. By November 2023, he became President of the [[wikipedia:Roll Ball Federation of India|Roll Ball Federation of India]], working on grassroots [[wikipedia:Sports development|sports development]].

In 2024, Acharya took leadership as the President of [[wikipedia:Goa AVCG-XR Association|Goa AVCG-XR Association]], a body supporting [[wikipedia:Animation|animation]], [[wikipedia:Visual effects|VFX]], [[wikipedia:Video game industry|gaming]], and [[wikipedia:Extended reality|extended reality]] industries. This association works in alignment with the national [[wikipedia:AVGC-XR Policy of India|AVGC-XR policy]] introduced by the [[wikipedia:Government of India|Government of India]] in September 2024.

== Education and Personal Interests ==
Born in the coastal village of [[wikipedia:Loliem-Polem|Loliem-Polem]] in Goa into a [[wikipedia:Goud Saraswat Brahmin|Goud Saraswat Brahmin]] family, Acharya studied at Shri Damodar Vidhalaya before pursuing commerce at [[wikipedia:Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics|Shri Damodar College]], [[wikipedia:Margao|Margao]]. He later enrolled in [[wikipedia:G.R. Kare College of Law|G.R. Kare Law College]] and completed a postgraduate diploma in [[wikipedia:Management studies|management studies]].

He is also a certified practitioner in [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], [[wikipedia:Numerology|numerology]], [[wikipedia:Vedas|Vedic studies]], and [[wikipedia:Gemology|gemology]]. His deep interest in [[wikipedia:Hindu mythology|mythology]] and traditional sciences is reflected in his personal pursuits.

== Other Affiliations ==
Acharya is associated with the [[wikipedia:Rowing Federation of India|Rowing and Sculling Association de Goa]], which operates under the [[wikipedia:Rowing Federation of India|Rowing Federation of India]].

He was named as a State [[wikipedia:Youth engagement|Youth Icon]] by the [[wikipedia:Election Commission of India|Election Commission of India]] to promote youth voting awareness in Goa.

== Selected Filmography ==
=== Films ===
* ''It’s My Life'' (2003)  
* ''[[wikipedia:Aleesha (film)|Aleesha]]'' (2004)  
* ''Padri'' (2005)  
* ''Mareparyant Phashi'' (2009)  
* ''Martin'' (2017)  
* ''Planning Devachem'' (2018)  
* ''[[wikipedia:Dil Dosti Deewangi|Dil Dosti Deewangi]]'' (2023)

=== Web Series ===
* ''[[wikipedia:Naxalbari (web series)|Naxalbari]]'' (2020)

=== Television ===
* ''Chum Chum Chanana'' (Doordarshan Goa, 2001)

=== As Producer ===
* ''Janma'' (2011)  
* ''[[wikipedia:Dil Dosti Deewangi|Dil Dosti Deewangi]]'' (2023, co-producer)

== External links ==
* [https://eci.gov.in Election Commission of India]
* [https://rollballfederation.in Roll Ball Federation of India]

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:People from Goa]]
[[Category:Indian film producers]]
[[Category:Konkani-language actors]]
[[Category:Marathi actors]]
[[Category:Indian sports administrators]]
[[Category:Indian directors]]
[[Category:Indian television personalities]]