Indian-born Dheeraj Akolka graduated in architecture at Pune University but never practiced his job. Instead he started collaborating on Hindi movies such as Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) (the 2002 Indian Academy Award nominee for best foreign film), the immensely popular Devdas (2002) or the excellent Black (2005). In 2007 he became master of arts in screen... imdb.com