Apoorva Lakhia is an Indian film director.Lakhia was born and brought
up in Ahmedabad, India. He was educated at the Lawrence School,
Sanawar. He dropped out of a filmmaking course in New York University
to assist Mira Nair on The Perez Family. He had been an assistant on
American films such as The Ice Storm, A Perfect Murder and Addicted to
Love.Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant
director for Ashutosh Gowariker's period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a
Time in India. As Aamir Khan was looking for someone with Hollywood
experience for Lagaan, Farhan Akhtar recommended Apoorva, who had
worked with casts and crews in Hollywood. He also worked as the second
assistant director for the film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996).
up in Ahmedabad, India. He was educated at the Lawrence School,
Sanawar. He dropped out of a filmmaking course in New York University
to assist Mira Nair on The Perez Family. He had been an assistant on
American films such as The Ice Storm, A Perfect Murder and Addicted to
Love.Before becoming a film director, Apoorva was an assistant
director for Ashutosh Gowariker's period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a
Time in India. As Aamir Khan was looking for someone with Hollywood
experience for Lagaan, Farhan Akhtar recommended Apoorva, who had
worked with casts and crews in Hollywood. He also worked as the second
assistant director for the film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996).
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