Nationality Indian Spouse Anusha Bhagat (m. 1999) Role Author | Name Chetan Bhagat Ethnicity Punjabi | |
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Born 22 April 1974 (age 50) New Delhi, India ( 1974-04-22 ) Language English (Novels and Columns), Hindi (Columns) Genre Fiction, Romance, Realistic Fiction Notable works Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Centre Half Girlfriend, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Revolution 2020, 2 States (screenplay based on the novel) Movies and TV shows 2 States, Nach Baliye, Kai Po Che!, Kick, Hello, Half Girlfriend Children Ishaan Bhagat, Shyam Bhagat Education Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1995–1997) Books Half Girlfriend, 2 States: The Story of My Mar, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Five Point Someone, Revolution 2020 Similar Amish Tripathi, Arundhati Roy, Ruskin Bond Profiles | ||
Chetan bhagat - TOP 8 Books
Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English-language dramedy novels about young urban middle-class Indians.
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- Chetan bhagat TOP 8 Books
- In conversation with chetan bhagat aired august 2009
- Early life
- Career
- Awards and recognition
- References
A noted public figure, Bhagat also writes for columns about youth, career development and current affairs for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
Bhagat's novels have sold over seven million copies. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".
Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po Che! (2013), 2 States (2014), the action-superhero movie Kick (2015), and Half Girlfriend (2017). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in January 2014.
In conversation with chetan bhagat aired august 2009
Early life
Bhagat was born on 22 April 1974 in New Delhi, India. His father was an army officer and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department. His younger brother, Ketan Bhagat, is also a novelist.
He completed his school years at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan in Delhi. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1995 and his MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1997. Bhagat recounted in an interview with Newslaundry that he applied after his studies to the investment banking company Goldman Sachs, where he was finally selected after 27 internal interviews.
Bhagat worked for Goldman Sachs in their Hong Kong office as an investment banker for nearly a decade and wrote Five Point Someone while in Hong Kong. When he got fired, he then had to move to Mumbai to focus full-time on his writing career.
He has been married to Anusha Suryanarayanan since 1998. She hails from Tamil Nadu and was his classmate at IIM Ahmedabad.
Career
Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), What Young India Wants (2012) (speeches and columns), Half Girlfriend (2014), Making India Awesome (2015) and One Indian Girl (2016).
All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and five have inspired Bollywood films (which are the hit films 3 Idiots, Kai Po Che!, 2 States, Half Girlfriend and Hello). In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".
Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events. He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to focus on writing. He debuted as a screenplay writer with the 2014 film Kick.
Bhagat has columns in The Times of India and Hindustan Times.
Apart from writing, Chetan has worked on TV as well as scripted several Bollywood movies.He was a judge on the Voice of India Star Anchor Hunt. Chetan Bhagat also hosts 7 RCR on ABP news, which began airing 11 January 2014. The show features a series of biographies of India's prime ministerial candidates.
Bhagat has received wide recognition across the multilingual and diverse Indian society, Such recognition is unprecedented for an English language writer. Bhagat was interviewed on Comedy Nights with Kapil and also interviewed on Kapil Sharma Show while he was promoting his movie Half Girlfriend in 2017.
Among his other activities, Bhagat is known for delivering speeches on programmes organised by corporations, educational institutes, newspapers and media houses like Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India and at other conferences apart from writing columns for the above.
He was the judge of the dance reality show Nach Baliye.
He was featured in Forbes India magazine as one of the top celebrities of India in 2016. He was listed 40th out of 100.