Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat
Born April 22, 1974

Chetan Bhagat ( pronunciation ; born 22 April 1974) is a well known Indian English author, known for his bestselling about young urban middle-class Indians. Bhagat is also columnist for newspapers such as The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi), where he writes about the youth, career development[1] and current affairs.[2][3] In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".[4][5]

Early life

The Chetan Bhagat was born in Delhi in a Punjabi family.[6] His father was an officer in the army (Lt Col) and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department. He is married to Anusha Suryanarayanan, a Tamil Brahmin.[7]

He wanted to become a writer, but choose to apply to an engineering college instead.

Literary work

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) and Half Girlfriend (2014). All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and four have inspired Bollywood films {(including the hit films 3 Idiots, Kai Po Che!, 2 States) and Hello (One Night @ The Call Centre)}. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".[4][8] Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.[9] Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events.[10][11][12] 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 his columns in The Times of India and Hindustan Times.[13] He was a judge on the Voice of India Star Anchor Hunt.[14] 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.[15]

"Two States" fame Chetan Bhagat for an interview of "Comedy Nights with Kapil"

Among his other activities, Bhagat is known to deliver speeches at programmes organised by corporates, educational institutes, newspapers and media houses like Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India and at other conferences apart from writing columns for the same.[16]

List of Works

Filmography

Year Film Screenplay Story Notes
2008 Hello Yes
2009 3 Idiots Yes
2012 Nanban Yes
2013 Kai Po Che! Yes Yes Won Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay
2014 2 States Yes
2014 Kick Yes

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chetan Bhagat in Kathmandu Rejuvenates Youth Potential. Ekendraonline.com (20 July 2010). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  2. ↑ Bhagat, Chetan (19 August 2011). "Anna Hazare's fight for change has inspired millions of Indians". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Columns. Chetan Bhagat. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Greenlees, Donald (26 March 2008). "An Investment Banker Finds Fame Off the Books". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Chetan Bhagat's much-anticipated novel will be released this October". Asia Pacific Arts. 20 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Writing 2 States helped me forgive my father: Chetan Bhagat". The Times of India. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140410/entertainment-bollywood/article/im-doing-somnething-right-chetan-bhagat
  8. ↑ "Chetan Bhagat's much-anticipated novel will be released this October". Asia Pacific Arts. 20 September 2011.
  9. ↑ Time 100 most influential people in the world list 2010. Time.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  10. ↑ CIOIN. Cio.in (9 March 2011). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  11. ↑ "Open letter to Sonia Gandhi from young India". The Times of India. 13 February 2011.
  12. ↑ Becoming One With the World. Chetan Bhagat (21 November 2008). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  13. ↑ "Columns". chetanbhagat.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Judges for Anchor hunt: Chetan Bhagat". staranchorhunt.com. 19 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Chetan Bhagat's '7 RCR' to go on air Jan 11". IANS. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  16. ↑ Chetan Bhagat at PROTON Academic Conclave 2009. YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Biodata of Chetan Bhagat. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  18. ↑ "Search Results for Chetan Bhagat". Time. 21 April 2011.

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