Juhi Chaturvedi

Juhi Chaturvedi
जूही चतुर्वेदी
Born 1975 (age 39–40) [1]
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation screenwriter
Nationality Indian
Notable works Vicky Donor (2012)

Juhi Chaturvedi (born 1975) (Hindi: जूही चतुर्वेदी) is an Indian screenwriter and advertising professional. Juhi is the script writer of the Bollywood movie Vicky Donor (2012).[2] She is based in Mumbai.

She won the 2013 Filmfare Award for Best Story for Vicky Donor (2012).

Early life and background

Born and brought up in Lucknow, Chaturvedi graduated from Lucknow College of Arts.[3]

Career

Chaturvedi started her career as a freelance illustrator with The Times of India Lucknow edition. She shifted to Delhi, in 1996 when she joined advertising with Ogilvy & Mather as an art director. In 1999, she moved to Mumbai office of the agency. In 2008, she joined McCann followed by Bates in Mumbai,[3] where she was creative director. She worked with director Shujit Sircar on ad films for brands like Titan watches and Saffola. She also wrote the dialogues for Shoebite, Sircar’s second film, which had Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, but it got cancelled.[1]

During her stay in Delhi, she lived in Lajpat Nagar, an experience she used in scripting her first film, Vicky Donor.[1] She was awarded the IRDS Film award for social concern for her story Vicky Donor [4]

In July 2013, she joined advertising agency, Leo Burnett Mumbai as Executive Creative Director.[3]

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vicky Donor is born". Tehelka. Vol 9, Issue 19, Dated 12 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-23. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Vicky Donor writer Juhi Chaturvedi. Retrieved on Jun 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Juhi Chaturvedi joins Leo Burnett Mumbai as ECD". Media Info. July 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  4. ↑ http://www.bhadas4media.com/vividh/8136-2013-01-24-04-35-02.html
  5. ↑ "Filmfare Awards Live: All the action from the awards night". IBNLive.com. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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