Chetan Bhagat
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| Chetan Bhagat | |
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Bhagat at Shaadi.com photo shoot.
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| Born | 22 April 1974 New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad |
| Genres | Fiction, management, humour |
| Notable work(s) | Five Point Someone 2 States |
| Spouse(s) | Anusha Bhagat |
| Children | 2 |
www.chetanbhagat.com | |
Chetan Bhagat 
pronunciation (help·info) (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist,
pronunciation (help·info) (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist,
and speaker. Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, Five Point Someone (2004), One Night
(2011), and What Young India Wants (2012). All the books have remained bestsellers since their
)[citation needed]. In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language
novelist in India's history".[1][2] Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author.[3]
op-ed columns for popular English and Hindi newspapers, including The Times of India and Dainik
his opinion frequently at leading events.[8][9][10] He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to focus
on writing.
Early days
Bhagat was born in New Delhi to a middle-class family. His father was an officer in the army (Lt Col) and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department.
Bhagat's education was mostly in Delhi. He attended Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi (1978–1991). He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) (1991–1995) before graduating from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1995–1997)[citation needed]. After graduation he worked in Hong Kong. He had been working in Hong Kong for 11 years before shifting to Mumbai to pursue his passion for writing.[citation needed] He has written six books, all of which are bestsellers. His two novels were written by him while he was still working.[citation needed]
List of works
Columns
Bhagat has his columns in The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar and Asomya Pratidin.[citation needed]
Television
Bhagat was a judge on the Voice of India Star Anchor Hunt.[11] Chetan Bhagat also hosts 7 RCR on ABP news, which began airing January 11, 2014. The show features a series of biographies of India's prime ministerial candidates.[12]
Speeches
- "SPARK" speech given at the orientation program for the new group of MBA students at Symbiosis, Pune.[13]
- "Becoming One With the World" speech given at the HT Leadership Summit Delhi.[14]
Speaker
Among his other activities, Bhagat is known to deliver speeches at programs organised by corporates, educational institutes, newspapers and media houses like Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India and at other conclaves apart from writing columns for the same.[15]
next protagonist
For his next novel's protagonist comes from a remote village who comes to learn Spoken English in Patna for which he visits British Lingua, a spoken English Skills training Institute in India.[16]
Movie adaptions
| Book | Film adaptation | Release year | Language | Cast | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Point Someone | 3 Idiots | 2009 | Hindi | Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Rajkumar Hirani |
| Nanban/Snehithudu | 2012 | Tamil /Telugu | Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Ileana D'Cruz | Gemini Film Circuit | Shankar | |
| One Night @ the Call Center | Hello | 2008 | Hindi | Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Eesha Koppikhar, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora | Atul Agnihotri | Atul Agnihotri |
| Hello 2 | 2014 | Hindi | Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Nargis Fakhri, Gul Panag, Celina Jaitly | |||
| The 3 Mistakes of My Life | Kai Po Che! | 2013[17] | Hindi | Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao, Amrita Puri, Amit Sadh | UTV Motion Pictures | Abhishek Kapoor |
| 2 States: The Story of My Marriage | 2 States | 2014 | Hindi | Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt | Dharma Productions | Abhishek Verman |
| Revolution 2020 | TBA | 2014[18] | Hindi | TBA | UTV Motion Pictures | Raj Kumar Gupta |
3 Idiots versus Five Point Someone[edit]
A dispute developed a few days after the release over the fact that Chetan's credit, "Based on the novel
Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat" appeared in the closing credits rather than in the opening ones
.[19] At that time, Bhagat stated that he "was expecting an opening credit and I was quite surprised on
not seeing it. They had bought the rights, made the payment and committed to a credit in the contract.
It's there, but it's not about it being there, it's about the placement and the prominence."
According to him, the film had taken more from the book than the filmmakers had led him to believe
[citation needed]. Director Rajkumar Hirani said that Bhagat has been given his due credit according to
contract.[20] Hirani threatened to take legal action against Bhagat. Bhagat also accused Hirani of not
showing him final script as per contract, but Hirani denied that.[21]Protagonist of the film Aamir Khan
initially said that the screenplay was original,[22] but later he kept himself away from this controversy.
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Society Young Achiever' award in 2004[24]
- Publisher's Recognition award in 2005[24]
- Bhagat in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People 2010[25]
- Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay 2014- Kai Po Che
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