Chetan Bhagat
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Chetan Bhagat in 2012
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| Born |
22 April 1974 New Delhi, India |
| Language | English (Novels and Columns), Hindi (Columns) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Education | Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi(IIT Delhi) (B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad(IIM A) (MBA) |
| Genre | Fiction, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, Half Girlfriend, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage, Revolution 2020, One Indian Girl |
| Spouse | Anusha Suryanarayanan Bhagat (m. 1998-present) |
| Children | Shyam, Ishaan |
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.
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) and the action-superhero movie Kick (2015). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in January 2014.
Bhagat was born 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 career from 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 thereafter to the investment banking company Goldman Sachs, where he was finally selected after 27 internal interviews.
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