Sumrit Shahi
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Sumrit Shahi at book launch of Never Kiss Your Best Friend in 2015
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12 February 1993 (age 24) Chandigarh, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, Scriptwriter, Freelance Journalist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | St. John's High School, SelaQui International School |
| Alma mater | Symbiosis International University |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, Romance |
| Notable works | Just Friends, A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate, Sadda Haq - My Life, My choice |
| Years active | 2010 – Present |
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Sumrit Shahi is an Indian novelist and screenwriter. He has written for 7 youth based shows, Sadda Haq - My Life, My Choice on Channel V India which won the Youth show (fiction) category at Zee Gold Awards in 2014 and at Indian Telly Awards in 2014 and 2015 ,Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris also on Channel V India Boyz on Big Magic entertainment, "Twist Waala Love", "Secret Diaries" on Channel V , "BIG F" on MTV, " Pyar Tune Kya Kiya" on Zing to his credit. He also has Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus to his credit.
He is the author of three novels, Just Friends, A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate and Never Kiss Your Best Friend. He wrote his first novel Just Friends at the age of 17. In 2015, he was chosen by Hindustan Times in the list of Top 30 under 30 young achievers in the country, terming him as a 'writing rockstar of the young' . His motto in life is "Do your best, God will do the rest."
Sumrit Shahi was born on 12 February 1993 into a family of builders, in Chandigarh, India. He studied till 10th grade at St. John's High School, Chandigarh. He further continued his education at SelaQui International School, Dehradun and finally finished his schooling from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula. He did his graduation in Liberal Arts from Symbiosis International University, Pune and majored in Media Studies with Film Appreciation and Business Management. While studying for 11th grade at Dehradun he started writing his first novel which was published before he finished high school.
Sumrit Shahi's Just Friends released in 2010 when he was seventeen and still studying in school. The novel was based on his observations of platonic relationships during teenage. It went on to become popular soon after. The novel was seen as a welcome change in the segment of heavy IIT induced literature.
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