| Names |
CHETAN BHAGAT |
| Date of
Birth |
April 22,1974 |
| Identity |
Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television
personality and motivational speaker. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
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2004: He received Young Achiever' award.
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2005: He received Publisher's Recognition
award.
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2008: The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling
English language novelist in India’s history".
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January 2014: He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the
59th Filmfare Awards.
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2014:
He debuted as a screenplay writer with the film Kick.
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2014: Award for Best Screenplay - Kai Po Che and
CNN-IBN Award in the field of Entertainment for the year 2014.
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| General |
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He is known for his English-language dramedy novels about young
urban middle-class Indians.
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A noted intellectual, he also writes for columns about the youth,
career development and current affairs. for The Times of India (in
English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
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His novels have sold over a total of seven million copies.
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Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po
Che! (2013) and 2 States (2014) and the action-superhero movie Kick
(2015).
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He 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), Half Girlfriend (2014) and
Making India Awesome (2015).
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Four of his novels have inspired Bollywood films (including the hit
films 3 Idiots, Kai Po Che!, 2 States and Hello).
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Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in
the World.
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He was also the judge of the dance reality show Nach Baliye.
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