Chetan Bhagat

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Chetan Bhagat
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Bhagat in the "Meet the Author" programme at the Sharjah International Book Fair on 21st November 2011
Born (1974-04-22) 22 April 1974 (age 39)
New Delhi, India
Occupation Author
Nationality Indian
Alma mater 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 (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker. Bhagat 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), and What Young India Wants (2012). All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and three have inspired Bollywood films (including the hit film 3 Idiots). 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] Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.[4] Bhagat writes op-ed columns for popular English and Hindi newspapers, including the The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth, career[5] and issues based on national development.[6][7] Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events.[8][9][10] He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.

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Early days [edit]

Bhagat was born in New Delhi to a middle-class family. His father was in the army and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department.

Bhagat's education was mostly in Delhi. He attended the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi (1978–1991). He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D)(1991–1995). He graduated from the Indian Institute of Management (1995–1997). After graduation he worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong. He had been working in Hong Kong for 11 years before shifting to Mumbai to pursue his passion for writing. He has written six books, all of which are bestsellers. His first three novels were written during his tenure as an investment banker. Before writing Revolution 2020, Chetan Bhagat lived in Varanasi for a year for background research.

List of works [edit]

Television [edit]

Bhagat was a judge on the Voice of India Star Anchor Hunt.[11]

Speeches [edit]

  • "SPARK" speech given at the orientation program for the new group of BBA students at Symbiosis, Pune.[12]
  • "Becoming One With the World" speech given at the HT Leadership Summit Delhi.[13]

Speaker [edit]

Among his other activities, Bhagat is known to deliver speeches at programs organised by newspapers and media houses like Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India and at other conclaves apart from writing columns for the same.[14]

Script writer [edit]

Earlier it was reported that Salman Khan rejected the first draft of his film Kick put together by the author, and said it is not commercial enough. Added the source, "After a while, he kept the script aside and told Chetan very politely, that he has failed to capture the essence of the film which is being adapted from a Telugu hit. 'Make it more commercial' is what the bestselling author was told. Sajid and Chetan had no choice but nod in approval. Last heard, Chetan was back at his desk, to ensure Kick does not end up being one of the three mistakes of his life.[15]

Controversies [edit]

3 Idiots versus Five Point Someone [edit]

There was controversy when the film 3 Idiots was released in 2009. Bhagat was unhappy over not getting credit for the film's story, which was based upon Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT!. According to him the film had taken more from the book than the filmmakers had led him to believe. Director Rajkumar Hirani said that Bhagat has been given his due credit according to contract.[16] 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.[17] Protagonist of the film Aamir Khan initially said that the screenplay was original,[18] but later he kept himself away from this controversy.[19]

Movie adaptions [edit]

Release year Title of book Film adaptation Language Cast Production Director
2008 One Night @ the Call Center Hello Hindi Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Eesha Koppikhar, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora Atul Agnihotri Atul Agnihotri
2009 Five Point Someone 3 Idiots Hindi Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi Vidhu Vinod Chopra Rajkumar Hirani
2012 Five Point Someone Nanban /Snehithudu Tamil / Telugu Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Ileana D'Cruz Gemini Film Circuit Shankar
2013[20] The 3 Mistakes of My Life Kai Po Che! Hindi Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav, Amit Sadh UTV Motion Pictures Abhishek Kapoor
2014 2 States: The Story of My Marriage 2 States Hindi Arjun Kapoor , Alia Bhatt Dharma Productions Sreerag Nambiar

Awards and recognition [edit]

  • Society Young Achiever's award in 2004[21]
  • Publisher’s Recognition award in 2005[21]
  • Bhagat in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People 2010[22]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Greenlees, Donald (March 26, 2008). "An Investment Banker Finds Fame Off the Books". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Chetan Bhagat's much-anticipated novel will be released this October". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-09-20. 
  3. ^ "Chetan Bhagat on 2G scam". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2011-02-19). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  4. ^ Time 100 most influential people in the world list 2010. Time.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  5. ^ Chetan Bhagat in Kathmandu Rejuvenates Youth Potential. Ekendraonline.com (2010-07-20). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  6. ^ Bhagat, Chetan (19 August 2011). "Anna Hazare's fight for change has inspired millions of Indians". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
  7. ^ Columns. Chetan Bhagat. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  8. ^ CIOIN. Cio.in (2011-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  9. ^ "Open letter to Sonia Gandhi from young India". The Times of India. 13 February 2011. 
  10. ^ Becoming One With the World. Chetan Bhagat (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  11. ^ "Judges for Anchor hunt: Chetan Bhagat". staranchorhunt.com. 19 March 2010.
  12. ^ Sparks. Chetan Bhagat (2008-07-24). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  13. ^ Becoming One With the World. Chetan Bhagat (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  14. ^ Chetan Bhagat at PROTON Acadmic Conclave 2009. YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  15. ^ Mehul S Thakkar (2013-03-14). "Salman Khan rejects Chetan Bhagat’s script". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-03-14. 
  16. ^ "Chetan Bhgat unhappy over due credit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  17. ^ "Hirani Planning of legal action against Chetan Bhagat". Times Of India. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  18. ^ "ScreenPlay is original says Aamir". Times Of India. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  19. ^ "Amir distances himself of controversy". Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  20. ^ ""Kai Po Che!" to be released in 2013". IBNLive. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  21. ^ a b Biodata of Chetan Bhagat. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
  22. ^ "Search Results for Chetan Bhagat". Time. 21 April 2011. 

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