Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Prakash Bhagat is an Indian author and columnist. He has written nine novels and three non-fiction books. Five of his novels have been adapted into Bollywood films like Hello. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! in 2014.

About Chetan Bhagat in brief

Summary Chetan BhagatChetan Prakash Bhagat is an Indian author and columnist. He was included in Time magazine’s list of World’s 100 Most Influential People in 2010. He has written nine novels and three non-fiction books. Five of his novels have been adapted into Bollywood films like Hello. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in 2014. He is often invited to speak at various institutes and organizations in India and abroad. He also writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including The Guardian, The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth, career, leadership, political issues, and current affairs. He started his career as an investment banker but left it after a few years to pursue his passion for writing.

He moved back to India with his wife and three-year-old twin sons in March 2008, after spending more than 10 years in Hong Kong. He joined as a director in Deutsche Bank’s distressed-assets team, Kodak House, Mumbai. He kept a low profile despite having three best-sellers in three months. His third novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, was published and sold five lakh copies in 3 months. He currently lives in New Delhi with his family and works as a columnist for The Guardian. His wife and sons live in Mumbai with him and his wife. He lives in a three-bedroom flat in a posh suburb of New Delhi, with two other sons.