Career Īfter graduating with a master's of business administration degree in 1997, Bhagat was placed through his campus at Peregrine Investments Holdings in Hong Kong.
In June 2018, IIMA awarded him the "Young Alumni Achiever's Awards 2018" in the Art & Entertainment category. īhagat then went on to do an master's of business administration degree in marketing from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and graduated in 1997. īhagat graduated with a BTech degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1995 as a 9+ pointer. He claims to have been an average student at the age of 15. He was schooled at the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan. His father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army and his mother worked as scientist in Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi. Ĭhetan Bhagat grew up in Naraina Vihar, West Delhi in a traditional middle-class Punjabi Hindu family. His latest novel 400 Days which is based on a missing child and forbidden love was released on 8 October 2021. He is also often found in controversies at twitter. Bhagat won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in 2014. Bhagat has also written the scripts for Bollywood films like Kick in 2014 and adapted his stories for the movies Kai Po Che! and Half Girlfriend. įive of Chetan Bhagat's novels have been adapted into Bollywood films like Hello in 2008 (based on One Night the Call Center), 3 Idiots in 2009 (based on Five Point Someone), Kai Po Che! in 2013 (based on The 3 Mistakes of My Life) 2 States in 2014 (based on his novel of the same name) and Half Girlfriend in 2017 (based on his novel of the same name). His novels have been listed as bestsellers.
His first novel, Five Point Someone, was published in 2004. He has written ten novels and three non-fiction books. He started his career as an investment banker but left it after a few years to pursue writing. īhagat graduated in mechanical engineering at IIT Delhi and completed a PGP at IIM Ahmedabad. He was included in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (PGP)įive Point Someone, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Half GirlfriendĬhetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author and columnist. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B.Tech)