He is the personality whose
opinion becomes the headline everyday. Chetan Bhagat is a well known Indian
author, columnist and screenwriter. He was cited as “the biggest selling
English language novelist in India’s history” by The New York Times in 2008. Time magazine named
him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Now, he can be seen
on the cover page of October issue of The Man Magazine.
His bestselling English novels are 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).All the books have remained the best sellers
since their release and the interesting part is that some of them have inspired
Bollywood films and they were hit too. The movies were Hello, 3 idiots, Kai Po
Che, and 2 States. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che
at 59th Filmfare Award in January 2014.
Now, Chetan Bhagat will mirror the
perspective of women protagonist through his upcoming book ‘One Indian Girl’.
This book is written from the viewpoint of the woman and he is the female voice
to discuss feminism. Every time he come up with something new and connects it
with the readers through his books. For the
entertainment, his last novel Half-Girlfriend is now adapted into a film of the
same name starring Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor will be
released soon in theaters.
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