<P> Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English - language dramedy novels about young urban middle - class Indians . Bhagat also writes for columns about youth, career development and current affairs for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). </P> <P> Bhagat's novels have sold over seven million copies . In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history". </P> <P> Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po Che! (2013), 2 States (2014), the action - superhero movie Kick (2015), and Half Girlfriend (2017). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards on January 2014 . </P> <P> He moved to Amazon Publishing on April 27, 2018 from Rupa Publications as per the news resources . On the same day Rupa Publications signed a contract with Anuj Tiwari for his next three fiction books . </P>

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