18 Facts About Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Prakash Bhagat was born on April 22,1974 and is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, and YouTuber.

Chetan Bhagat was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010.

Chetan Bhagat's father was a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army, and his mother worked as a scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.

Chetan Bhagat attended the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, where he developed a passion for writing and contributed jokes to the school magazine.

In 1995, Bhagat graduated with a Bachelors in Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Chetan Bhagat then attended the IIM Ahmedabad, graduating in 1997 with a Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on marketing.

Chetan Bhagat began his career at Peregrine Investments Holdings in Canada, but after six months, the company ceased its operations.

Chetan Bhagat continued his banking career until 2009, when he transitioned to full-time writing.

In March 2008, Chetan Bhagat moved back to India as a director at Deutsche Bank in Mumbai.

In 2009, Chetan Bhagat quit his banking career to become a full-time author.

Chetan Bhagat then started working on his second book, One Night @ the Call Center, which was published in 2005.

Chetan Bhagat began his full-time career as a novelist with his third novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, published in 2008.

Chetan Bhagat has remained active as an author, producing The Girl in Room 105 in 2018, One Arranged Murder in 2020, and 400 Days, in 2021.

Chetan Bhagat was a judge, alongside Marzi Pestonji and Preity Zinta, on the dance reality show Nach Baliye season 7, which aired on the Indian television channel Star Plus.

For Kai Po Che, based on his novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Chetan Bhagat was one of the four screenplay writers.

Chetan Bhagat launched a podcast show Deep talk with Chetan Bhagat where he invites accomplished guests to discuss how they achieved success in life.

Chetan Bhagat married Anusha Suryanarayan in 1998, whom he met during their college days at IIM.

Chetan Bhagat later issued an apology on Facebook, acknowledging his actions.