Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter and speaker. Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, and Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States, Revolution 2020, What Young India Wants and Half Girlfriend. All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and four have inspired Bollywood films. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India?s history". Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author. Bhagat writes op-ed columns for popular English and Hindi newspapers, including The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth, career and issues based on national development. Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events. He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to focus on writing. He debuted as a screenplay writer with the 2014 film Kick.His new book Half Girlfriend has created quite a buzz before its release. 

April 22nd, 1974 in Delhi (Age 50)