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Abid Surti was born on 5 May, 1935 in Vavera, British India, is an An indian male dramatist and playwright. Discover Abid Surti's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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Author · cartoonist · painter · environmentalist |
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88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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5 May 1935 |
| Birthday |
5 May |
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Vavera, British India |
| Nationality |
India
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Abid Surti Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Abid Surti's Wife?
His wife is Masooma Begum
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Masooma Begum |
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2 |
Abid Surti Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Abid Surti worth at the age of 88 years old? Abid Surti’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. He is from India. We have estimated Abid Surti's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Author |
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Timeline
Abid Surti or Aabid Surti (born 5 May 1935) is an Indian painter, author, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright and screenwriter.
Abid Surti was born in a Gujarati Muslim family on 5 May 1935 at Vavera, near Rajula, Gujarat, India to Gulam Hussain and Sakina Begum.
In his childhood, at the age of 5, he almost got carried away by flood in the Tapti river near Surat.
The family later shifted to Bombay and he spent his childhood in Dongri area of Mumbai.
His father was follower of Sufism.
He joined the J. J. School of Art in 1954 and obtained a Diploma in Arts.
He was greatly influenced by the writings of 20th-century Bengali novelist, Sharat Chandra Chatterji.
Besides being a writer in Hindi and Gujarati, he is also an expert in Urdu.
He started his career as a freelancer.
His latest novel, Sufi, describes the parallel lives of two friends: the author himself and a man called Iqbal Rupani, who rose to become the kingpin of the Mumbai underworld in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1965, he married Masooma Begum; they have two sons from this marriage.
Surti has written short stories, novels, plays, children's books and travelogues.
Several of his books have been translated into regional languages.
The story was published in Gujarati in 1965 as Tootela Farishta (Fallen Angels) and proved to be an unexpected success.
He has written more than 80 books, including 45 novels, 10 short story collections and 7 plays.
The autobiographical novel Musalman was an account of his childhood in the poverty-ridden Dongri area of Mumbai.
In 1975, his fictional version based on the Devil's Bible, entitled The Black Book, created a nationwide controversy.
Even amidst critical acclaim, it was translated into seven languages and voted Book of the Year in Kannada.
He earned the nickname the "Salman Rushdie of India" after his Black Book was published.
He has together with his son Aalif Surti and Chandrika Vyas, Rima Kashyap also penned a controversial and hard-hitting novel called In Name of Rama inspired by a true incident during the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
Recently, he has sued the makers of the Bollywood film Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge, which he says used his Gujarati novel Bauter Varas No Babo, published in 1976 and later translated into Hindi as Bahatar Saal Ka Baccha.
He has written graphic children's novels in Hindi, including Buddh kyun muskuraye 2500 saal baad (Why did the Buddha smile after 2500 years).
He has also written satirical gazal with common English words.
He was given a National Award by the government of India in 1993 for writing a series of short stories called the "Teesri Aankh".
He has also been writing for Hindi and Gujarati newspapers and magazines for over 40 years and received a National Award for his short-story collection Teesri Aankh in 1993.
He became an author by accident.
When his first love broke down due to family pressure, the teenaged Aabid had no one to confide in – so he began putting his story on paper.
In 2007, he was awarded the Hindi Sahitya Sanstha Award by the Uttar Pradesh government, and was given an award by the Gujarat government for his children's literary work Rangat.
Among his other novels are Canal and Daagh.
He has also worked as a television and film script-writer.
He was the editor of the Gujarati annual magazine Dayaro for many years.
