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Chetan Bhagat (Chetan Prakash Bhagat) was born on 22 April, 1974 in New Delhi, India, is an Indian celebrity columnist (born 1974). Discover Chetan Bhagat'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 49 years old?

Popular As Chetan Prakash Bhagat
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Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 22 April, 1974
Birthday 22 April
Birthplace New Delhi, India
Nationality India

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Who Is Chetan Bhagat's Wife?

His wife is Anusha Suryanarayan (m. 1998)

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Chetan Bhagat Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1974

Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, and YouTuber.

1995

degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1995.

1997

Bhagat pursued a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and graduated in 1997.

After graduating with a masters of business administration degree (MBA) in 1997, Bhagat was placed through his campus at Peregrine Investments Holdings in Canada.

1998

However, he lost this job within six months as the company closed its operations in 1998.

His next job was as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs at their Hong Kong office.

Despite being unhappy with his boss, he stayed and kept him in mind when he characterized the villain in his second novel One Night @ the Call Center.

He spent most of his time at the Goldman Sachs office in writing, completing and revising drafts of his first novel, Five Point Someone.

After two years, Rupa Publications accepted his manuscript and offered to publish it.

2000

Bhagat started writing his first novel "Five Point Someone" when he was working at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong in the early 2000s.

In an interview, he said he wrote about 15 drafts of the novel and also sent the final manuscripts to several publishers.

2004

The manuscript was finally accepted by the publishing house Rupa Publications in Delhi and was published in 2004.

The novel narrates the story of three IIT students who consider themselves to be below-average students among other students there.

The story was adopted by film director Rajkumar Hirani into a film named "3 Idiots" starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Kareena Kapoor.

It became one of the most successful Bollywood movies of all time.

2005

His second novel, One Night @ the Call Center, was published in 2005 and became a best-seller.

After the success of his first novel, he started working on his second book "One Night @ the Call Center" which was published in 2005.

The novel was also a success.

In the first three days of its release, almost 50,000 copies were sold.

It became India's fastest-selling book of its time.

The book was also adapted into a movie named "Hello"; Chetan and Atul Agnihotri wrote the script for the movie.

Bhagat decided to make writing a full-time career.

2006

By 2006, he was vice-president of Strategic Investment Group, Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong.

2008

In March 2008, Bhagat moved back to India with his wife and three-year-old twin sons.

He joined as a director in Deutsche Bank's distressed-assets team in Kodak House, Mumbai.

The same year his third novel, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, was published and sold seven lakh (700,000) copies in three months.

His third novel, "The 3 Mistakes of My Life", published in 2008, also was a bestseller.

The Bollywood movie "Kai Po Che" is based on this novel.

2009

In 2009, he quit his banking career to write full-time.

Bhagat's fourth novel "2 States", published in 2009 was inspired by his relationship with his wife.

2010

He was listed in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010.

Five of his novels have been adapted into films.

Bhagat grew up in a traditional Punjabi Hindu family.

His father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army, and his mother worked as a scientist in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

He was schooled at the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan.

He claims to have been an average student at 15.

His love for writing began during his school years.

He used to write articles for the literary magazine of his school and seeing his name printed on the magazine as a writer encouraged him to continue writing.

Bhagat graduated with a B.Tech.

2018

In June 2018, IIMA awarded him the "Young Alumni Achiever's Awards 2018" in the Art & Entertainment category.