Chetan Bhagat is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on April 22, 1974 in New Delhi, Delhi, India. Bestseller Indian writer known for his works such as five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, and What Young India Wants. Many of his writings include 2 States: The Story of My Marriage and The 3 Mistakes of My Life were adapted into films.
His book, 3 Idiots, was made into a movie starring His work, 3 Idiots, was adapted into a film starring Aamir Khan..
Bhagat received a BTech degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1995. He stayed in IIT Delhi’s Kumaon Hostel in Room No NB 24, which is now considered lucky by hostellers as it is believed that two other published authors, besides Bhagat had stayed in the same room. He was also the editor of the hostel magazine at IIT Delhi.
After becoming an MBA graduate from IIMA in 1997, Bhagat got his first job through campus placements with Peregrine Investments Holdings in Hong Kong. Peregrine was the largest investment bank in Asia outside of Japan at the time. However, Bhagat lost this job within six months as the company closed its operations in 1998. His next banking job was as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs at their Hong Kong office. Despite being unhappy with his boss at the bank, he stayed on with the job as no other jobs were available. Bhagat kept this boss in his mind when he characterised the villain in his second novel One Night @ the Call Center. Bhagat spent most of his time in Goldman Sachs office in writing, completing and revising drafts of his first novel Five Point Someone. He worked on 15 drafts of the manuscript of his novel to fine-tune it to his satisfaction level. While working in the bank, he kept contacting publishers, who kept rejecting his manuscript. It took him two years to finally find a publisher willing to publish his book. Rupa & Co, a publishing firm based in Old Daryaganj area of Delhi accepted his manuscript and then promptly asked him to re-work it. After the required changes were made, the novel Five Point Someone was finally published in 2004, when it was declared to be a bestseller.
The place he was raised was New Delhi, India. He was married Anusha Bhagat on the 28th of October, 1998. they have two kids named Ishaan as well as Shyam.
