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Kovid Gupta
Kovid Gupta in 2019
Kovid Gupta in 2019
BornKovid Gupta
1988 (age 35–36)
Houston, Texas
Occupation
  • Author
  • screenwriter
  • filmmaker
  • social activist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University
The University of Texas at Austin
GenreFiction, Non-fiction
Notable worksKingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms
Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story

Kovid Gupta (born 1988) is an Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist.[1] He is best known for his non-fiction books Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms and Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story.[2]

Early life

Gupta was born and raised in Houston. As a child he was interested in Bollywood films.[3]

He earned three bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas at Austin from the McCombs School of Business,[4] Moody College of Communication, and College of Liberal Arts[3] followed by an MBA from Cornell University.[5]

Career

Kovid began his career by screenwriting mainstream Hindi television soap operas.[6] He went on to work for Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms, where he authored Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms.[7] He later joined Rajshri Productions to assist Sooraj Barjatya on Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.[8] He then worked as head of business development at Vinod Chopra Films and Film Companion.[9]

Forbes included Gupta in the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Media, Marketing, & Advertising list.[10]

In 2018, Gupta turned producer and founded Kovid Gupta Films.[4]

Bibliography

  • Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms. HarperCollins Publishers India. 2014. ISBN 9789351363033.
  • Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story. Random House India. 2014. ISBN 978-8184005639.

Filmography

Producer

  • Mind Games (Filming)

Screenwriter

Assistant Director

Awards

References

  1. ^ Can India News Service. "Dipa, Sakshi, Alia on Fobes' 'super achievers' list". Can India.
  2. ^ "Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Asia 30 Under 30 Radio-Television-Film alumnus makes Forbes list of movers and shakers". Moody College. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "McCombs Hall of Fame list". utexas.edu.
  5. ^ "Kovid Gupta: Mad About Storytelling". Connected to India.
  6. ^ "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Assistant Director Kovid Gupta on Carving a Path into Bollywood". Business Standard. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ IANS. "Indian Olympians Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar Make Forbes' '30 Under 30' Asia List". India West. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Over 50 Indians in Forbes' under 30 list of super achievers - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Forbes अंडर 30 सुपर अचीवर्स लिस्ट में 53 भारतीय; आलिया, दीपा, साक्षी शामिल". dainikbhaskar. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  11. ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Announcing the 2019 Rising Stars: Kovid O. Gupta, Lance T. Loeffler, and Carlos A. Whitaker". McCombs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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