Sumrit Shahi is an Indian novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for writing romantic novels.
Wiki/Biography
Sumrit Shahi was born on Friday, February 12, 1993, in Chandigarh, India (30 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his tenth grade at St. John’s High School, Chandigarh and then went to SelaQui International School, Dehradun, but was soon expelled and returned to Chandigarh and completed his education at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula . Later, he graduated in Arts from Symbiosis International University, Pune, where he also majored in Media Studies, Film Appreciation and Business Management.
family
Sumrit was born into a Punjabi Sikh family.
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Smiley Shahi and he has two sisters Jasween Pathania and Twinkle Shahi.
Sumrit Shahi and his mother
Sumrit Shahi (standing on the right) and his family
Religion/Religious Views
He believes in Sikhism.
Sumrit Shahi at the Golden Temple
Signature/Autograph
Profession
novel
In 2010, 17-year-old Samrit wrote his first novel, Just Friends. His debut novel sold more than 100,000 copies in its first few months. His second novel, A Lot Like Love… A Li ‘l Like Chocolate, was published in October 2011. His second book, known for its dark humor, was followed by his second in May 2015. Three novels, Never Kiss Your Bestfriend, are owned by Rupa Press. His novels have also been translated into Hindi and published.
television
Sumrit has written stories for more than 1,300 episodes of 10 TV shows, including Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera (2012 – 2015), Sadda Haq – My Life, My Choice (2013 – 2016), co-written with Durjoy Dutta, Sadda Haq Million Dollar Girl – From Banaras to Paris (2014 – 2015) and Boyz (2015).
newspaper
In the summer of 2012, Samrit worked as a features writer at the Chandigarh Daily Mail, and later that year he freelanced at India Today as a business profile writer.
web series
His third novel Never Kiss Your Best Friend was adapted into a web series of the same name, for which Sumrit co-starred alongside Dujoy Dutta, starring Nakul Mehta and Anya Singh The starring TV series wrote the script. He has written scripts for a number of web series including Black Coffee (2017), Duck Sey Dude (2018), Medically Yours (2019) and Dev DD (2021).
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2015, he was selected by Hindustan Times as a national list of 30 young artists under 30 years old.
Favorites
- Food: Rajma Chawal, Sushi
- Book Series: Harry Potter
Facts / Trivia
- After the publication of his second novel, he was called a “rock star of youth writing”.
- He is also a TEDx speaker.
Sumrit Shahi in TED talk at GGDSD Academy
- Sumrit Shahi is a dog lover.
Sumrit Shahi and his dog
- He is one of the panelists for Jaipur Literary Festival 2020.
Sumrit Shahi at Jaipur Literature Festival
- Sumrit Shahi loves to travel.
Sumrit Shahi on the beach
- He describes himself as a foodie and often posts photos of different foods on Instagram.
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