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Kovid Gupta

Kovid Gupta

Author, screenwriter, social Activist

Kovid Gupta (born 1988) is an Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist.[2] He gained recognition for his non-fiction works, including Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms and Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story.[3]

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Early life

Gupta was born and raised in Houston. His early exposure to Bollywood films played a formative role in shaping his creative interests.[4]

He pursued his higher education at the University of Texas at Austin, earning three bachelor's degrees from the McCombs School of Business, Moody College of Communication, and College of Liberal Arts.[5] Subsequently, he obtained an MBA from Cornell University.[6]

Career

Gupta began his career by screenwriting mainstream Hindi television soap operas, receiving his first break with Balika Vadhu. This was followed by a collaboration with Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms, where authored Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms.[7] Later, he joined Rajshri Productions, assisting Sooraj Barjatya on the production of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.[8] Subsequently, he worked as Head of Business Development at Vinod Chopra Films and Film Companion.[9]

Forbes recognized Gupta's achievements by including him on the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Media, Marketing, & Advertising list.[10]

Filmography

Producer

  • Tanhaa (In Development)
  • Mind Games (2024)[11]

Screenwriter

Assistant Director

Literary Career

Books

  • 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.

Stories

  • Gupta, Kovid (December-22-2018). "Reincarnation" . The Broadkill Review. Vol. 18, no. 01.

Journal Publications

Awards and Honors

References

  1. [1]
    https://blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v20n1/fiction/gupta-k/index.sdoc
  2. [2]
    Can India News Service. "Dipa, Sakshi, Alia on Forbes' 'Super Achievers' List". Can India.
  3. [3]
    "Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Asia 30 Under 30 Radio-Television-Film alumnus makes Forbes list of movers and shakers". Moody College. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "McCombs Hall of Fame list". utexas.edu.
  6. [6]
    "Kovid Gupta: Mad About Storytelling". Connected to India.
  7. [7]
    IANS. "Indian Olympians Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar Make Forbes' '30 Under 30' Asia List". India West. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Over 50 Indians in Forbes' Under 30 List of Super Achievers - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Forbes अंडर 30 सुपर अचीवर्स लिस्ट में 53 भारतीय; आलिया, दीपा, साक्षी शामिल". dainikbhaskar. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. [10]
    "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Moody College alum brings good into the world through film". The University of Texas at Austin.[unreliable source?]
  12. [12]
    "Humaar Sautan Hamaar Saheli". IMDb.[unreliable source?]
  13. [13]
    "Outstanding Young Texas Award". Texas Exes. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Announcing the 2019 Rising Stars: Kovid O. Gupta, Lance T. Loeffler, and Carlos A. Whitaker". McCombs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. [15]
    "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  16. [16]
    "US Based NRI Achievers Honoured with Glorious India Awards". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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