Kovid Gupta

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]

Kovid Gupta
BornKovid Gupta
1988
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, filmmaker, social activist
NationalityUnited States
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

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. [11]

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

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. "Asia 30 Under 30 Radio-Television-Film alumnus makes Forbes list of movers and shakers". Moody College. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. "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. "McCombs Hall of Fame list". utexas.edu.
  12. "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  13. "Announcing the 2019 Rising Stars: Kovid O. Gupta, Lance T. Loeffler, and Carlos A. Whitaker". McCombs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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