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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 Gupta in 2019 | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Cornell University (MBA)[1] University of Texas at Austin (BBA), (BS), (BA) |
| Genre | Fiction, Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story |
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Early life
editGupta 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
editGupta 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
editProducer
- Tanhaa (In Development)
- Mind Games (2024)[11]
Screenwriter
edit- Balika Vadhu (2010)
- Bade Acche Lagte Hain (2011)
- Hamaar Sautan Hamaar Saheli (2011)[12]
- Chhan Chhan (2013)
- Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant (2016)
- Krishnadasi (2016 TV series) (2016)
- Devanshi (TV series) (2016)
Assistant Director
edit- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)
Literary Career
editBooks
edit- 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
edit- Gupta, Kovid (Spring-2021). "Boy of the Betel Leaf" . Blackbird. Vol. 20, no. 01.
- Gupta, Kovid (December-22-2018). "Reincarnation" . The Broadkill Review. Vol. 18, no. 01.
Journal Publications
edit- Gupta, Kovid (March-01-2019). "CSR In India: The Companies Act and its Implications" . Journal of Contemporary Management Research. Vol. 13, no. 01.
- Gupta, Kovid (July-06-2018) "Filmmaking and the India-Pakistan partition: the representation of women in contemporary commercial Hindi cinema" . International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management. Vol. 17, no. 01.
- Gupta, Kovid (May-22-2013) "The Indian Television Melodrama: A Vehicle for Social Innovation" . International Journal of Intercultural Information Management. Vol. 03, no. 02.
Awards and Honors
edit- Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award (2023)[13]
- McCombs School of Business Rising Star Award (2019)[14]
- Forbes 30 Under 30 (2017)[15]
- Glorious India Award (2017)[16]
References
edit- ^ "Kovid Gupta | Blackbird v20n1 | #fiction".
- ^ Can India News Service. "Dipa, Sakshi, Alia on Forbes' 'Super Achievers' List". Can India.
- ^ "Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Asia 30 Under 30 Radio-Television-Film alumnus makes Forbes list of movers and shakers". Moody College. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "McCombs Hall of Fame list". utexas.edu.
- ^ "Kovid Gupta: Mad About Storytelling". Connected to India.
- ^ IANS. "Indian Olympians Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar Make Forbes' '30 Under 30' Asia List". India West. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Over 50 Indians in Forbes' Under 30 List of Super Achievers - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Forbes अंडर 30 सुपर अचीवर्स लिस्ट में 53 भारतीय; आलिया, दीपा, साक्षी शामिल". dainikbhaskar. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Moody College alum brings good into the world through film". The University of Texas at Austin. 29 January 2024.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Humaar Sautan Hamaar Saheli". IMDb.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Outstanding Young Texas Award". Texas Exes. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Announcing the 2019 Rising Stars: Kovid O. Gupta, Lance T. Loeffler, and Carlos A. Whitaker". McCombs. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "US Based NRI Achievers Honoured with Glorious India Awards". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
edit- Kovid Gupta at IMDb