Chetan Bhagat was born 22 April 1974, he is an Indian author. He was included in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Bhagat graduated in mechanical engineering at IIT Delhi and completed a PGP at IIM Ahmedabad. He started his career as an investment banker but left it after a few years to pursue writing. He has written ten novels and three non-fiction books. His first novel (Five Point Someone) was published in 2004. His novels have been listed as bestsellers. Bhagat has also written the scripts for Bollywood films like Kick in 2014 and adapted his stories for the movies Kai Po Che! Bhagat won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in 2014. His latest novel 400 Days which is based on a missing child and forbidden love was released on 8 October 2021.