Sumrit Shahi is an Indian novelist and screenwriter. He has written 7 youth based television shows. This includes '' Sadda Haq - My Life, My Choice'' which aired on

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and won the Youth show (fiction) category at

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in 2014 and at

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in 2014 and 2015, ''Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris'' also on

, ''Boyz'' on Big Magic entertainment, ''Twist Waala Love'', ''Secret Diaries'' on Channel V, ''BIG F'' on

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, and '' Pyar Tune Kya Kiya'' on Zing. He also has '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' on

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to his credit. He has written the screenplay for ''Tu Suraj Mein Saanjh Piya Ki'' on

. He has also written the screenplay for a

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called Black Coffee, and dialogues for another web series called Medically Yourrs for

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. He is the author of three novels, ''Just Friends'', ''A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate'' and ''Never Kiss Your Best Friend,'' which has been adapted into a web series, Same title, streaming on

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. He wrote his first novel ''Just Friends'' at the age of 17. In 2015, he was chosen by

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in the list of Top 30 under 30 young achievers in the country, terming him as a 'writing rockstar of the young' . Sumrit is a TedX speaker.

Personal life

Sumrit Shahi was born on 12 February 1993 into a family of builders, in

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, India. He studied till 10th grade at St. John's High School, Chandigarh. He further continued his education at SelaQui International School,

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and finally finished his schooling from Bhavan Vidyalaya,

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. He did his graduation in Liberal Arts from

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and majored in Media Studies with Film Appreciation and Business Management. He is currently based out of both Mumbai and Chandigarh.

Career

Sumrit Shahi's ''Just Friends'' released in 2010 when he was seventeen and still studying in school. The novel was based on his observations of platonic relationships during teenage. It went on to become popular soon after. The novel was seen as a welcome change in the segment of heavy IIT induced literature. In October 2011, his second novel, ''A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate'' was released. In his second novel Sumrit talked about practical relationships. The novel was appreciated for its dark humor and realistic take on the subject of love and relationships in contemporary times. In the summer of 2012, Sumrit started working as a feature writer for The Daily Post, Chandigarh where he extensively covered celebrities, parties and launches. He also freelanced with

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as a Business Profile writer, in the following months. In August 2013, he ventured into television script writing starting with the youth-based show '' Sadda Haq - My Life, My Choice'' which airs on

, earlier he has also written the story for a show on

called '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera''. His third show, also an youth-based show named ''Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris'' too aired on

. Sumrit wrote his fourth show,"Boyz" for Big Magic Entertainment. His third novel, ''Never Kiss Your Best Friend'', under "

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" released in May 2015. It has recently become a national bestseller. Shahi's novels have had a Hindi translation as well.

Works

Novels

* ''Just Friends'' (2010) * ''A lot like love''...a li'l like chocolate (2011) * ''Never Kiss Your Best Friend'' (2015)

Television shows

* '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'' (co-writer

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) (2012 - 2015) * ''Sadda Haq - My Life, My Choice'' (co-writer Durjoy Datta) (2013 - 2016) * ''Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris'' (co-writer Durjoy Datta) (2014 - 2015) * ''Boyz'' (2015) * ''Twist Waala Love'' (2015) *''Secret Diaries'' (2016) * ''Big F'' ( 2017) * ''Pyar Tune Kya Kiya'' (2017) * ''Tu Suraj Mein Saanjh Piya ki'' (2018)

Web series

* ''Black Coffee'' (2017) * ''Duck sey Dude'' (2018) * ''Medically Yours'' (2019) * ''Never Kiss Your Best Friend'' (2020) * ''Bhalla Calling Bhalla'' ( 2020) * ''Never Kiss Your Best Friend Lockdown Edition'' (2020) * ''LSD: Love Scandal & Doctors'' (2021) * '' Dev DD 2'' (2021) * Punchhbeat Season 2 * Girgit * Never Kiss Your Best Friend season 2 * Fuh se fantasy season 2

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahi, Sumrit English-language writers from India 1993 births Living people