Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat says Gulzar 'is his biggest fan'; told his mother, ‘Wish I could write like your son’

November 04, 2025 11:18 am

Chetan Bhagat opened up about the criticism he faces and revealed that both he and his books are targeted by trolls even before their release.

Bollywood stars can't enjoy meal if paps don't click them in restaurants, says Chetan Bhagat: 'It's a sick life, many suffer from mental health issues'

November 04, 2025 10:01 am

Chetan Bhagat says Bollywood actors can't enjoy their meal in a restaurant if no one comes to click them. Calling it a 'sick life', he said that many of them suffer from mental health issues.

Chetan Bhagat’s 12 Years review: Tone-deaf take on love and age-gap relationships

October 30, 2025 9:34 pm

The novel ends up reinforcing the very stereotypes it claims to challenge

Chetan Bhagat claims he resigned a day after getting $1 mn in bonus, says this attitude made him successful: 'Salary alag se'

October 14, 2025 2:26 pm

In a podcast, Chetan Bhagat shared that he bought a house, got married, and had kids. However, things weren’t easy for him as he had to seek therapy due to his banking job

Chetan Bhagat earned Rs 11 lakh for 3 Idiots after the film earned Rs 350 crore, says Saif Ali Khan was paid Rs 25 lakh for Parineeta

October 11, 2025 8:56 pm

Chetan Bhagat's debut novel Five Point Someone (2004) was adapted into a movie and was titled 3 Idiots which became a cult classic.

How Chetan Bhagat got me and a generation hooked on reading

October 21, 2025 7:15 am

Chetan Bhagat may not fit the idea of literary excellence, but his simple stories opened the door to reading for countless first-time readers.

‘To say she can’t decide is to infantilise women’: Chetan Bhagat on age-gap romance in his latest, 12 Years: My Messed-Up Love Story

October 23, 2025 4:34 pm

Chetan Bhagat returns to romance with 12 Years: My Messed-Up Love Story, exploring age gaps, clashing worlds, and the messy reality of modern love.

'Vidhu Vinod Chopra was pressurising Rajkumar Hirani to make Munna Bhai 3, its trailer was ready': Chetan Bhagat on how 3 Idiots was made, why he didn't get proper credit

April 01, 2025 3:12 pm

Author Chetan Bhagat addressed the controversy around him failing to get proper credit in Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, and revealed that Munna Bhai 3's trailer has been ready since years.

Salman Khan felt like 'a monkey in a zoo', understood that he's a nobody without fans: Chetan Bhagat recalls visiting Galaxy Apartments

April 01, 2025 1:30 pm

Salman Khan once told Chetan Bhagat that he cannot allow himself to get irritated by fan adoration, because he'd have nothing without them.

Coldplay Mumbai concert: Ashneer Grover claps back at Chetan Bhagat’s criticism over people shelling out big bucks to buy tickets

September 24, 2024 9:39 am

Coldplay Mumbai concert tickets were being sold at unofficial ticketing platforms for as high as Rs 3 lakh.

Half Girlfriend success party: Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor celebrate with Karan Johar, Sushant Singh Rajput and others

May 27, 2017 8:30 pm

Chetan Bhagat, Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Mohit Suri and Ekta Kapoor were spotted having a gala time at the success party of Half Girlfriend.

Deepika Padukone returns from Cannes, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao look vibrant as a couple

May 20, 2017 10:25 pm

Desi belles Sonakshi, Shraddha, Shilpa, Sophie at Ekta Kapoor’s Diwali bash

October 24, 2014 8:22 pm

Televsion Queen Ekta Kapoor hosted her annual Diwali bash on Wednesday (October 22), that has Shilpa Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor and Sohphie Choudry in attendance.

Girls about town: Kriti Sanon, Juhi Chawla

October 03, 2014 9:27 am

Rumoured lovers Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor and the '2 States'

April 08, 2014 10:31 am

Rumoured lovers Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor are super busy with the promotions of their soon-to-release '2 States' and were seen at the unveiling of the new cover of the Chetan Bhagat novel.