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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --><br />
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| name = Kovid Gupta<br />
| image = Kovid Gupta Author.jpg<br />
| caption = Gupta in 2019<br />
| pseudonym = <br />
| birth_name = Kovid Gupta<br />
| birth_date = {{bya|1988}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Houston, Texas]], US<br />
| death_date = <br />
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| occupation = {{flatlist|<br />
* Author<br />
* screenwriter<br />
* filmmaker<br />
* social activist<br />
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| alma_mater = [[Cornell University]]<br />[[The University of Texas at Austin]]<br />
| genre = Fiction, Non-fiction<br />
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| notableworks = ''[[Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms]]''<br />''[[Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story]]''<br />
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'''Kovid Gupta''' (born 1988) is an [[Indian-Americans|Indian-American]] author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canindia.com/dipa-sakshi-alia-on-fobes-super-achievers-list/|title=Dipa, Sakshi, Alia on Fobes' 'super achievers' list|last=Can India News Service|website=Can India}}</ref> 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]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dipa-karmakar-sakshi-malik-among-53-indians-on-forbes-under-30-achievers-list-1682275|title=Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik Among 53 Indians On Forbes' 'Under 30' Achievers List|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Gupta was born and raised in [[Houston]]. As a child he was interested in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref name="Moody">{{cite web |title=Asia 30 Under 30 Radio-Television-Film alumnus makes Forbes list of movers and shakers |url=https://moody.utexas.edu/news/asia-30-under-30 |website=Moody College |accessdate=1 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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He earned three bachelor's degrees from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from the [[McCombs School of Business]],<ref name="McCombs Hall of Fame list">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Alumni/Advisory-Council/Hall%20of%20Fame/|title=McCombs Hall of Fame list|website=utexas.edu}}</ref> [[Moody College of Communication]], and College of Liberal Arts<ref name="Moody" /> followed by an MBA from [[Cornell University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.connectedtoindia.com/kovid-gupta-mad-about-story-telling-1392.html/|title=Kovid Gupta: Mad About Storytelling|website=Connected to India}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Kovid began his career by screenwriting mainstream Hindi television soap operas.<ref>{{cite news|title=''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Assistant Director Kovid Gupta on Carving a Path into Bollywood.|url=http://www.india.com/arts-and-culture/prem-ratan-dhan-payo-assistant-director-kovid-gupta-on-carving-a-path-into-bollyood-700145/|newspaper=Business Standard|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> He went on to work for [[Ekta Kapoor]] and [[Balaji Telefilms]], where he authored ''[[Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/business/indian-olympians-sakshi-malik-dipa-karmakar-make-forbes-under-asia/article_cb9cc95e-23bd-11e7-ae00-ff2b75e88501.html|title=Indian Olympians Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar Make Forbes' '30 Under 30' Asia List|last=IANS|work=India West|access-date=2017-04-20|language=en}}</ref> He later joined [[Rajshri Productions]] to assist [[Sooraj Barjatya]] on ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/hr-leadership/people/over-50-indians-in-forbes-under-30-list-of-super-achievers/articleshow/58216666.cms|title=Over 50 Indians in Forbes' under 30 list of super achievers - The Economic Times|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref> He then worked as head of business development at [[Vinod Chopra Films]] and [[Film Companion]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-NAN-over-50-indians-in-forbes-under-30-list-of-super-achievers-news-hindi-5576696-PHO.html|title=Forbes अंडर 30 सुपर अचीवर्स लिस्ट में 53 भारतीय; आलिया, दीपा, साक्षी शामिल|date=2017-04-17|work=dainikbhaskar|access-date=2017-04-20|language=en}}</ref><br />
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''[[Forbes]]'' included Gupta in the 2017 [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia]] Media, Marketing, & Advertising list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/media-marketing-advertising/|title=30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising|website=Forbes|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref><br />
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In 2018, Gupta turned producer and founded Kovid Gupta Films.<ref name="McCombs Hall of Fame list"/><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book |title=[[Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms]]|date=2014 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |isbn=9789351363033}}<br />
*{{cite book |title=[[Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story]] |date=2014 |publisher=Random House India |isbn=978-8184005639}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
'''<big>Producer</big>'''<br />
* ''Mind Games'' (Filming)<br />
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===Screenwriter===<br />
* ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[Bade Acche Lagte Hain]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Hamaar Sautan Hamaar Saheli]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Chhan Chhan]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''[[Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Krishnadasi (2016 TV series)]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Devanshi (TV series)]]'' (2016)<br />
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===Assistant Director===<br />
* ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]'' (2015)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] Asia (2017) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/media-marketing-advertising/|title=30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising|website=Forbes|access-date=2017-04-20}}</ref><br />
* [[McCombs School of Business]] Rising Star (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu/alumninews/2019/07/29/2019-rising-stars//|title=Announcing the 2019 Rising Stars: Kovid O. Gupta, Lance T. Loeffler, and Carlos A. Whitaker|website=McCombs|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=nm4760436|name=Kovid Gupta}}<br />
* ''[http://www.themetrognome.in/art-and-culture/read/never-aimed-to-discuss-ekta-kapoors-private-life An interview with Kovid Gupta (September 2014 interview)]''<br />
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