Kovid Gupta

Kovid Gupta is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books, Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms , published by HarperCollins, and Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story , published by Random House.

In 2017, he was featured on Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 List and was also conferred with the McCombs School of Business Alumni Rising Star Award in 2019.

As a screenwriter, he has written over 1,000 episodes for some of India's most successful television shows including Balika Vadhu, Bade Acche Lagte Hain, Krishnadasi, and Devanshi.

He was also the Assistant Director of the film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and has served as Head of Business Development for Vinod Chopra Films. In 2018, he founded Kovid Gupta Films with the mission of producing path-breaking cinema and television.

Gupta holds a B.B.A., B.A., and B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Books Authored by Kovid Gupta