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| Born | 12 February 1993 (age 31) Chandigarh, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, Scriptwriter, Motivational speaker, Freelance Journalist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | St. John's High School, SelaQui International School |
| Alma mater | Symbiosis International University |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, Romance |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable works | Just Friends, A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate, Sadda Haq - My Life, My choice |
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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 Channel V India and won the Youth show (fiction) category at Zee Gold Awards in 2014 and at Indian Telly Awards in 2014 and 2015, Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris also on Channel V India, Boyz on Big Magic entertainment, Twist Waala Love, Secret Diaries on Channel V, BIG F on MTV, and Pyar Tune Kya Kiya on Zing. He also has Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus to his credit.[1][2][3] He has written the screenplay for Tu Suraj Mein Saanjh Piya Ki on Star Plus. He has also written the screenplay for a web series called Black Coffee, and dialogues for another web series called Medically Yourrs for Alt Balaji.
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 Zee5. He wrote his first novel Just Friends at the age of 17.[4][5] In 2015, he was chosen by Hindustan Times in the list of Top 30 under 30 young achievers in the country, terming him as a 'writing rockstar of the young' .[6][7]
Sumrit is a TedX speaker.[8]
- ^ "Writers of 12 bestsellers Durjoy and Sumrit write Sadda Haq". indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "List of nominees and winners of 13th Indian Telly Awards, 2014". indiantelevision.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "List of nominees and winners of 14th Indian Telly Awards, 2015". indiantelevision.com. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "It's the write time". Telegraph India. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Friends, forever". The Tribune.
- ^ "Top 30 under 30". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Smilyo 2014, p. 83.
- ^ TEDx Talks (8 November 2017), Thank God - I Choose Wrong | Sumrit Shahi | TEDxGGDSDCollege, retrieved 27 February 2019