Introduction
Sumrit Shahi is an Indian novelist and screenwriter. He has three youth based shows, one is Sadda Haq - My Life, My Choice on Channel V India which won the Youth show (fiction) category at Zee Gold Awards in 2014 and at Indian Telly Awards in 2014 and 2015 , the second is Million Dollar Girl - From Banaras to Paris also on Channel V India and Boyz on Big Magic entertainment to his credit. He also has Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus to his credit.
He is the author of three novels, Just Friends, A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate and Never Kiss Your Best Friend. He wrote his first novel Just Friends at the age of 17. 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' . His motto in life is "Do your best, God will do the rest."
Personal life
Sumrit Shahi was born on 12 February 1993 into a family of builders, in Chandigarh, India. He studied till 10th grade at St. John's High School, Chandigarh. He further continued his education at SelaQui International School, Dehradun and finally finished his schooling from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula. He did his graduation in Liberal Arts from Symbiosis International University, Pune and majored in Media Studies with Film Appreciation and Business Management. While studying for 11th grade at Dehradun he started writing his first novel which was published before he finished high school.
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 India Today 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 Channel V India, earlier he has also written the story for a show on Star Plus 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 Channel V India. Sumrit wrote his fourth show,"Boyz" for Big Magic Entertainment.
His third novel, Never Kiss Your Best Friend, under "Rupa Publications" 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 Durjoy Datta) (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)