Abhijat Joshi

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Abhijat Joshi (born 1 December 1969)[1] is an Indian screenwriter, film director, producer and editor who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for collaboration with Vinod Chopra Productions and director Rajkumar Hirani, as the screenwriter for Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) and Sanju (2018). He is a professor of English at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, since 2003.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Joshi was born and brought up in Ahmedabad,[5] Gujarat to family of professors, including his father Jayant Joshi. Abhijat received his early education in Gujarati medium. He obtained his higher education and qualifications from shri H.K.Arts College,(With Bagal thela group) Gujarat University. After doing his M.A. (English) with distinction.

He received his Master of Fine Arts from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.[3] Apart from English, he can fluently read, write and speak Gujarati language as he was born and brought up amidst Gujarati-speaking people.

Career

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Apart from teaching, he was also involved in theatre activities. His younger brother Saumya Joshi was also professor and is now theatre personality. His father and mother also were professors. During 1992 Gujarat riots, he wrote a theatre production, "A Shaft of Sunlight", which was critically acclaimed; subsequently director Vidhu Vinod Chopra saw the play, which led to them working together in the films, Kareeb and Mission Kashmir.[4] A UK based Tamasha Theatre Company in collaboration with Greenwich Repertory Company performed more than 300 Shows, later the play was also adapted in Gujarati as "Marmbhed".[6]

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In 2015, he scripted Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hollywood flick Broken Horses.[7][8] As of 2016, he is working on two scripts, the third film of the Munnabhai series, and actor Sanjay Dutt's biopic.[9][10]

Personal life

He lives in central Ohio, where he teaches at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. He is married, and has one daughter.[1] His younger brother, Saumya Joshi, is a playwright and screenwriter best known for the 2012 film OMG - Oh My God! and 102 Not Out, both of which were directed by Umesh Shukla.[11]

In 2016, Joshi underwent brain surgery at the Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital, performed by neurosurgeon B. K. Misra.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Works

  • A Shaft of Sunlight. Nick Hern Books. 2000. Template:ISBN. (Hindi: Marmbhed)

Filmography

Year Film Role(s)
2023 Dunki Co - writer
2020 Shikara Writer
2018 Sanju Co-writer
2016 Wazir Writer, Co-editor
2015 Broken Horses Writer
2014 PK Writer
2012 Nanban Writer (Tamil)
2009 3 Idiots Writer
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Writer, producer
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Writer
2000 Mission Kashmir Writer
1998 Kareeb Writer

Awards

Year Award Category Film
2007 National Film Awards Best Screenplay Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2007 Filmfare Awards Best Story
Best Dialogue
2010 Best Story 3 Idiots
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
2015 Best Screenplay PK
Best Dialogue
2007 Screen Awards Best Story Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Dialogue
2010 Best Screenplay 3 Idiots
Best Dialogue
2015 PK
2007 IIFA Awards Best Dialogue Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2010 Best Story 3 Idiots
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
2015 Best Dialogue PK
2007 Zee Cine Awards Best Story Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Bollywood Movie Awards Best Story
Best Dialogue
Global Indian Film Awards Best Story
Best Dialogue
2015 Star Guild Awards Best Dialogue PK

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