Durjoy Datta

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Indian author and screenwriter

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nameDurjoy Datta
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occupationIndian author and screenwriter
educationDelhi College of Engineering, Management Development Institute
genreRomance, Thriller
years_active2008– Present
website
spouseAvantika Mohan
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Durjoy Datta is an Indian author and screenwriter.

Early and personal life

Durjoy Datta was born on 7 February 1987 in Mehsana, Gujarat, in a Bengali Hindu family, and was brought up in New Delhi. He completed his schooling at the Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, and went on to do mechanical engineering at Delhi Technological University. He has done his post-graduation from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. In 2011, he quit his job as a marketing analyst and became a full-time writer. He is married.

Career

Durjoy Datta's first novel, Of Course I Love You! (co-authored with Maanvi Ahuja) was released by Srishti Publishers in 2008 while he was still in college. In August 2009, his second novel, Now That You're Rich!, was released. In the summer of 2010, his third novel, She Broke Up, I Didn't!, released. His fourth novel*, Ohh Yes, I Am Single!*, was co-written with Neeti Rustagi. After graduating from MDI, Gurgaon, in 2011, he co-founded Grapevine India Publishers. His fifth novel, You Were My Crush!, was published by Grapevine India Publishers in September 2011. If It's Not Forever!, his sixth novel, was released on 1 February 2012. In the same year, Till the Last Breath... was published. On 4 February 2013, Someone Like You, a novel he co-wrote with Nikita Singh, was released by Penguin India. His ninth novel Hold My Hand released on 5 August 2013. His tenth novel When Only Love Remains was published on 19 June 2014. His eleventh novel World's ̷Best Boyfriend was published on 24 April 2015. His twelfth novel, Our Impossible Love and thirteenth novel, The Girl of my Dreams were published in 2016. He has co-authored books with Maanvi Ahuja, Neeti Rustagi, Orvana Ghai and Nikita Singh. He has also hosted TEDx talks and conferences in colleges, and has written blogs for Miss Malini and That's So Gloss.

He was listed among young achievers in Media and Communications by Whistling Woods International in 2011. His debut show Sadda Haq – My Life, My Choice won the Youth Show – fiction category at Zee Gold Awards in 2014 and at Indian Telly Awards in 2014 and 2015.

Works

Novels

  • Of Course I Love You..!...Till I Find Someone Better (co-author Maanvi Ahuja) (2008)
  • Our Impossible Love (2016).
  • The Girl of my Dreams (2016).
  • The Boy who Loved (2017)
  • The Boy with A Broken Heart (2017)
  • Wish I Could Tell You (2019)
  • World's Best Girlfriend (2023)

Television shows

  • Sadda Haq – My Life, My Choice (co-writer Sumrit Shahi) (2013–2016)
  • Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi [Screenplay writer (co-writer Raghuvir Shekhawat)] (2016–2017)
  • Never Kiss Your Best Friend [Screenplay writer] (2020)
  • Kill Dill - The Heartbreak Club [Dialogues and Screenplay Writer (co-writer Sumrit Shahi] (2025)

Awards and recognition

  • 2017 Crossword Book Award, Popular Choice Award, fiction, for Our Impossible Love
  • 2018 Crossword Book Award, Popular Choice Award, fiction, for The Boy Who Loved

References

References

  1. "I have had a very colourful life: Durjoy Datta – Times of India".
  2. (9 February 2017). "About: Durjoy Datta".
  3. (24 February 2013). "New-age authors cash in on growing market".
  4. "Tweet na?".
  5. (20 March 2016). "Durjoy Datta's honeymoon pics are giving us ultimate relationship goals".
  6. Gupta, Kanishka. "'We find our writers through unsolicited submissions. We read every manuscript': Jayanta Kumar Bose". Scroll.in.
  7. (18 July 2011). "The Lo-Cal Literati".
  8. Hariharan, Nandhitha. "Man behind the words".
  9. "Street-smart best-sellers". [[The Indian Express]].
  10. Aastha Atray Banan. (21 April 2012). "The Lovey-Dovey Boys". Open Magazine.
  11. (21 April 2012). "The Lovey-Dovey Boys".
  12. Dey, Sreyoshi. (1 March 2012). "Books: Love, Sex And Marriage". The Telegraph.
  13. (15 February 2012). "Durjoy Datta launches new novel on V-Day".
  14. (26 November 2012). "Most remarkable and shocking story".
  15. Username *. "Durjoy Datta". Penguin Books India.
  16. (28 June 2014). "Of love laced stories and emotional sagas".
  17. (28 May 2015). "There's a pressure to tell a new story every time".
  18. "Fans ask me to leave my wife for them: Durjoy Datta".
  19. "Durjoy Datta's The Girl of My Dreams is a psychological thriller".
  20. "TEDx Speakers – Durjoy Datta".
  21. "happenings".
  22. (9 September 2014). "List of nominees and winners of 13th Indian Telly Awards, 2014".
  23. (28 November 2015). "List of nominees and winners of 14th Inwdian Telly Awards, 2015".
  24. "I have had a very colourful life: Durjoy Datta – Times of India".
  25. (29 August 2017). "Durjoy Datta to pen first non-fiction series with new take on love".
  26. (17 October 2016). "Durjoy Datta's The Girl of My Dreams is a psychological thriller".
  27. [https://www.vowelor.com/book/the-boy-who-loved-durjoy-datta-review/ "The Boy Who Loved"] by Durjoy Datta, ''Penguin Random House''
  28. [https://www.vowelor.com/book/the-boy-with-broken-heart-durjoy-datta/ "The Boy with A Broken Heart"] by Durjoy Datta, ''Penguin India Metro Reads''
  29. [https://www.vowelor.com/book/wish-i-could-tell-you-durjoy-datta/ "Wish I Could Tell You"] by Durjoy Datta, ''Penguin India Metro Reads''
  30. (24 September 2023). "World's Worst Best Girlfriend by Fair Observer".
  31. (28 January 2020). "Never Kiss Your Best Friend review: An easy-breezy show on love and friendship". The Indian Express.
  32. (17 January 2018). "Josy Joseph, Sujit Saraf and Karan Johar among the winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards". Scroll.in.
  33. Scroll Staff. (20 December 2018). "Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards".

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