Abhijat Joshi

Abhijat Joshi (born 1969)[1] is an Indian academic and screenwriter particularly known for his work with Vinod Chopra Productions, 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]

Abhijat Joshi
Born1 December 1969
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter, Producer, Director, Editor
RelativesSaumya Joshi (younger brother)

Early life and education

Born and brought up at 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

He studied in one of the very reputable Gujarati schools named Shree Vidyanagar High School in Ahmedabad, where he took part in the annual competitions for Gujarati dramas in the school . He won multiple awards . He enjoyed playing cricket. He joined C.U. Shah Arts College situated in western part of Ahmedabad city, as a professor of English for a while before moving to the US for his MFA degree. Writing stories and plays was his passion from his childhood. He penned number of plays, skits in Gujarati and English languages.

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 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]

Like his father Jayant Joshi, who is a Sane Guruji (noted Marathi social reformer Pandurang Sadashiv Sane) scholar, Abhijat was deeply influenced by Sane Guruji. His father drew his attention to the profound concept of dharma as Sane Guruji saw it. All these readings have helped him immensely in writing stories.

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]

In 2016, Joshi underwent brain surgery at the Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital, performed by neurosurgeon B. K. Misra.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Works
  • A Shaft of Sunlight. Nick Hern Books. 2000. ISBN 1-85459-449-4. (Hindi: Marmbhed)

Select filmography
YearFilmRole(s)
2020 Shikara Writer
2018SanjuCo Writer
2016WazirWriter, Co Editor
2015Broken HorsesWriter
2014PKWriter
2012NanbanWriter (Tamil)
20093 IdiotsWriter
2007Eklavya: The Royal GuardWriter, producer
2006Lage Raho Munna BhaiWriter
2000Mission KashmirWriter
1998KareebWriter

and guest appearance also

Awards
YearAwardCategoryFilm
2007National Film AwardsBest ScreenplayLage Raho Munna Bhai
2007Filmfare AwardsBest Story
Best Dialogue
2010Best Story3 Idiots
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
2015Best ScreenplayPK
Best Dialogue
2007Screen AwardsBest StoryLage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Dialogue
2010Best Screenplay3 Idiots
Best Dialogue
2015PK
2007IIFA AwardsBest DialogueLage Raho Munna Bhai
2010Best Story3 Idiots
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
2015Best DialoguePK
2007Zee Cine AwardsBest StoryLage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Bollywood Movie AwardsBest Story
Best Dialogue
Global Indian Film AwardsBest Story
Best Dialogue
2015Star Guild AwardsBest DialoguePK

References
  1. "Otterbein professor writes for Indian film". The Columbus Dispatch. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
  2. Faculty Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Otterbein College.
  3. "Abhijat: why should joy vanish from studies?". Mumbai Mirror, The Times of India. 17 January 2010.
  4. Sahu, Deepika (8 March 2007). "Lage Raho Abhijat!". The Times of India.
  5. "Abhijat Joshi made 'Gandhigiri' part of India's social lexicon". The Economic Times. 17 January 2010.
  6. "ATG". ahmedabadtheatregroup.org.
  7. "I'm taking long drives with Raju for the next script". The Economic Times. 17 January 2010.
  8. "It's a benchmark award: After the Best Screenplay award." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 June 2008.
  9. Britto, Anita; BNS (25 January 2016). "Ranbir Kapoor in Sanjay Dutt's Biopic". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  10. "Rajkumar Hirani to have an extensive session with Sanjay Dutt after his sentence". The Indian Express. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  11. https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/scriptwriter-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-595200-2016-04-23
  12. https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/3-idiots-pk-scriptwriter-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-2767742/
  13. https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-3-idiots-and-pk-scriptwriter-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-2205378
  14. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/scriptwriter-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-116042300600_1.html
  15. https://www.news18.com/news/movies/scriptwriter-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-1233908.html
  16. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/220416/pk-writer-abhijat-joshi-undergoes-brain-surgery-out-of-danger.html
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