Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English-language dramedy novels about young urban middle-class Indians. A noted public figure, Bhagat also writes for columns about youth, career development and current affairs for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Bhagat's novels have sold over seven million copies. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history". Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po Che! (2013), 2 States (2014) and the action-superhero movie Kick (2015). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in January 2014.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 22, 1974 (52)
- New Delhi, India
- Writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Chetan Bhagat's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chetan Bhagat's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Chetan Bhagat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Half Girlfriend(2017)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Barely Speaking with Arnub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Kick(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
2 States(2014)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Pradhanmantri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kai Po Che! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Nanban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
3 Idiots(2009)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Hello(2008)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2008 to 2017.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Chetan Bhagat's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Chetan Bhagat's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Chetan Bhagat work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chetan Bhagat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arjun Kapoor shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Arjun KapoorShared titles: Half Girlfriend (2017), 2 States (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Arjun Kapoor
- Salman KhanShared titles: Kick (2014), Hello (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Salman Khan
- Sharman JoshiShared titles: 3 Idiots (2009), Hello (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Sharman Joshi
Producers
- Rakesh MadhotraShared titles: 2 States (2014), Kick (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Rakesh Madhotra
- Ravi SarinShared titles: Kick (2014), 3 Idiots (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ravi Sarin
- Sajid NadiadwalaShared titles: 2 States (2014), Kick (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Sajid Nadiadwala
