Kulpreet Yadav

Kulpreet Yadav (born 14 January 1968) is an Indian novelist, screenwriter and actor.[1] He has authored 13 books, including The Girl Who Loved a Pirate and The Girl Who Loved a Spy.

Kulpreet Yadav
Born (1968-01-14) 14 January 1968
Madras, Madras State, India
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Alma materNowrosjee Wadia College, Indian Naval Academy, Amity University
GenreThriller, mystery fiction, conspiracy fiction
Notable worksThe Girl Who Loved a Pirate
The Girl Who Loved a Spy
Murder in Paharganj
"In Love with Simran"
"Queens Of Crime (Co-authored along with Sushant Singh)"
The Battle Of Rezang La
SpouseSeema Yadav
Website
www.kulpreetyadav.com

Early life

Kulpreet was born in Chennai and completed graduation in Science from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. He completed his post-graduation in journalism and mass communication from Amity University, Noida in 2004 and management courses from IIM, Indore and IIM, Lucknow. He joined the Naval Officer's Academy and served for two decades. In 2007 he was awarded the director general's Commendation for professionalism and dedication to the nation. He retired voluntarily in the rank of commandant with the Indian Coast Guard in 2014.

Personal life

Kulpreet lives in Delhi with his wife Seema and daughters Leah and Jeanie.

Bibliography
  • The Bet (Frog Books, 2006)[2]
  • A Waiting Wave (Pustak Mahal, 2011)[3]
  • India Unlimited—Stories from a Nation Caught Between Hype & Hope (Lifi Publications, 2013)[4]
  • Catching the Departed (Tara books, 2014)[5]
  • The Girl Who Loved a Pirate, Andy Karan #2 (Rumour Books, 2015)[6][7]
  • The Girl Who Loved a Spy, Andy Karan #1 (Rumour Books, 2016)
  • Murder in Paharganj (Bloomsbury, 2017)[8][9][10]
  • In Love With Simran (Srishti Publications)
  • The Last Love Letter ( Rupa Publications, 2019)[11]
  • Queens Of Crime – Co-authored along with Sushant Singh (Penguin India, 2019)[12][13][14]
  • The Darjeeling Ghost[15]
  • UNLOVED IN NUDE TOWN (Ebook)[16]
  • The City of Mirrors[17]
  • The Battle Of Rezang La[18][19]
  • Brahmaputra - The Ahom Son Rises 1 (Co-authored along with V. Vijayendra Prasad). [20] [21]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Graveyard & the Madman Antagonist Short Film
2021 There’s a Stranger in my Bedroom - Short film – Writer, Director & Producer
2022 Fidelity Rakshit Short film (sci-fi)
2022 Band Darwaze - Short film – Writer & Producer
TBA The Archies (film) Clubhouse Manager Hindi Feature Film
2024 Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer Mar Abo Malayalam film
TBA One Last Drink Anthony Kumar Short film
TBA Looser IGP Atul Kumar Short film

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2022 DUDE (Season 2) CEO Nayan Kapur Amazon MiniTv
2023 Asur (Indian web series), Season 2 Harivansh Sinha Jio cinema

2023

2023 Badtameez Dil Sayyed Amazon MiniTv
TBA Social Disconnect Mr Parker -

Awards
  • 2014 & 2016: Shortlisted for DNA-Out of Print Short fiction contest.[22]
  • 2018, Best Fiction Writer (Gurgaon Literature Festival) for "Murder In Paharganj".[23]

See also

References
  1. Shivani Mankermi (4 March 2021). "Exclusive! Kulpreet Yadav: After writing books, making films seemed like an ideal extension for me". The Times of India.
  2. Google, Books (2006). "The Bet- Kulpreet Yadav". ISBN 9788188811847. Retrieved 23 March 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Hasnain, Sidra (29 June 2012). "Loved and not lost". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. Staff Reporter (5 May 2013). "First Look". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. Ravi, S. (20 August 2014). "Zeal for writing". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. Staff Reporter (2 September 2015). "A pirate, a girl and a spy -- an unlikely trio!". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. Sravasti, Datta (12 November 2015). "High seas of thrill". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. Murthy, Neeraja (7 December 2017). "Kulpreet Yadav shares the story behind his latest thriller and why he likes to experiment". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. Staff Reporter (8 October 2017). "Q&A: Kulpreet Yadav". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. Staff Reporter (21 November 2017). "Micro review: Murder in Paharganj is a whirlwind of action and mystery". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. TOI, TNN (26 August 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". Times Of India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. MATRUBHUMI, IANS (28 April 2019). "'Queens of Crime' – Know 10 violent women criminals in India". Matrubhumi. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. Raghavan, Antara (9 June 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". India Today. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  14. Mallya, Vinutha (4 July 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. "THE DARJEELING GHOST: A 120-year-old ghost warns a young woman that her life is in danger".
  16. "UNLOVED IN NUDE TOWN: Stories of Modern Indians Obsessed with LOVE, LUST, and AMBITION Kindle Edition".
  17. "THE CITY OF MIRRORS".
  18. Hariharan, Colonel Arun (24 September 2021). "A stirring tale of heroism in the frozen heights of Rezang La". @businessline. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  19. Service, Tribune News. "Kulpreet Yadav recounts historic battle of Rezang La". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  20. AR, Reshmi. "Writing Is Immensely Gratifying, Says Kulpreet Yadav". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  21. Bhura, Sneha AR. "RRR creator Vijayendra Prasad turns to Assamese General Lachit Borphukan in his debut novel". TOI. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  22. Staff Reporter. "DNA-Out of Print short fiction contest: Long Way from Home". DNA.
  23. "Kulpreet Yadav". TOI.


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