Atul Kumar Rai | |
|---|---|
 Atul in 2023 | |
| Born | Ballia, India |
| Occupation | Novelist Screenwriter Lyricist |
| Education | Banaras Hindu University (B. Mus, Tabla ), (MPA. Musicology, Ugc Net |
| Period | 2022 to present |
| Genre | Fiction, Short Stories |
| Notable works | Chandpur ki Chanda Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar |
| Website | |
| www | |
Atul Kumar Rai is an Indian Hindi novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of Chandpur ki Chanda,[1] which was awarded the 2023 Yuva Puraskar for Hindi language works by the Sahitya Akademi.[2] He is also a dialogue writer of the 2022 film Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga.
Personal life
Atul Kumar Rai was born on 19 February 1992 in the Bhumihar Brahman family.[3] His father is a farmer. Atul completed his high school at Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir Sikanderpur Ballia. After intermediate, he completed his graduation in Tabla from Banaras Hindu University and has played Tabla in many national-level Music programs. During their post-graduation in Musicology from Banaras Hindu University, his interest shifted towards Hindi literature. He decided to become a full-time writer. and started writing a weekly Hindi blog. his blogs became popular in social media and were published in national newspapers like Dainik Jagran and Daink Bhaskar. people praised his writing style and suggested writing a novel.[4]
Writing career
Atul's debut novel is Chandpur ki Chanda which has generated the attention of thousands of readers from all over India. many national news portals, such as Jansatta, DNA, Times Now Navbharat, and Amar Ujala have written about the novel and praised his unique writing style.[5][6][7] In 2023 Sahitya Academy awarded Yuva Puraskar for Chandpur ki Chanda.[8] After the immense love of readers and the Sahitya Akademi Award, Dainik Jagran Nielsen Survey placed this novel at number two in the list of Hindi bestsellers in December 2023.[9]
His film writing career started with a short film The Suicide Note For which Atul got the best writer award at the Nirmal Pandey film festival Nainital.[10] His Film writing career in Bollywood started with Pankaj Tripathi's Sherdil the Pilibhit Saga which was directed by Srijit Mukherjee.[11]
References
- ^ "ग्रामीण जीवन की धड़कन को समेटे हुए है 'चांदपुर की चंदा'". 26 February 2022.
- ^ "साहित्य अकादेमी युवा पुरस्कार 2023 घोषित, हिंदी में अतुल कुमार राय और अंग्रेजी में अनिरुद्ध कानिसेट्टी". 23 June 2023.
- ^ "लेखक अतुल कुमार राय का व्यक्तित्व".
- ^ "शेरदिल के डायलॉग राइटर अतुल कुमार राय:पढ़ने-खाने के पैसे नहीं थे, तो तबला बजाने लगा".
- ^ "राजनीति और प्रेम के बीच गांव की मिट्टी में ले जाती है 'चांदपुर की चंदा'".
- ^ "उपन्यास समीक्षा - चाँदपुर की चंदा".
- ^ "चांदपुर की चंदा' में है राजनीति और प्रेम के साथ देश-दुनिया के तमाम मुद्दों का कॉकटेल".
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2023: अतुल कुमार राय और सूर्यनाथ सिंह को साहित्य अकादमी युवा तथा बाल पुरस्कार".
- ^ "जागरण बेस्टसेलर, दूसरे स्थान पर हिंद युग्म से प्रकाशित अतुल कुमार राय की पुस्तक 'चांदपुर की चंदा'".
- ^ "बलिया के अतुल को मिला शार्ट फिल्म के लिए बेस्ट राइटर का अवार्ड".
- ^ "पंकज त्रिपाठी की फिल्म 'शेरदिल द पीलीभीत सागा' इस दिन होगी रिलीज बलिया के लाल इस भूमिका में आएगा नज़र".
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