Writer
Chetan
Bhagat
has
now
turned
a
producer.
Yes,
Chetan
Bhagat
who
first
stepped
into
Bollywood
with
his
book
'One
night
@
The
Call
Center'
being
adapted
as
the
film
Hello,
will
soon
be
producing
a
movie
based
on
his
upcoming
book
Half
Girlfriend.
Chetan
Bhagat
on
his
official
Facebook
page
announced
that
his
next
book
Half
Girlfiend
which
will
be
adapted
as
a
film
by
Mohit
Suri,
will
witness
the
writer
as
a
producer.
"A
producer
is
one
of
the
highest
credits
in
the
context
of
a
movie.
And
today,
we
announced
the
Half
Girlfriend
film
with
Mohit
Suri
(Aashiqui
2,
Ek
Villain),
Ekta
Kapoor
(gazillion
top
tv
shows,
Dirty
Picture,
Ek
Villain)
and
myself
as
co-producer," said
Chetan
Bhagat
on
his
Facebook
post.
While,
Chetan
Bhagat
expressed
his
happiness
for
receiving
all
credits
that
he
always
wished
for,
it
seems
the
writer
still
remembers
a
bitter
episode
that
he
apparently
mentioned
in
the
post.
It
is
to
be
recalled
that
Chetan
Bhagat
had
a
scuffle
wih
the
makers
of
3
Idiots
five
years
ago.
While,
the
movie
3
Idiots
directed
by
Rajkumar
Hirani
received
all
round
appreciation,
Chetan
Bhagat
alleged
that
the
film
was
copied
from
his
bestseller
'Five
Point
Someone'
and
thus,
the
writer
then
claimed
its
credit.
However,
the
makers
of
3
Idiots
clearly
denied
the
allegations
and
the
director
even
warned
to
sue
the
writer.
Apparently
recalling
the
bitter
episode,
Bhagat
says,
"This
is
in
contrast
to
around
five
years
ago,
when
I
had
to
beg
for
proper
credit
after
helping
deliver
the
biggest
hit
in
Bollywood
history.
I
had
to
face
public
humiliation
on
a
film
based
on
my
book
that
I
had
taken
years
to
write.
I
was
called
a
liar,
publicity-seeker
and
shameless.
People
debated
my
intentions
on
national
TV.
I
remember
how
shaken
I
was.
However,
I
went
back
to
work.
Life
happened.
Abhishek
Kapoor
gave
me
Kai
Po
Che.
Abhishek
Varman
gave
me
2
States.
Sajid
Nadiadwala
gave
me
a
chance
to
work
on
Kick.
All
three
films
became
big
hits.So
when
I
announced
my
next
book,
I
gave
a
draft
to
Mohit
Suri
to
read,
one
of
the
most
talented
directors
in
recent
times
with
back-to-back
hits.
He
read
the
manuscript
and
said
he
wanted
to
make
the
film.
He
brought
along
Ekta,
whom
he
had
just
worked
with
on
Ek
Villain,
and
she
was
equally
excited
about
the
book.
Then
both
of
them
offered
me
something
unthinkable
-
apart
from
the
writing
credit,
they
asked
me
to
join
them
as
producer.
The
film
is
as
much
yours
as
ours,
they
said.
That
was
then.
And
this
is
today."