Juhi Chaturvedi (born 24 February 1975) is an Indian screenwriter who works in Hindi films. An advertising professional based in Mumbai, Chaturvedi has written scripts for Bollywood films such as Vicky Donor (2012), Piku (2015), October (2018) and Gulabo Sitabo (2020).
She won the 2013 Filmfare Award for Best Story for Vicky Donor (2012), the National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Dialogues and the 2016 Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Piku (2015).
Early life and background Born and brought up in Lucknow, Chaturvedi graduated from Lucknow College of Arts.
Career Chaturvedi started her career as a freelance illustrator with Lucknow's edition of The Times of India. She shifted to Delhi in 1996, when she joined advertising with Ogilvy & Mather as an art director. In 1999, she moved to the Mumbai office of the agency. In 2008, she joined McCann followed by Bates in Mumbai, where she was creative director. She worked with director Shoojit Sircar on ad films for brands like Titan watches and Saffola. She also wrote the dialogues for Shoebite, Sircar's second film, which had Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, but it was cancelled.
During her time in Delhi, she lived in Lajpat Nagar, an experience she used in scripting her first film, Vicky Donor. She was awarded the IRDS Film award for social concern for her story Vicky Donor.
Filmography Year Film Story Screenplay Dialogue Note2012 Vicky Donor Filmfare Award for Best Story2013 Madras Cafe 2014 Khoobsurat 2015 Piku Filmfare Award for Best ScreenplayNational Film Award for Best Original ScreenplayNational Film Award for Best Dialogues2018 October 2019 The Sky Is Pink 2020 Dharala Prabhu Remake of Vicky Donor2020 Gulabo Sitabo Filmfare Award for Best DialogueNominated–Filmfare Award for Best Story
Accolades YearNotable workAwardsCategoryResultRef.2013Vicky DonorFilmfare AwardsBest StoryStar Screen AwardsBest StoryInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest DialoguesBest StoryProducers Guild Film AwardsBest StoryBest DialoguesBest Screenplay2016PikuFilmfare AwardsBest ScreenplayStar Screen AwardsBest DialoguesJagran Film FestivalBest ScreenplayNational Film AwardsBest Original ScreenplayBest DialoguesInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest StoryBest DialoguesProducers Guild Film AwardsBest StoryBest ScreenplayBest DialoguesZee Cine AwardsBest StoryBest ScreenplayBest Dialogue2021Gulabo SitaboFilmfare AwardsBest StoryBest Dialogue
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