Known for Writing
Abhijat Joshi is an Indian academic and screenwriter particularly known for his work with Vinod Chopra Productions, as the screenwriter for Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006),3 Idiots (2009), and PK (2014). He is a professor of English at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, since 2003.
Born
December 1, 1969 (age 56)
Birthplace
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Filmography
18 films, 3 shows


Shikara
2020 · 1h 58m
country: India
Shikara is the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits' forced exodus. It is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It is also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.


Sanju
2018 · 2h 41m
country: India
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.


Wazir
2016 · 1h 43m
country: India
'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.


PK
2014 · 2h 33m
country: India
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.


3 Idiots
2009 · 2h 51m
country: India
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.


Eklavya: The Royal Guard
2007 · 1h 45m
country: India
As the kingdom of Devigarh comes apart at the seams, an aging bodyguard attempts to protect the Royal Family, as well as keep its darkest secrets from ever coming to light.


Mission Kashmir
2000 · 2h 31m
country: India
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.


Moti Na Chawk Re Sapnaman Deetha
1999 · 2h 40m
country: India
Life is tough for Leena as she is the only earning member of a middle-class household wherein the mother is a housewife, father is handicapped and her sister, Surekha, suffers from Schizophrenia. All her dreams get crushed as she loses herself in the daily grind to make ends meet. She loves dancing and that's where she meets and falls in love with Anupam. But like all others, this dream of hers also gets crushed as she finds out that Anupam is in love with Surekha. What follows is an epic tale of unconditional love and sacrifice between two sisters.


Kareeb
1998 · 2h 35m
country: India
A friend helps a smitten young man arrange to marry a pretty woman who lacks a dowry.