Juhi Chaturvedi (Writer) Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

 

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Juhi Chaturvedi
Profession	Screenwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in feet inches- 5' 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1975
Age (as in 2017)	42 Years
Birthplace	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Not Known
College/University	Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow
Educational Qualification	A degree in Fine art from Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts
Debut	Art Director: Ogilvy & Mather (1996) Writer: Vicky Donor (2012)
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	An apartment in Worli, South Mumbai
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Travelling
Awards	2013- Filmfare Award for the best story for Vicky Donor (2012) 2013- IIFA Award for best Story Dialogue for Vicky Donor (2012) 2016- National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Dialogues for Piku and Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Piku
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Asheesh Malhotra
Family
Husband/Spouse	Asheesh Malhotra (President and Mumbai head at Bates Chi & Partners)
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- 1 (Name Not Known)
Parents	Father- Dhirendra Chaturvedi (worked in the state education department) Mother- Mridula (Died in 2012)
Siblings	Brother- 1 (Elder; Name Not Known) Sister- Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s)	Butter Chicken, Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Butter Masala
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Anushka Sharma
Favourite Film	Lagaan
Favourite Director	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Favourite Filmmaker	Satyajit Ray
Favourite Singer	Mohammed Rafi
Favourite Colour	Green

Some Lesser Known Facts About Juhi Chaturvedi

• Does Juhi Chaturvedi smoke?: Not Known

• Does Juhi Chaturvedi drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Juhi has spent the early days of her childhood in Lucknow and passed graduation from a reputed Arts and Crafts college in this city. 

• She had a special passion for studying art since her childhood and wanted to become a painter. 

• Chaturvedi started her career as a freelance illustrator with The Times of India, Lucknow edition.

• In 1996, she moved to Delhi from Lucknow, where she stayed at the Lajpat Nagar.

• In 1999, Juhi shifted to Mumbai, where she started working at an advertising agency called Ogilvy, which gave her an opportunity to write, and with the passage of time, she involved herself in writing so much that her passion of arts and crafts left behind. 

• After quitting Ogilvy, Chaturvedi worked in several companies including Bates Chi & Partners and Leo Burnett.

• Chaturvedi has also worked with the famous director Shoojit Sircar on ad films for brands like Titan watches (featuring Aamir Khan) and Saffola. 

• She wrote dialogues for sircar’s second film “Shoebite,” which had Amitabh Bachchan in the leading role, but unfortunately, it got canceled.

• In 2013, she joined an advertisement agency “Leo Burnett Mumbai;” as the Executive Creative Director. 

• As a screenplay writer, Juhi’s first two films, Vicky Donor (2012) and Piku (2015), achieved critical acclaims. 

• During an interview, Juhi revealed that she borrowed the main concept of “Piku” from her own experience about the difference of opinion with her father.

• She also said that the characters played by Irrfan Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in “Piku” were written by keeping these two actors in mind. 

• The role of Deepika in “PIKU” was borrowed from the life of a woman who was very close to Juhi in the real life.