Madhuri Banerjee

Madhuri Banerjee (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian author,[1] columnist and screenwriter. Her debut novel Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas[2] sold over 40,000 copies.[3] She is also the writer of the successful Bollywood film, Hate Story 2.[4] She[5] has also worked with actress Karishma Kapoor on a non-fiction book called The Yummy Mummy Guide.[6]

Madhuri Banerjee
Born (1975-08-09) 9 August 1975
Delhi, India
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
NationalityIndian
EducationLady Shri Ram College for Women
GenreFiction, Realistic fiction, Non-fiction
Notable worksLosing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas, Forbidden Desires, My Clingy Girlfriend, Scandalous Housewives, Advantage Love, Mistakes Like Love And Sex, My Yummy Mummy Guide

She[7] was a columnist with Asian Age for two years and has a sex and relationship column in the Maxim magazine. She[8] has also won a National Award for her documentary on women’s issues called Between Dualities. She has been the face of Revlon as their Relationship Expert for their campaign Choices.

She[9] has been called by Cosmo magazine as the Carrie Bradshaw of India and been featured in the India Today Woman magazine twice in her six years as an author. She has a documentary made on her by Dove as a Yahoo Fearless and Fab Woman which is available on the Yahoo website. Shobhaa De calls her a Raja Ravi Verma painting and about her debut novel "Madhuri’s spunky, vivid take on negotiating sexual space in today’s insane social environment has won her several fans across the gender divide!"

Bibliography
  • Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas (2011)
  • Mistakes Like Love And Sex (2012)
  • My Yummy Mummy Guide (2013)
  • Advantage Love (2014)
  • Scandalous Housewives (2014)
  • My Clingy Girlfriend (2015)
  • Forbidden Desires (2016)
  • The Flaky Mummy (2016)

Filmography
Year Film Screenplay Assistant Director Notes
2001 Yaadein Yes
2001 Rahul Yes
2003 Kuch Naa Kaho Yes
2014 Hate Story 2 Yes

See also

References
  1. Varma, Anuradha (11 April 2011). "I wrote when my newborn slept: Madhuri Banerjee – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. Madhuri Banerjee (2011). Good Reads. Penguin Global. p. 244. ISBN 978-0143415121.
  3. "Madhuri Banerjee | Penguin Books India". penguinbooksindia.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "Hate Story 2". Madhuri Banerjee Official Site. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. IANS (18 January 2016). "Hope women find courage through my books: Author Madhuri Banerjee (IANS Interview)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. Madhuri Banerjee (2013). My Yummy Mummy Guide. India: Penguin Books India. p. 256. ISBN 9780143417286.
  7. "Madhuri Banerjee". The Hindu. 2 January 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. "In conversation with Madhuri Banerjee | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  9. Dhiman, Anisha (23 December 2015). "Hidden desires and secret passions". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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