Kulpreet Yadav (born 14 January 1968) is an Indian novelist, screenwriter and actor. He has authored 13 books, including The Girl Who Loved a Pirate and The Girl Who Loved a Spy.
Early life Kulpreet was born in Chennai and completed graduation in Science from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. He completed his post-graduation in journalism and mass communication from Amity University, Noida in 2004 and management courses from IIM, Indore and IIM, Lucknow. He joined the Naval Officer's Academy and served for two decades. In 2007 he was awarded the director general's Commendation for professionalism and dedication to the nation. He retired voluntarily in the rank of commandant with the Indian Coast Guard in 2014.
Personal life Kulpreet lives in Delhi.
Bibliography The Bet (Frog Books, 2006) A Waiting Wave (Pustak Mahal, 2011) India Unlimited—Stories from a Nation Caught Between Hype & Hope (Lifi Publications, 2013) Catching the Departed (Tara books, 2014) The Girl Who Loved a Pirate, Andy Karan #2 (Rumour Books, 2015) The Girl Who Loved a Spy, Andy Karan #1 (Rumour Books, 2016) Murder in Paharganj (Bloomsbury, 2017) In Love With Simran (Srishti Publications) The Last Love Letter ( Rupa Publications, 2019) Queens Of Crime – Co-authored along with Sushant Singh (Penguin India, 2019) The Darjeeling Ghost UNLOVED IN NUDE TOWN (Ebook) The City of Mirrors The Battle Of Rezang La Brahmaputra - The Ahom Son Rises 1 (Co-authored along with V. Vijayendra Prasad).
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2021 Graveyard & the Madman AntagonistShort Film 2021 There's a Stranger in my Bedroom -Short film – Writer, Director & Producer 2022 Fidelity Rakshit Short film (sci-fi) 2022 Band Darwaze - Short film – Writer & Producer TBA The Archies (film) Clubhouse Manager Hindi Feature Film 2024 Kathanar - The Wild Sorcerer Mar Abo Malayalam film TBA One Last Drink Anthony Kumar Short film TBA Looser IGP Atul Kumar Short film
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2022 DUDE (Season 2) CEO Nayan Kapur Amazon MiniTv 2023 Asur (Indian web series), Season 2 Harivansh Sinha Jio cinema 2023 2023 Badtameez Dil Sayyed Amazon MiniTv TBA Social Disconnect Mr Parker -
Awards 2014 & 2016: Shortlisted for DNA-Out of Print Short fiction contest. 2018, Best Fiction Writer (Gurgaon Literature Festival) for "Murder In Paharganj".
See also List of Indian writers
References
External links Official website IMDB A Man with Many Sides – Kulpreet Yadav – An Exclusive Interview