Ajitabha Bose is a popular Indian bestselling author, filmmaker and publisher. He holds the national record for publishing the smallest love storybook in India. Based in Delhi currently, he was born and brought up in Jamshedpur. He completed his schooling from Gulmohur High School and graduated from Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad.
He is known to introduce the concept of pocketbooks in India and has published 9 books under his name – It’s A Love Story (2013), The Pocket Love Story (2015), In Love with Shah Rukh Khan (2016), The Bestseller (2017), It’s My Love Story (2018), Until We Meet Again (2019), Love in Jamshedpur (2020) and The YouTube Stars of India (2021) and Ye Baarish, Ishq aur Tum... (2021). He has a base of over a million readers and was featured in Limca Book of Records for his contribution in literature.
His book "In Love with Shah Rukh Khan" received love from all over the world and Shah Rukh Khan himself appreciated the book. His book "The YouTube Stars of India" is an authorized book on the top YouTubers of the country including: Carryminati, Amit Bhadana, Ashish Chanchalani, Technical Guruji, Prajakta Koli, Harsh Beniwal, Flying Beast, Shruti Arjun Anand, Mortal, Vinay Thakur, RVCJ Media, Vipul Goyal, Mumbiker Nikhil, Jannat Zubair & Kunal Chhabhria.
He is the Chairman & Co-Founder of BDL Studios, a renowned production house based in Delhi-NCR. He has worked in 550+ videos and has made 55,000+ designs till date. He recently opened his own publishing venture named Ajitabha Publishers.
1. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
> Being born and brought up in Bengali family I always heard stories and poems by Rabindranath Tagore. And since school time I started to write essays and poem from which everyone starts. I also write for school magazine but when I came to college in year 2010. They started reading novels frequently. I think Sudip Sir, Gajoe Sir and lot's of people started reading. That was first time when I thought 'Yes, I can definitely write a book'. In 2013 I finally wrote a my first book.
2. Why do you choose to write a small book?
> I frequently get this question why I choose to write a small book.
I remember when I was traveling to the my hometown Jamshedpur for the Dussehra. I met this girl 'Neha' in the train compartment. And I was reading the book of Sudip Nagarkar I think that was recently released book. All of a sudden she said that "How do you read this fat book? " So, I said " I like reading so I am reading this fat book. If you suggest you can one of my book. My recently published story in anthology. ". She said " Why people don't write short stories. It was easy and doesn't take much time.
That day I have an idea that section of people want to read the books but they doesn't because of size of books. So when I come back to Delhi. I have a short story I spoke to the publisher and of course they said 'NO'. So I have to wait for next anthology. I was convenience and I think week or 10 days later I had a idea why not pocket book. We have pocket dairy, pocket dictionary why we don't have pocket book. That's how first pocket book came out.
3. Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
> Ya, I am a fiction writer, but nothing is fiction it's all fiction is a myth and I didn't inspire from real life incidents or real person. And that's the idea actually you know every one has story. I think being a CEO of a company or watchman standing outside of company. Everyone has a story. You just have to look and find out the stories and you have lot's of inspiring stories .
4. When did you write your first book and how old were you?
> I think I wrote my first book when I am in third year of college and it was 2013, So I think I was 21 year old that time. And honestly I never thought I become best selling author.
5. What does your family think of your writing?
> Of course, My family has been my biggest support. Through my career. Be when I choose to be film maker, be when I took mass com or be idea of writing book.
My grandfather was a theater artist. My father still doing theater. He is director and actor he has done lot's of of shows through out India. So when he get to know that I will write a book especially story book he was very happy. He is still happy and proud that I do something interesting.
6. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
> It was not surprising but really shocking that I thought if you write good book you make a sell but that came to me as shock when I released my first book and I was literally struggling to sell because I think it was good story. But somehow it was not selling. Which is something that comes to my mind after that not only your writing need to be good your marketing person also matter. Just writing a good story doesn't sell. You must have good marketing plan good budget to spend on marketing. That was shock for me.
7. In your childhood, what did you want to do when you grew up?
> Honestly when I was very young in class 2 or 3 I wanted to become a software engineer. I was been very good in computer since in early age. But with time may be I was inspired by my father I wanted to so film making when I was in grade 7. But yes writing was never in my plan but somehow. It came to me and I gradually adopted may be I hope I am doing good. So, ya writing was never my first option it was not my choice even when I was 21. It was something that I like but I always wanted to become filmmaker. But I am popular author now. So, you know God do things for our benefit that is the reason.
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