Anurag Pathak is an Indian writer. In 2023, he became popular for being an honest and supportive friend of Manoj Sharma, an IPS officer, after the film 12th Fail. His character’s name is Pritam Pandey and it is portrayed by Anant Joshi in the film ’12th Fail’.
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Wiki/Biography
Anurag Pathak was born on Thursday, 5 August 1976 (age 47 years; as in 2023) in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Leo. He received M.A. and Ph.D. Studied. M. in Hindi Literature from Maharani Laxmibai Arts and Commerce College, Gwalior. He lives in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
Anurag Pathak is married. The couple have two children.
livelihood
On 1 January 2016, Anurag Pathak published his first Hindi language book ‘Whats App Par Kranti’, an anthology of short stories that talk about the impact of social media in today’s modern world. In 2019, he published a Hindi-language book titled 12th Fail, a biography of Manoj Sharma, an IPS officer who is one of his close friends.
Anurag Pathak (second from left) presenting his 12th fail book to Manoj Sharma (second from right) and his wife (far right)
In September 2022, he published the book ‘Adhure Panne, Ek Soch’, which is a compilation of various poems and songs. The second part of the book ‘Adhure Panne, Ek Soch’ was released in October 2023.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anurag Pathak was Manoj Sharma’s fellow UPSC aspirant. He introduced Manoj Sharma to the world of UPSC and encouraged him to become an IPS officer.
Anurag Pathak (far right) with Manoj Sharma and Shraddha.
- In 2023, his book ’12th Fail’ was made into a Hindi language film starring Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar, which soon became a hit.
- His character’s name in the film 12th Fail was Pritam Pandey and it was played by Anant Joshi. In an interview, Manoj Sharma while talking about his relationship with Anurag Pathak said,
Anurag is a friend who has supported me in life as much as anyone else could. That is the definition of the word friendship. He was the one who used to get money from home. I didn’t have anything. But he would give me his wallet and then ask me for Rs 8 of his money to buy chow mein.”
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