Samit Basu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Samit Basu
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Dec 14, 1979(1979-12-14)
Age	45
Birthplace	Kolkata
Country	India
Birth City	West Bengal
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Samit Basu Biography

Samit Basu is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on December 14, 1979 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Born on December 14, 1979, within the same Bengali household, Basu was raised in Calcutta in India, where he attended classes at the Don Bosco School, and later Presidency College, Kolkata, where he earned an Economics degree. He quit Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to write The Simoqin Prophecies and then completed the broadcasting course as well as documentary making from The University of Westminster, London.

Turbulence, the UK publication Turbulence from 2012 brought Basu in the West. Turbulence was greeted with a string of raving reviews. Wired stated that “Turbulence has it all… Solid writing, great character development, humor, personal loss, and excellent points to ponder in every chapter.” IGN which launched the campaign to make the possibility of a Hollywood adaptation of this comic novel. The book also received an award called the Wired Geekdad Goldenbot Award and was ranked no.2 in the rankings of the hottest novelties on Amazon Science Fiction titles on the day of its release. Superheronovels.com considered it to be one of the top contenders for the title of most popular ever superhero novel. “Resistance”, the sequel to the original, was released in the UK and in the US at the end of 2013.

Since 2013, Basu has also written a series of children’s books titled The Adventures of Stoob, whose protagonist is a middle-schooler in Delhi. Three books have been published so far in the series – Testing Times, A Difficult Stage and Mismatch Mayhem. All three have been illustrated by graphic artist Sunaina Coelho.

In April 2019, Netflix announced that Basu was a co-director and writer of House Arrest, one of their new International Originals series from India.

In the year 2010, Basu wrote a YA novel titled Terror on the Titanic and the novel that would later result in his breakthrough international success, Turbulence.

Samit Basu Net Worth

Samit Basu is one of the richest Author from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samit Basu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Samit Basu (born 14 December 1979) is an Indian writer and filmmaker. His works include novellas about superheroes and fantasy as well as children’s books graphic novels and short stories. There is also a feature film, House Arrest (2019 film). The next project he has announced is an anti-dystopian book, Chosen Spirits, was published in ebook format in April 2020.

The Simoqin Prophecies, Basu’s first novel, was written by Basu when the author was just 22 years old and released when he turned 23. The Simoqin Prophecies, written in English and translated into Swedish by Ordbilder and in German (from Piper Verlag). The next volumes of The Simoqin Prophecies trilogy The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations were released in 2005 and 2007 respectively.

Basu is also a comics writer. His initial projects with Virgin Comics were as a writer for Shekhar Kapur’s Devi (#3-#10) and The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma based on the Panchatantra. Basu also co-wrote Untouchable (comics), a graphic novel with X-Men and Lucifer writer Mike Carey and went on to write UnHoli, an episodic zombie comedy set in and around New Delhi. Virgin Comic’s closure prevented the publication of other projects with filmmaker Terry Gilliam and pop group Duran Duran. In 2013, Basu published Local Monsters, a comic/fantasy take about six immigrant monsters living in a house in Delhi, and contributed to 18 days, a Grant Morrison take on the Mahabharata.

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Facts & Trivia

Samit Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Samit Basu celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

Top Facts about Samit Basu

1. Samit Basu is an Indian author born in 1979.
2. He has written novels, comics, and screenplays.
3. His debut novel was “The Simoqin Prophecies” (2003).
4. Basu’s work often blends mythology and fantasy elements.
5. He has won several awards for his writing.
6. Basu has also worked as a journalist and scriptwriter.
7. His comic book series “Local Monsters” was published in 2018.
8. Basu is known for his humorous and irreverent style of writing.
9. He has been compared to authors like Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
10. Basu is active on social media, where he engages with fans and shares updates about his work.