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Juhi Chaturvedi (Writer) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1975

Age42 (as in 2017)

BirthplaceLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

ProfessionScreenwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseAsheesh Malhotra

FamilySon and daughter

Juhi Chaturvedi (Writer) Biography

Juhi Chaturvedi is an Indian screenwriter and former advertising creative whose screenplay work on films such as Vicky Donor and Piku brought her critical‑

Early life and background

Juhi Chaturvedi was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, in 1975 and grew up in the same city. She developed an early interest in visual art and went on to earn a degree in fine art from the Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts. Her father, Dhirendra Chaturvedi, worked in the state education department. Her mother, Mridula, passed away in 2012. Juhi has an elder brother.

Career

Chaturvedi began her professional life as a freelance illustrator for the Lucknow edition of The Times of India. In 1996 she moved from Lucknow to Delhi and then relocated to Mumbai in 1999. In Mumbai she joined the advertising industry and worked at Ogilvy & Mather, where opportunities to write gradually shifted her focus from visual art toward words and storytelling.

After leaving Ogilvy, she held positions at several agencies including Bates Chi & Partners and later Leo Burnett. Her advertising work included collaborations with director Shoojit Sircar on commercial films for brands such as Titan and Saffola. At various stages she contributed to creative teams and rose to senior roles; in 2013 she joined Leo Burnett Mumbai as Executive Creative Director.

Alongside her advertising career, Chaturvedi moved into film writing. Her feature film debut as a writer was Vicky Donor (2012), which earned her recognition and awards for story and dialogue. She followed that with Piku (2015), a screenplay that drew on personal experience and which also received major accolades, including a National Film Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Dialogues, along with a Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. Earlier in her film work she wrote dialogues for Shoojit Sircar’s shelved project Shoebite, which had Amitabh Bachchan attached to the lead role.

Chaturvedi has described aspects of Piku as inspired by her own life, including a difference of opinion with her father that informed the film’s central conflict. She has also said that some principal characters were conceived with particular actors in mind, and that the character of Deepika was based on a woman close to her in real life.

Public profile

Juhi Chaturvedi is based in Mumbai and is known for transitioning successfully from advertising to film writing. She stands approximately 160 cm tall and is noted as having black hair and black eyes. Her childhood ambition was to become a painter, and she continues to be associated with artistic sensibilities in her storytelling. Reported personal preferences include non‑vegetarian food choices and interests such as listening to music and travelling.

Personal life

Chaturvedi is married to Asheesh Malhotra, who has worked as president and Mumbai head at Bates Chi & Partners. The couple have two children: a son and a daughter. Details such as the children's names are not publicly listed in the material provided.

Latest updates

Her first two screenplays, Vicky Donor and Piku, are cited as the works that brought her widespread critical acclaim. In advertising she has remained active in senior creative roles and has collaborated with notable filmmakers on branded short films. As of the latest available information she continues to be recognized for the clarity of her screenwriting voice and for bringing personal observations into her cinematic stories.

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Recent Work

Vicky Donor

Screenwriter; feature film debut that earned awards for story and dialogue

2012
Piku

Screenwriter; drew on personal experience and won national and Filmfare writing awards

2015
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Career Highlights

  1. Started as a freelance illustrator for The Times of India (Lucknow)
  2. Worked in advertising at Ogilvy & Mather, Bates Chi & Partners and Leo Burnett
  3. Film writing breakthrough with Vicky Donor (2012)
  4. Won National Film Award(s) and Filmfare Award for Piku (2015)
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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