Aayush Gupta is an author-screenwriter who oscillates between Delhi and Mumbai depending upon the medium he's working on at the moment. His debut novel Toppers, a YA political thriller, was published by Penguin Random House. Since then, he's been a part of Eros, Zee, and Yash Raj Films. He's written for Sony's iconic cop show, CID, and is the writer of Yash Raj Films' The Railway Men. He's also produced and presented shows for All India Radio's External Services and National channels. Under his own banner, Guddi Productions, he has directed and co-produced documentaries for India's public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati.
MY NAME IS NOT DEVDAS is his second novel, a dark, subversive, and contemporary retelling of Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's Devdas.