---
name: "Abhijat Joshi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/abhijat-joshi"
fi1m_id: "abhijat-joshi"
imdb_id: "nm0430785"
tmdb_id: 123313
wikidata_id: "Q4667388"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:25:28.937237+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Abhijat Joshi

## Identity

Abhijat Joshi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/abhijat-joshi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** abhijat-joshi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0430785
- **TMDB ID:** 123313
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4667388
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijat_Joshi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667388, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123313

Writer. Born 1 December 1969 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 December 1969, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- **Active:** 2009–2014
- **Frequently works with:** [Aamir Khan](https://film.one/person/aamir-khan.md), [Boman Irani](https://film.one/person/boman-irani.md), [Rajkumar Hirani](https://film.one/person/rajkumar-hirani.md), [Vidhu Vinod Chopra](https://film.one/person/vidhu-vinod-chopra.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijat_Joshi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667388, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123313

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*PK*](https://film.one/film/pk.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Abhijat Joshi is an Indian screenwriter who works primarily in Hindi cinema. Born on 1 December 1969 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, he studied English literature and began in theatre before moving into film. He holds an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a professor of English at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, since 2003.

Joshi is known for his long collaboration with director Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions. His credits include the screenplays for *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), *3 Idiots* (2009), *PK* (2014) and *Sanju* (2018). He has also written for *Mission Kashmir* (2000), *Wazir* (2016) and *Dunki* (2023). He received a National Film Award for Best Screenplay for *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* and multiple Filmfare Awards for story, screenplay and dialogue.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *PK* (2014), Fi1m 78, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Fi1m 78, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pritam and Pedro* (2026), series, Story, Screenplay
- *Dunki* (2023), Writer
- *Shikara* (2020), Screenplay
- *Sanju* (2018), Screenplay
- *3 Idiotas* (2017), Screenstory
- *Wazir* (2016), Editor, Screenplay
- *Broken Horses* (2015), Writer
- *PK* (2014), Screenplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *Nanban* (2012), Original Story
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)
- *Eklavya: The Royal Guard* (2007), Screenplay
- *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), Writer
- *Mission Kashmir* (2000), Screenplay, Story
- *Moti Na Chawk Re Sapnaman Deetha* (1999), Screenplay
- *The Terrorist* (1998), Producer
- *Kareeb* (1998), Screenplay
- *Untitled Dadasaheb Phalke Biopic*, Writer

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/abhijat-joshi