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title: "When was the Half Girlfriend  written?"  
description: "When was the Half Girlfriend  written?"  
author: "Rajib Ahluwalia"  
published: 2018-08-27  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48564/when-was-the-half-girlfriend-written  
category: "books & novels"  
tags: ["books and literature"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# When was the Half Girlfriend  written?

When was the Half Girlfriend written?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**[Half Girlfriend](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48593/who-wrote-the-half-girlfriend-and-when)** is a **young adult romance novel** written in **English by Indian novelist Chetan Bhagat**. The novel is set in rural **Bihar, [New Delhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62191/who-launched-a-digital-india-initiative-at-new-delhi), Patna, and [New York](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72392/why-to-go-for-seo-services-in-new-york)**, and tells the narrative of a Bihari kid who is trying to earn the love of his life. On **October 1, 2014**, **Rupa Publications** released **Bhagat's sixth novel**. In addition to English, the novel has been released in **Hindi and Gujarati**.

The book, which is aimed at **'non-English-types,'** as Chetan Bhagat described it, details the feelings and linguistic problems of a backward rural **Bhojpuri-laced Hindi**-speaking child from **Bihar**. As he enrolls at the prestigious English-medium **St. Stephen's College, New Delhi,** and falls in love with a 'high class English-speaking rich Delhi girl' at **Modern School, New Delhi.** The girl refuses to acknowledge the relationship, but she agrees to be his 'half girlfriend.'

Chetan Bhagat had this to say about it: 'Half-Girlfriend, in my opinion, is a peculiarly Indian phenomenon in which guys and girls are unsure about their relationship status. Even if a boy believes he is more than buddies with a girl, she is still not his girlfriend. As a result, I believe we require a phrase such as 'half girlfriend.' Because that is what most Indian men get.'\

The novel's picture rights were sold before it was published. **Mohit Suri** directed the Bollywood film adaption, which was produced by **Ekta Kapoor** and **Bhagat**. **Arjun Kapoor** and **Shraddha Kapoor** appear in the film. It is Bhagat's debut film as a producer. The film was released on **May 19th, 2017.**


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