Tarun Jain | |
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Born | New Delhi, India | 18 May 1985
Nationality | Indian |
Education | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, entrepreneur, founder of iforindia |
Known for | Life Sahi Hai, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 , iForIndia , De De Pyaar De |
Tarun Jain (born 18 May 1985) is an Indian writer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for writing Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and De De Pyaar De, as well as for creating, writing and acting in the Digital Sitcom Life Sahi Hai. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a social non-profit organisation created to push to greater self-governance and political accountability. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Tarun was born in New Delhi, where he completed his schooling at St. Columbia’s School. He did his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University Of Southern California. Before moving back to India to pursue writing and filmmaking, he worked at a startup in California and at Capital One Financial in Virginia.
While in Los Angeles, Jain took courses in writing, acting, and improv comedy. He quit his PhD in Electrical Engineering from USC to briefly work in the banking sector; before moving back to India to pursue his interest in films.
Jain's first writing project was the sequel to 2011's surprise hit Pyaar Ka Punchnama. While writing Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, he simultaneously launched iForIndia with Ankur Garg. iForIndia is a social non-profit aimed at driving accountability in Indian politics. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 2016, Jain created, wrote and acted in the sitcom Life Sahi Hai [9]
Jain’s project De De Pyaar De, starring Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu released worldwide on 17 May 2019.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | Writer | |
2019.. | De De Pyaar De | Writer |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2016 | Life Sahi Hai (Season 1) | Creator, writer, actor | YouTube | [10] |
2018 | Life Sahi Hai (Season 2) | Creator, writer, actor | ZEE5 | [11] |
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