Faraaz Kazi

Faraaz Kazi (born November 10, 1987) is an Indian author, primarily writing mainstream romance and best known for his debut novel Truly Madly Deeply, published by the Cedar Books imprint of Pustak Mahal and re-released by Mahaveer Publishers in 2012.

Biography
Faraaz Kazi, the only child of his parents was born and brought up in Mumbai. Also called as the Nicholas Sparks of India by many. A student of Our Lady of Fatima High School, Faraaz moved to GuruNanak Khalsa College of Science to complete his plus two. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree in management and eventually obtained an MBA in marketing. He is a triple post-graduate with a Masters in psychology and counseling and another one in Human Resources. Faraaz also has a diploma in Freelance Journalism from The British Institutes and a certificate in Creative Writing from Xavier's Institute of Communication.

Works
After graduating from Xavier's, Faraaz worked on his debut novel and eventually published it in 2010. He published Truly Madly Deeply... Memoirs of a Broken Heart's First Love! in November 2010 which was republished again in October 2012. It remains the only Indian book in the Top 100 YA Global Fiction list.

Kazi's next book titled ''The Other Side' is set for a Halloween 2013 release and is the first book in the world to have an animated cover. The book is also said to be the largest attempt so far in Indian commercial horror literature.

Awards

 * Faraaz is the recipient of the YCOF National Excellence Award in Creative Writing
 * Faraaz is the joint-winner of the National Debut Youth Fiction Award (2013)
 * Faraaz is the only Indian writer to be nominated in seven categories of the Goodreads readers choice awards and remains the only Indian writer to have won the 'Best Debut (Romance) Award' during the same ceremony.