Chandan Prabhakar

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|09|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amritsar, Punjab, India

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| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor}}

| years_active = 2007—present

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| spouse = {{marriage|Nandini Khanna|2016}}

| children = 1

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Chandan Prabhakar (born 29 September 1981), often informally referred to as Chandu, is an Indian comedian and actor.

Life and career

Chandan completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Hindu College in Amritsar.{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.in/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/53471-sincerity-of-a-comedian|title=Sincerity of a Comedian-Daily Post India|publisher=dailypost.in|access-date=23 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127000000/http://dailypost.in/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/52671-sincerity-of-a-comedian|archive-date=27 November 2015|df=dmy-all}} He has been married to Nandini Khanna since 2015, they have one child together.{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news-bf10/ENT-TV-wedding-pics-raju-of-comedy-nights-with-kapil-ties-the-knot-with-punjab-based-gi-4978348-PHO.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502235339/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news-bf10/ENT-TV-wedding-pics-raju-of-comedy-nights-with-kapil-ties-the-knot-with-punjab-based-gi-4978348-PHO.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2015 |title=WEDDING PICS: Raju of Comedy Nights With Kapil ties the knot with Punjab-based girl |publisher=daily.bhaskar.com |date=29 April 2015 }} He is childhood friend with Kapil Sharma and have worked together in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. Some of his most popular characters are Hawaldaar Harpal Singh, Jhanda Singh, Raju and Chandu chaiwala.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/07036116/spectrum/main3.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=23 July 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.esnips.com/doc/2093ad56-a970-4bb3-8f9f-a107d96a04ef/Chandan-Prabhakar |title=Funny Videos – Chandan Prabhakar |publisher=eSnips |date=2 September 2007 |access-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523055459/http://www.esnips.com/doc/2093ad56-a970-4bb3-8f9f-a107d96a04ef/Chandan-Prabhakar |archive-date=23 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}

He first started his career as a contestant in comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2007, in which he emerged as runner up. Then in 2010, he appeared in his fellow comedian Sunil Pal directorial Bhavnao Ko Samjho. After then he appeared in three Punjabi language films, Power Cut (2011), Disco Singh (2014) and Judge Singh LLB (2015). In the last one, he co-produced and co-wrote screenplay. While reviewing Judge Singh LLB, The Guardian wrote Judge Singh LLB as scrappy, winning slacker comedy.{{cite news | last=McCahill | first=Mike | title=Judge Singh LLB review – scrappy, winning slacker comedy | newspaper=The Guardian | date=15 December 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/15/judge-singh-llb-review | accessdate=17 December 2015}} Jasmine Singh of The Tribune reviewed film as the one definitely a bail-out from the usual storylines.{{cite news | last=Service | first=Tribune News | title=A favourable court verdict | newspaper=The Tribune | date=16 December 2015 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/movie-reviews/a-favourable-court-verdict/166666.html | accessdate=17 December 2015 | archive-date=13 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213100956/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/movie-reviews/a-favourable-court-verdict/166666.html | url-status=dead }} ABP Sanjha reviewed film as a good courtroom drama in pollywood.{{cite news|title=Movie Review: ਹਾਸਿਆਂ, ਕਦਰਾਂ-ਕੀਮਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਚਿਹਰੀ|url=http://abpsanjha.abplive.in/bollywood/movie-review-judge-singh-llb-100744}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 2013, he appeared in some episodes of Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe. He achieved recognition while appearing regularly in his friend Kapil Sharma shows like Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show and Family Time With Kapil Sharma.

In 2025, he competed on Celebrity MasterChef India and was eliminated in 12th position.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-09 |title=Celebrity MasterChef: Chandan Prabhakar loses to Tejasswi Prakash, gets eliminated |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/celebrity-masterchef-chandan-prabhakar-loses-to-tejasswi-prakash-gets-eliminated-9825861/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
Year \|\| Title \|\| Role \|\| Notes
style="text-align:center;"\| 2010 !scope=row\| {{no wrap\|Bhavnao Ko Samjho}} \| Thakur's son 2 \|
style="text-align:center;"\| 2011 !scope=row\| Power Cut \| Lineman \|rowspan=2\|Punjabi film
style="text-align:center;"\| 2014 !scope=row\| Disco Singh \| Detective Pradyuman Sharma
style="text-align:center;"\| 2015 !scope=row\| Judge Singh LLB \| Advocate Vijay Soni \| Punjabi film; {{no wrap\|Also producer and}} screenwriter

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

Year || Title || Role || Notes

style="text-align:center;"| 2010

!scope=row| {{no wrap|Bhavnao Ko Samjho}}

| Thakur's son 2

style="text-align:center;"| 2011

!scope=row| Power Cut

| Lineman

|rowspan=2|Punjabi film

style="text-align:center;"| 2014

!scope=row| Disco Singh

| Detective Pradyuman Sharma

style="text-align:center;"| 2015

!scope=row| Judge Singh LLB

| Advocate Vijay Soni

| Punjabi film;
{{no wrap|Also producer and}} screenwriter

= Television =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"\| Year !scope="col"\| Title !scope="col"\| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
style="text-align:center;" \| 2007 !scope=row \| The Great Indian Laughter Challenge \| Self \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2013 !scope=row \| Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe \| Various \| {{no wrap\|5 episodes }}
style="text-align:center;" \| 2013-2016 !scope=row\| Comedy Nights with Kapil \| Various \|
style="text-align:center;" \| 2016-2022 !scope=row\|The Kapil Sharma Show \| Various \|
style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3\|2018 !scope=row \| Comedy Circus \| Himself \| 1 episode
scope=row\|Family Time With Kapil Sharma \| Chandan \|
scope=row\|Kaun Banega Crorepati \| Himself \| {{no wrap\|1 episode}}
style="text-align:center;" \| 2025 !scope=row\|Celebrity MasterChef India \| Contestant 12th Place \| {{no wrap\|10 episodes}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

style="text-align:center;" | 2007

!scope=row | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

| Self

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

!scope=row | Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe

| Various

| {{no wrap|5 episodes }}