Chandan Prabhakar
Indian comedian and actor (born 1981)
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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.[2] He has been married to Nandini Tandon [3] since 2015, they have one child together.[4] 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. His most popular characters is Chandu chaiwala.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] Jasmine Singh of The Tribune reviewed film as the one definitely a bail-out from the usual storylines.[8] ABP Sanjha reviewed film as a good courtroom drama in pollywood.[9]
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 2014, Chandan Prabhakar Judged the finale of the show 'Laughter Da Master', aired on PTC Punjabi.[10] He also worked as the content writer of the show.
In 2025, Chandan Prabhakar competed on Celebrity MasterChef India[11] and was eliminated in 12th position.[12]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bhavnao Ko Samjho | Thakur's son 2 | |
| 2011 | Power Cut | Lineman | Punjabi film |
| 2014 | Disco Singh | Detective Pradyuman Sharma | |
| 2015 | Judge Singh LLB | Advocate Vijay Soni | Punjabi film; Also producer and screenwriter |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge | Self | |
| 2013 | Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe | Various | 5 episodes |
| 2013-2016 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Various | |
| 2016-2022 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Various | |
| 2018 | Comedy Circus | Himself | 1 episode |
| Family Time With Kapil Sharma | Chandan | ||
| Kaun Banega Crorepati | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2025 | Celebrity MasterChef India | Contestant 12th Place |
10 episodes |
| 2026 – | Maa Hai Na | Himself | [13] |
