Meet Atul Khatri: Indian Stand-up Comedian, Popular YouTuber

Atul Naraindas Khatri is an Indian businessman turned stand-up comedian and a popular YouTuber. He holds the distinction of being rated as ‘one of the top 20 comedians in India to watch out for’ by CNN-IBN.

Atul Khatri’s other prestigious achievements include winning the ‘CEO’s Got Talent Season 1’ and being the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival held in September 2014.

In terms of social media popularity, he is second to none with a massive 3.24 lakh subscribers on YouTube and 2,67,000 followers on Instagram.

Atul Khatri Physical Stats

Atul Khatri Family

Atul Khatri was born on 10th January 1968 and belongs to a Sindhi family. His father’s name is Naraindas Khatri and his mother’s name is Kunti Khatri who hails from Karachi. Atul also has two sisters, Dr. Anjali Chhabri, a leading psychiatrist, and Aruna Khatri.   

Atul is married to Shaguna Khatri, a hairstylist by profession and the couple has two daughters. Mishti Khatri, the elder one, is a sports nutritionist and a personal trainer. The younger daughter Diya Khatri is a psychologist.

Relationships

There is no information available in the public domain about Atul Khatri’s relationships.

Atul Khatri Education

Atul Khatri completed his schooling at St. Theresa’s Boys High School in Bandra, Mumbai. Later, he joined TSEC, University of Mumbai for pursuing a degree in bachelor of engineering.

He has also bagged a certificate in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School in Manchester, England.

Controversies

In September 2022, Atul took a dig at Bollywood film director Vivek Agnihotri on Twitter and it led to a verbal duel between the two on the microblogging platform. Following the public protest demanding a boycott of ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’, a Hindi movie, it was Atul who first stirred controversy.

The comedian tweeted that if the movie is renamed Brahmastra Files, all the Bhakts will watch it. In response to his tweet, Vivek gave a fitting reply that Atul should consider changing his name to Atul Santri so that he will get employment.

In November 2022, Mumbai Police made it mandatory for all car passengers to wear seat belts failing which they will be penalized. Subsequently, Atul posted a photo on Twitter with the photograph of a model wearing a yellow tee shirt with the image of a seat belt printed on it.

His post was followed by a sarcastic caption requesting all Mumbaikars to wear the seatbelt or else to wear the t-shirt he posted on Twitter. To the comedian’s tweet, Mumbai police replied in time that they will stock those t-shirts for him, along with their challans. They went on to state that safety is never a joke.

Tattoos

There is no information available in the public domain regarding whether Atul Khatri (comedian) has inked any body tattoos.

Atul Khatri Profession

After completing his college education, Atul joined Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited, a software company run by his family. Back then, he assumed the role of the Chief Executive Officer of that organization.

In 2011, when he was 43 years of age, Atul became a comedian while still being part of his family business. It was monotony and his wife’s encouragement that made Atul choose an alternate career. Though his initial plan was to take up a course and become a bartender and then later a disc jockey, he didn’t venture into either of the fields.

Atul took his baby steps in comedy by posting jokes on Facebook and later became a stand-up comedian. He grabbed the attention of the public after emerging winner in the “CEO’s Got Talent” award instituted by FremantleMedia. In his career to date, Atul has done more than 400 comedy shows, television advertisements, and YouTube videos.

In 2012, he managed to become one of the three finalists at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival conducted in Delhi. In the same year, he started associating with East India Comedy, one of the leading comedy groups in the country at that point in time.

Atul has also endorsed several brands of international repute such as Amazon, Philips, Aegon Religare Insurance, Muthoot Finance, Rebtel, and Matrix SIM card by making appearances in their television commercials.

Atul Khatri Source Of Income

Atul Khatri’s main source of income is from stand-up comedy shows, brand endorsements, and earnings generated from YouTube. Reportedly, his net worth comes close to $1.5 million as of 2022.

Lesser Known Facts About Atul Khatri

• He is a diehard fan of Mehmood, the renowned comedian of Bollywood. One of Atul’s all-time favorite Hindi movies is Mehmood’s Bombay to Goa and he feels the real hero in that movie was not Amitabh Bachchan, but Mehmood who portrayed the role of a bus conductor.

• According to Atul, his elder daughter Mishti Khatri is very much like him. The choices of both of them are quite similar and the comedian attributes that to the fact that both of them are Capricornians.

• His wife Shaguna loves to bake. Atul says that he has always been the scapegoat of her baking experiments. He went on to state that whenever she gives some dish to him to try out, he says that it tastes amazing.

• During the time when the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak, it was mandatory to show the vaccination certificate while traveling. Atul got fed up with showing the certificate at every checkpoint. Thus, he printed the vaccination certificate on his t-shirt and it had gone viral.

• The comedian says that he draws inspiration from everywhere. If he just goes through the newspaper there would be three to four hours of content awaiting him.

• While performing in front of an international audience, Atul doesn’t tweak his material as he thinks, writes, and performs in English.   

• He finds the Chennai crowd very intelligent and says that they understand and appreciate good humor.

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