Atul Khatri is a businessman turned stand-up comedian. He is considered one of the best stand-up comedians in India.
Wiki/Biography
Atul Khatri was born on Wednesday, January 10, 1968, in Mumbai (56 years old, born in 2024). He attended St. Theresa’s High School in Mumbai and then pursued his Bachelor of Engineering from Thadomal Shahani College of Engineering, Mumbai. He then obtained a Certificate in Business Administration from Alliance Business School, Manchester, UK.
Atul Khatri’s childhood photo
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Hair color: gray and white
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Atul Khatri was born into a Sindhi-Hindu family. His mother’s family is from Karachi, Pakistan.
Parents and siblings
Atul’s father’s name is Naraindas Khatri and mother’s name is Kunti Khatri. His sisters are Dr. Anjali Chhabria (a renowned psychiatrist) and Aruna Khatri.
Atul Khatri with his father
Atul Khatri’s parents and his sister Anjali
Atul and his sisters (Anjali on the left and Aruna on the right)
Relationships, Wife and Children
Atul Khatri married hairstylist and sourdough baker Shaguna Khatri on Monday, May 3, 1993. He has two daughters, Mishti Khatri (eldest) and Diya Khatri. Mishti is a professional athlete and ACSM certified trainer and Diya is a psychologist.
Atul Khatri and his wife
Atul Khatri and his daughters (Diya on the left and Mishti on the right)
Signature/Autograph
Profession
As a businessman
After completing his studies, Atul joined the family business. He was the CEO of Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited.
As a comedian
According to Artur, he got tired of the monotony of life while running an IT business. So, he turned to stand-up comedy. In an interview, talking about the early days of his comedy career, he said,
While I was figuring out what to do with my life, I kept posting jokes on Facebook just to lighten up. There, I realized that my sense of humor was appreciated by people. I received positive feedback and a lot of support from my family and friends. So I made a New Year’s resolution and signed up for an Open Mic in 2012. I still remember that night. My palms were sweating, my legs were shaking, and my throat was dry, but I won the 4-minute speaking slot. Yay! That experience was so enriching and addictive that it just kept happening. That’s how it all started.”
In 2014, Atul became the first Indian to perform at the 8th Hong Kong International Comedy Festival. He has also performed at a fundraiser organized by the American India Foundation in San Francisco, and the prestigious Utrecht International Comedy Festival in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2014. As of 2020, Atul has performed over 400 shows in more than 10 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates. In 2014, he was named one of the 20 emerging stand-up comedians in India by CNN-IBN after winning the “CEO’s Got Talent” competition.
Atul also participated in the Netflix show World Comedians, which was released on January 1, 2019. The show featured 47 famous stand-up comedians from 13 different countries. His special was released as a part of the show and was titled The Happiest Ending. In 2019, after the release of the World Comedians show, Atul’s name was even featured on a billboard in Times Square, New York.
Atul has acted in commercials for various brands like Amazon, Muthoot Finance, Flipkart, Aegon Religare Insurance and Philips on television and various other digital platforms.
Atul was a member of the famous comedy group East India Comedy (EIC). He appeared in the group’s YouTube videos and series like EIC: Outrage on Amazon Prime Videos. Atul also worked in the group’s specials like EIC vs Bollywood and Men are from Bar. He left EIC in 2017.
Atul Khatri and other EIC members
When asked in an interview where his content comes from, he said,
It’s funny, but if you turn on the Times of India, you’ll see four hours of news. Our country is diverse and so is the news around us. We take the best from current affairs, we tell political jokes, everything is a mix.”
Atul has a YouTube channel named after himself which has over 300,000 subscribers.
Awards
- Champion of the first season of “CEO’s Got Talent” hosted by FremantleMedia in 2014.
Atul Khatri wins CEO’s Got Talent
- Finalist at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Delhi.
dispute
In 2020, he created a lot of controversy when he called Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel “damn Chandaal”. Rangoli is an acid attack survivor, for which Atul received a lot of backlash on Twitter and other social media platforms. 
Facts/Trivia
- Atul is not a vegetarian but enjoys drinking alcohol once in a while.
- He is a cycling enthusiast.
- Atul is an animal lover. He has a pet dog named Butter Khatri. Atul’s dog has his own Instagram account, mr.butterkhatri.
- Before pursuing stand-up comedy, Atul tried his hand at being a bartender and even worked as a DJ.
- Atul and his psychiatrist sister Dr. Anjali Chhabria started an initiative called “Psychologists and Nuts” where they conduct workshops in schools and colleges across the country. The main aim of this initiative is to create awareness about mental health issues and encourage students to seek help without being discriminated against.
- During the coronavirus lockdown, Atul started a news column called ‘Only Positive News!’ According to him, he started this column to spread happiness and positivity.
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