ONE of India's best and brightest comedians and actors Chandan Prabhakar has been making a name for himself in the TV and movie industry since he started his acting career over a decade ago.
Now Chandan, 41, has settled down with a family and is apart of a long running TV series alongside his childhood friend Kapil Sharma that's seen him make a very nice paycheck.
What is Chandan Prabhakar’s net worth?
The stars net worth is estimated to be around $3million as of 2023.
He's believed to rake in between 5 to 7 Lakhs rupees per episode for The Kapil Sharma Show, which has been his longest running project to date and his most successful by far.
His yearly earnings are thought to have tripled since 2020.
Chandan regularly posts on his social media accounts that have seen massive boosts in followers in recent years.
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His Instagram is up to 330,000 and his official Facebook page has a whopping 1.7million followers keeping up to date with the man's life.
Who is Chandan Prabhakar's wife Nandini Khanna?
Chandan and Nandini have been married for seven years after they tied the knot in 2015.
The pair have one child together called Advika who was born in 2017.
Nandini is rarely seen in the public eye and chooses to stay out of the limelight for the most part.
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Her relationship with Chandan was first made public when the pair attended good friends Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath's wedding hand in hand.
How long was Chandan Prabhakar in the Kapil Sharma Show?
Chandan was in the popular Hindi TV series for six years between 2016 to 2022.
His character in all five seasons was called Chandu - something the actor now gets refereed to a lot by his fans.
So far there have been 472 episodes with the final one airing 23 July 2023.
He has appeared in 237 of the episodes making Chandan the sixth most viewed star only behind Kapil Sharma, Kiku Sharda, Sumona Chakravarti, Archana Puran Singh and Krishna Abhishek.
Comedian Kapil Sharma leads the show as he talks with celebrity guests about their latest films and keeps fans engaged with his wit, humour and clever skits.
What movies and TV shows has Chandan Prabhakar appeared in?
Outside of The Kapil Sharma Show, Chandan has also had starring TV roles in Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe back in 2012 as well as appearing on another Kapil Sharma show - Comedy Nights.
But it's his movie career where he's found more success and been able to translate his hilarious comedy into people's homes.
His first ever proper role came as one of fictional character Thakur's sons in Bhavnao Ko Samjho in 2010.
The action comedy remains his lowest rated movie as his next three all performed well with viewers and critics alike.
Power Cut in 2012 was his first big mainstream success as the rights were bought by Amazon Prime and streamed on their platform.
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Disco Singh then went on to earn him a big fan base as his comedic ability was allowed to perfectly flourish.
His most recent movie - and most well received - was the 2015 drama Judge Singh LLB where Chandan took on a more serious role as Vijay Soni.
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