Atul Naraindas Khatri is an Indian

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and

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. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by

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and was the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival (Sep 2014). He was also the winner of the ''CEO's Got Talent Season 1''.

Early life and education

He attended the St. Theresa’s Boys High School and later obtained a

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degree from TSEC,

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. He also attained a

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from the

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in Manchester, England. His family is Sindhi and his mother hails from Karachi. After completing his education, he joined his family-run

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(Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited) and assumed the post of Chief Executive Officer. At the age of 43, Khatri became a comedian whilst still being engaged in his business.

Career

Khatri in 2011, owing to monotony and after being encouraged by his wife to do so, wanted to have an alternate career. He initially wanted to take up courses and become a

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and then later a disc jockey but did not pursue either field. He started by posting jokes on Facebook and later became a stand-up comedian. He became notable after winning the "CEO's Got Talent" award by

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. Khatri has done over 400 comedy shows, television advertisements and

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videos. Khatri was also one of the three finalists at the

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held in

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in 2012. Khatri performs at

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and the Canvas Laugh Factory, and with East India Comedy. He also performed in San Francisco for a fundraiser organized by

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East India Comedy

Khatri joined EIC which was founded by

Sorabh Pant Sorabh Pant born 14 September 1981) is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer. He has performed over 250 shows. He was rated amongst India's top-ten stand-up comedians by ''The Times of India''. In a poll by IBN Live in March 2012, he was lis ...

in 2012 and is one of the busiest comedy groups in India. In 2017, both Pant and Khatri left EIC to focus on their individual careers.

Commercials

Khatri has appeared in television advertisements for

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, Muthoot Finance, Rebtel, Aegon Religare Insurance,

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, and Matrix SIM card.

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