Sudhir Chaudhary: Biography in Details
Who is Sudhir Chaudhary?
Sudhir Chaudhary is an award-winning Indian journalist. Currently, Sudhir Chaudhary works as the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian news channel Zee News and the Business channel Zee Business.
Recently, he was appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the English news channel World is One News. So far, Sudhir has been one of the most successful and effective journalists in India.
Sudhir Chaudhary: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity
Sudhir Chaudhary was born in India. However, his exact birthdate is unidentified. Concerning his early life, his childhood was pretty easy as he grew up with his parents.
Talking about his childhood, Sudhir Chaudhary was talented in his study from the beginning. Furthermore, he has always been successful and forward in his academic career.
In which school did Sudhir Chaudhary attend?
Talking about his educational background, Sudhir attended Delhi University and completed his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts.
Later, Sudhir Chaudhary attended the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and earned his Diploma degree in Journalism.
Sudhir Chaudhary: Professional Life, Career
Sudhir Chaudhary began his journalism career with Zee News in 1993 when the channel was just established. At the time in Zee News, he aired a couple of trendy events such as the Kargil War and the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.
Moreover, he was also in the squad which covered the meeting between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, after the terrorist attack in 2003, he left Zee News and was involved in the opening of Sahara Samay.
It is the Indian news channel of the Sahara group. In addition, Sudhir also merged with India TV for a short time. In 2012, he reunited with Zee News and now hosts the famous program Daily News & Analysis (DNA).
Awards, Nominations
So far, Sudhir Chaudhary has received many honors and awards for his brilliant work in the journalism field. Back in 2013, he won Ramnath Goenka Award for his exceptional effort in Journalism in the ‘Hindi broadcast’ category.
He earned the prestigious award for his interview with a colleague of the Delhi December 16 gang-rape sufferer.
What is the Salary, Net Worth of Sudhir Chaudhary?
Sudhir Chaudhary has earned an enormous amount of money from his journalism career. Currently, his annual salary is around $400,000.
However, some sources have calculated his net worth at $3 million as of 2023, a monthly salary of $40,000 including two luxury cars.
Is Sudhir Chaudhary involved in any rumors and controversies?
Back in 2012, Sudhir was dragged into a controversy after Naveen Jindal blamed him and Sameer Ahluwalia for trying to extort 100 crores worth of advertisements from his company.
Furthermore, Naveen Jindal accused him of demanding to extort the amount in return for dropping stories linking the Jindal group with Coalgate.
In 2016, Sudhir Chaudhary was again stuck in a controversy after he published fake news regarding the new RS 2000 note. In the news, Sudhir said, “Rs 2000 note comes with a micro Nano GPS chip, to track the exact location of currency”.
In early May 2020, Kerela police filed an FIR against this anchor. They said that Sudhir has offended the Muslim community by making unacceptable remarks in his show.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Sudhir Chaudhary has a height of 5 ft 8 inches and his weight is 70kg. Furthermore, his eye color is black and his hair color is also black.
There is not any information regarding his other body measurements.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Sudhir Chaudhary is equally active in social media. He has over 7.2M followers fan following on Twitter, over 1.87 million followers on his Facebook account, and over 704k followers on his Instagram account.