Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist, news anchor, and editor. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Hindi news channel “Zee News.” He is the recipient of the ‘Ramnath Goenka Award’ for excellence in journalism.
Wiki/Biography
Sudhir Chaudhary was born on 7 June 1974 (age 45 years; as in 2019) in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Sudhir Chaudhary’s childhood pic
He attended Delhi University to pursue his graduation in Bachelor of Arts. After completing his graduation, he enrolled himself in the Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi to do a Diploma in Journalism. Chaudhary was good at studies right from his childhood. He often used to take part in debate competitions during his school and college days.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5’ 8”
Weight: 70 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family, Caste & Wife
Sudhir Chaudhary belongs to a Hindu Family. Not much is known about his family. Sudhir is married to Niti Chaudhary and has one son.
Sudhir Chaudhary with his father
Career
Sudhir started his career as a journalist in 1993 with Zee News. It was the time when Zee News just began its operations. Chaudhary joined the channel as a news anchor and covered many prominent stories including the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the Kargil War. He was also the part of the team that covered the Islamabad meeting between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pervez Musharraf post the terrorist attacks. In 2003, he resigned from his post from the Zee News and went on to join the Hindi news channel, Sahara Samay. Sudhir played an important role in the launch of Sahara Samay by the Sahara group. He worked there for a short period and then went on to join India TV. He again worked there briefly and joined Live India as the Editor-in-chief of the channel. In 2012, Sudhir returned to Zee News and occupied the office as the Editor-in-Chief. Since then, he hosts the popular prime time news show, Daily News & Analysis (DNA).
In 2015, Sudhir received Ramnath Goenka Award for excellence in Journalism in the “Hindi Broadcast” category. He has also been awarded for interviewing the friend of the Delhi gang-rape victim.
Sudhir Chaudhary won Ramnath Goenka Award
Controversy
- In 2012, Sudhir Chaudhary along with Sameer Ahluwalia was accused by the Congress MP, Naveen Jindal, for trying to extort a sum of ₹100 crore worth of advertisements from his company in return of an offer to drop the stories linking the Jindal group with Colgate.
- On 19 December 2016, Sudhir Chaudhary along with Zee News West Bengal correspondent and camera person Tanmay Mukherjee were booked by the Police for the coverage of Dhulagarh riots. A non-bailable charge was registered against the trio under section 153A of IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on basis of religion, caste, creed, language or place of birth).
Salary
Sudhir earns a salary of ₹25 lakh per month.
Favourite Things
- Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar
Sudhir Chaudhary with Amitabh Bachchan
- Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Sudhir Chaudhary with Lata Mangeshkar
- Politician: Narendra Modi
Sudhir Chaudhary with PM Narendra Modi
Facts
- His hobbies include travelling and reading.
- Sudhir aimed to crack the Civil Services Examination. However, he couldn’t crack the UPSC CSE even after appearing for the Interview thrice.
Sudhir Choudhury is best anchor .Sudhir is my favourite editor .I’m always watching his show DNA .he is handsome , intelligent,generous ,attractive,etc.
Kanhayalal Bhat Gul Dwarka New Delhi 78
I am a regular watcher of DNA on Zee News
conducted by Sudhir Chowdhary. Sudhir ji is my favourite n I love his way of narrating n conducting programs. He is a master of his art. He brave courageous bold and fearless anchor who calls spade a spade n is loved country wide
for his sincerity uprightness.He is charming handsome and possesses an aura that hold his viewers including my self spellbound. I wish him a very happy n healthy birthday. May the Almighty God bless him with health happiness n success along with his family members. Stay blessed Sudhirji….love you Sir.Hope you will get some moments to reply your this fan.
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Sudhir Chaudhary is best Comment & Best Man . Very very Proud
Jai Hind Jai bharat
Sudair G I want to meet.
Ek Bharat wasi ko ye yaad dilane ki wo bhartiya h, ek Insaan ko yaad dilane ki wo v ek Insaan h aur usme v insanniyat h…… Ye sabhi dikhane aur sikhane k liye ek nek aur sahasi se v upr ek bhagwan… ❤
Ye sabhi dikhane k liye ek nek aur sahasi vyakti se v upr ek bhagwan….. ❤ 🇮🇳
i love to watch DNA.. Sudhir chowdary way of delivering knowledge is very good…
Sudhir sir i am big fan of you
I like of DNA sudhir chaudhary basically he support to hindutwa so i must like sudhir chaudhary. He is true indian & his dedication about nation is too good. I am thankful to god that we have a reporter like sudhir chaudhary,jai hind,jai bharat
Sudhir chaudhary ‘s Zee News DNA is my interesting TV Show.His personality is very good .I like very much .