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Pradeep Bhandari Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 13, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth30 June 1985

Age39 Years

BirthplaceIndore, Madhya Pradesh, India

ProfessionJournalist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Dilip Bhandari; Mother - Rajni Bhandari; Sisters - Shubhra Bhandari, Shilpa Bhandari

Pradeep Bhandari Biography

Pradeep Bhandari is an Indian journalist and media entrepreneur from Indore. Trained as an engineer, he moved into media and digital platforms, foundingJan

Early life and background

Pradeep Bhandari was born on 30 June 1985 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He grew up in Indore and completed his schooling there, attending Daly College and Cambridge International. He later studied engineering at the Manipal Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 2012.

Bhandari’s family includes his parents, father Dilip Bhandari, a retired police officer, and mother Rajni Bhandari. He has two sisters, Shubhra Bhandari and Shilpa Bhandari. His upbringing in Indore and family connections to local civic work influenced his early activities outside formal employment.

Career

After finishing his engineering degree, Bhandari’s early professional experience mixed technical roles and entrepreneurial efforts. In 2012 he interned as a digital design engineer at Texas Instruments and later worked for ST-Ericsson as a design engineer, a position he left after nine months. That same year he launched a company called Orange Revolution in Bengaluru.

Bhandari also took part in extracurricular and policy-oriented programs. He won a Model United Nations event and participated in IIM Ahmedabad’s My Parliament Team in 2014. He completed a 12-week course in Economic Reasoning and Public Policy Analysis at the Takshashila Institution.

Transitioning toward public communication and media, Bhandari engaged in social work and teaching. In 2013 he served as Youth Wing Coordinator with the Thalassemia And Child Welfare Group in Indore, an NGO founded by his mother in 1996. Inspired by a national appeal in 2014, he taught at Pink Flower Public School in Indore; one of his students later achieved a top rank in the state.

In 2016 Bhandari founded the digital media platform Jan Ki Baat and became its Chief Executive Officer. He established himself in news media as a television commentator and anchor, appearing on debate programs such as ABP News’s Samvidhan Ki Shapath in 2018. He is credited as the author of the 2019 book Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero.

Bhandari’s reporting on high-profile matters brought him wider recognition in 2020, when his coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput case attracted attention for its distinctive approach. During coverage in Mumbai that year he was involved in an on-scene confrontation with fellow journalists while reporting outside the Narcotics Control Bureau office.

In May 2024 Bhandari announced his resignation from Zee News. He stated he would no longer host shows he had been associated with on the network, including Taal Thok Ke, Aapka Sawal, 24 Ki Sarkar, or present the network’s exit-poll coverage for that election season.

Public profile

Bhandari is known publicly by the nickname Chotu. Physically, he is described as approximately 5'9" (175 cm) tall with black eyes and black hair. He identifies as Hindu and his political inclination is described as aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Outside journalism he lists travelling and photography among his hobbies. He has been active across digital platforms and in the creation of media ventures, positioning himself as both presenter and media entrepreneur.

Latest updates

The most recent public career update from Bhandari came on 8 May 2024, when he announced his resignation from Zee News and that he would step away from several programs he was hosting on the channel. He continues to run Jan Ki Baat, the digital platform he founded in 2016.
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Recent Work

Jan Ki Baat

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the digital media platform founded in 2016.

2016
Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero

Author of the 2019 book focused on the 2019 election landscape.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Founded Jan Ki Baat and serves as Chief Executive Officer
  2. Worked as a design engineer early in his career and started Orange Revolution
  3. Appeared on TV debates such as ABP News's Samvidhan Ki Shapath
  4. Authored the book Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero
  5. Resigned from Zee News in May 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pradeep Bhandari born?

30 June 1985

What is Pradeep Bhandari known for?

Journalist

What is Pradeep Bhandari’s marital status?

Unmarried