Ashish Chanchlani

Personal Details
Name	Ashish Chanchlani
Role	YouTuber, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Born	8 December 1993Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Career & Education
Occupation	YouTuber, Comedian, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Education	Datta Meghe College of Engineering; Barry John Acting Studio
Alma Mater	Datta Meghe College of Engineering
Institution	ACV Studios
Known For	Ashish Chanchlani Vines, Aakhri Safar, Ekaki
Years Active	2014–present
Recognition & Links
Awards	Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Digital Influencer; World Bloggers Awards Best Comedy Influencer; Forbes India 30 Under 30
Website	Official Website

Ashish Chanchlani (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian YouTuber, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer and digital content creator. He is best known for his comedy channel Ashish Chanchlani Vines, where he creates sketch-based videos inspired by everyday situations, family relationships, school and college life, social situations and popular culture.

Chanchlani began creating short videos on social media in 2014 and later developed his work primarily through YouTube. His comedy sketches helped establish him as one of India's prominent digital entertainment creators. He later expanded into acting, short films, writing, directing and production, including the horror short film Aakhri Safar and the science-fiction horror-comedy series Ekaki.

Forbes India selected Chanchlani for its 30 Under 30 list in 2021 in the Digital Content Creators category. At the time, Forbes India described him as a YouTuber and social media content creator and noted his large audience on YouTube.

Early life and education

Ashish Chanchlani was born on 8 December 1993 in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, India. He developed an interest in acting and cinema from an early age and later pursued formal education in engineering.

Chanchlani studied civil engineering at Datta Meghe College of Engineering in Navi Mumbai. During his college years, he became increasingly interested in acting and online entertainment. He subsequently trained at the Barry John Acting Studio in Mumbai.

His interest in digital content grew while he was studying engineering. According to Forbes India, a failed college examination helped him realise that civil engineering was not the career he wanted to pursue. He began creating short comedy videos on social media in 2014 and gradually turned the activity into a professional career.

Career

Beginning of content creation

Chanchlani started creating short comedy videos on social media in 2014. His early content consisted of humorous observations and relatable situations presented through exaggerated performances and characters.

He initially created short videos for social media platforms and later began compiling the material for YouTube. Forbes India reported that one of his early videos, Eating Habits in Classroom, received approximately 3.1 million views overnight on Facebook. The response encouraged him to pursue online video creation as a career.

His early success established the style that became associated with his channel, including relatable situations, exaggerated comedy, multiple characters and references to everyday Indian life.

Ashish Chanchlani Vines

Ashish Chanchlani Vines became the main platform for Chanchlani's comedy work. The channel features scripted sketches in which Chanchlani frequently portrays multiple characters.

The videos have covered subjects including school and college experiences, examinations, family interactions, friendships, relationships, social media, office situations, Indian entertainment and everyday social situations.

Chanchlani's performances commonly rely on exaggerated reactions, character-based humour and situations that audiences can recognise from everyday life. He has also collaborated with other Indian digital creators and actors.

Forbes India reported in 2021 that Chanchlani had become the second Indian YouTuber to cross 27 million subscribers and had completed seven years of content creation. The publication also noted his experimentation with different formats, including comedy sketches and the short film Aakhri Safar. As of 2026, his YouTube channel has more than 32 million subscribers and billions of cumulative views. YouTube audience figures can change over time.

Acting career

Chanchlani has also worked as an actor outside his primary YouTube channel. His early digital acting work included an appearance in the web series Class of 2017.

In 2019, he appeared in a cameo role in the Hollywood film Men in Black: International. Forbes India identified the appearance as one of his career developments outside YouTube.

His later work increasingly combined acting with writing, directing and production.

Aakhri Safar

In 2020, Chanchlani directed the short horror film Aakhri Safar. The project represented an early move away from his established comedy-sketch format toward scripted genre storytelling.

Forbes India reported that Aakhri Safar received close to 15 million views on YouTube. Chanchlani said the project increased his interest in developing his directing skills and creating genre-based films.

The project also reflected his interest in expanding beyond short comedy videos and experimenting with different storytelling formats.

Digital projects and social commentary

Chanchlani's digital work has included comedy sketches that address contemporary social situations and public issues through humour.

During 2020 and 2021, his videos included Lockdown with Parivar, Lockdown Ke Side Effects and Office, Exam Aur Vaccine. Forbes India reported that his lockdown-related videos accumulated tens of millions of views.

Forbes India also reported that his content during this period increasingly incorporated social messages alongside comedy.

Ekaki

Ekaki is a Hindi science-fiction horror-comedy series created by Chanchlani. It marked his formal expansion into long-form storytelling and his debut as a writer and director on a series.

The project was developed under ACV Studios. Chanchlani serves as the writer, director, producer and lead actor. The cast includes Ashish Chanchlani, Akash Dodeja, Sidhant Sarfare, Harsh Rane, Rohit Sadhwani, Grishim Nawanii and Shashank Shekar.

The story combines elements of science fiction, horror, mystery and comedy. The series follows a group of friends whose journey leads them into a larger and unexplained situation.

Ekaki premiered on YouTube in November 2025. Its episodes were released through Chanchlani's own YouTube channel rather than a conventional subscription streaming service.

In March 2026, The Indian Express reported that the five released episodes had accumulated nearly 150 million views on YouTube. The publication also described the series as Chanchlani's writer-director debut and examined his approach to creating the project on a comparatively limited budget.

The official YouTube credits for Ekaki identify Chanchlani as writer, director and producer, with Grishim Nawanii sharing story and screenplay responsibilities.

The series continued with subsequent chapters, including Ekaki Chapter 3: Invasion, released in December 2025.

Production and filmmaking

Chanchlani's career has increasingly expanded from performing to behind-the-camera work. His production activities include writing, directing, producing and developing narrative projects.

ACV Studios serves as the production banner associated with Ekaki. Through the project, Chanchlani took responsibility across several stages of production while working with a larger technical and creative team.

His transition into filmmaking had been developing for several years. In a 2021 interview with Forbes India, he described an ambition to establish a production house and experiment with genres including science fiction and comedy.

Ekaki represented the realisation of part of that longer-term filmmaking direction.

Awards and recognition

Chanchlani has received recognition for his work as a digital creator and comedian.

In 2018, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Digital Influencer.

In 2019, he received the Best Comedy Influencer award at the World Bloggers Awards held in Cannes. Forbes India reported the award as one of the recognitions Chanchlani received during the early growth of his digital career.

In 2021, Forbes India selected Chanchlani for its 30 Under 30 list in the Digital Content Creators category. Forbes India highlighted his large YouTube audience and his experimentation with different forms of digital comedy.

Creative style

Chanchlani's early popularity was built around relatable comedy and character-driven sketches. His videos frequently take ordinary experiences and transform them into exaggerated comic situations.

Common subjects include school and college life, examinations, family relationships, friendships, social behaviour, workplace situations and popular entertainment.

Multiple-character performances are also an important feature of his comedy. Rather than relying on a single fictional character, Chanchlani frequently plays several roles within the same sketch.

His later projects have expanded this approach into scripted storytelling. Aakhri Safar explored horror, while Ekaki combined science fiction, horror, mystery and comedy.

Public profile

Chanchlani has become one of the prominent figures in India's digital creator ecosystem. His career developed during the rapid growth of YouTube and social-media-based entertainment in India.

Forbes India described him in 2021 as a YouTuber and social-media content creator and noted that his work had developed beyond conventional short-form internet comedy.

His later work as a writer, director and producer has broadened his professional profile from online comedian to filmmaker and digital production creator.

Filmography

Web series and digital productions

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Class of 2017	Actor	Web series
2020	Aakhri Safar	Actor, Writer, Director	Short horror film
2025–present	Ekaki	Actor, Writer, Director, Producer	Science-fiction horror-comedy series

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Men in Black: International	Cameo appearance	Hollywood film

Selected digital works

Ashish Chanchlani Vines
The Student Anthem
Mera Baap Mahaan
Aakhri Safar
Lockdown with Parivar
Lockdown Ke Side Effects
Office, Exam Aur Vaccine
Ekaki

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2018	Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards	Best Digital Influencer	Won
2019	World Bloggers Awards	Best Comedy Influencer	Won
2021	Forbes India 30 Under 30	Digital Content Creators	Selected

External links

Ashish Chanchlani Vines on YouTube
Ashish Chanchlani: Going viral for a living at Forbes India
Forbes India 30 Under 30 2021
Ashish Chanchlani at IMDb