Jatt Prabhjot is an Indian YouTuber, moto vlogger, and Software Engineer. In 2022, he made headlines after he met with an accident due to overspeeding his bike in Nepal.
Wiki/Biography
Jatt Prabhjot Singh was born on Wednesday, 9 December 1992 (age 30 years; as of 2022) in New Delhi, India. Soon after completing his school studies, he pursued a Diploma in Digital Electronics at Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, New Delhi. Later, he pursued a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at KIIT College of Engineering, Gurgaon, India.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Jatt Prabhjot belongs to a Sikh family in New Delhi, India.
Parents & Siblings
Jatt Prabhjot has an elder sister named Preeti Chandhok.
Jatt Prabhjot, his sister Preeti Chandhok (centre) and his nephew in a still from his YouTube vlog titled ‘Jatt Prabhjot Se Kiya Promise Preeti Karegiii Dieting’
Other Relatives
Jatt Prabhjot’s brother-in-law, Jaspal Singh Chandhok, is a government contractor.
Prabhjot Singh’s brother-in-law, Jaspal Singh Chandhok
Wife & Children
Jatt Prabhjot’s wife’s name is Priyanka Kapoor.
Jatt Prabhjot and his wife, Priyanka Kapoor
Religion
He follows Sikhism.
Signature/Autograph
Jatt Prabhjot’s autograph
Career
In 2017, Jatt Prabhjot started his YouTube channel ‘Jatt Prabhjot’ and the first video he uploaded on the channel was “Leh Ladakh Trailer.” Jatt Prabhjot creates vlogs to lifestyle, travel and superbikes. As of 2022, Jatt Prabhjot has more than 3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Jatt Prabhjot’s first YouTube vlog titled ‘Leh Ladakh Trailer 2017’
Jatt Prabhjot’s Bike Accident
In October 2022, Jatt Prabhjot went on a road trip to Nepal from New Delhi on a bike. Later, on 25 October 2022, Jatt Prabhjot was travelling in the Dhading district of Nepal. He was riding a Kawasaki H2 motorcycle. The bike was overspeeding and as soon as he took a turn, he lost control of his bike and collided with an elderly Nepali man named Bahadur Sheetal. They were immediately taken to a hospital. While Jatt Prabhjot was seriously injured, the 79-year-old Nepali man succumbed to his injuries on his way to the hospital. Prabhjot was admitted to the Kathmandu hospital of Nepal. Later, a case was filed against Jatt Prabhjot by the police of Nepal.
Prabhjot Singh was severely injured in the bike accident. The damaged motorbike (left) and Jatt Prabhjot (right); snip from the video posted by a suspect’s YouTube account
Awards
- In 2022, Jatt Prabhjot was awarded the InfluenceX Awards as the Petrolhead Influencer (Male).
Jatt Prabhjot after winning InfluenceX Awards as the Petrolhead Influencer (Male)
- In 2022, he was awarded the National Pride Awards in the International Conference & Awards 2022.
Prabhjot Singh’s National Pride Awards
Bike Collection
Prabhjot Singh’s bike collection includes Kawasaki Ninja H2, BMW R 1250 GS, Kawasaki Z 1000, and Honda CRF450L.
Jatt Prabhjot and his father’s image with his Kawasaki Ninja H2 bike
Jatt Prabhjot in a vlog titled ‘New Expensive lights for our BMW 1250 for new ride’ with his bike BMW 1250
Favourites
- Food: Chicken roll, Pizza
Facts/Trivia
- Prabhjot Singh is also known by the name Prabh, Prabhu, and Shanky.
- In a YouTube interview, Prabhjot shared the reason behind his YouTube channel’s name ‘Jatt Prabhjot.’ According to Prabhjot, during his college days, he was called “Jatt” by many of his friends. Hence, he decided to keep the name ‘Jatt Prabhjot’ for his YouTube channel.
- Before venturing into vlogging, Prabhjot worked as a software developer in New Delhi; however, he left his job owing to his YouTube channel.
- In a media interview, Prabhjot talked about his decision to switch career from a software developer to a YouTuber and quoted,
The journey of study brought me to the place where I was all surrounded by technology. I felt satisfied but our inner desires, they don’t let us remain the same for long. The more we grow, the more we know, not just about us but also about the world we live in. This growing and knowing, this is what arouse in me to continue my passion for bikes and travel and travelling started the creation of stories and finally these stories, led me to an idea of creating web series which is trending all over.”
- In 2020, he released a music album titled ‘Manzil.’ The music album ‘Manzil’ narrates the story of his life.
A poster of Jatt Prabhjot’s music album titled ‘Manzil’
- In a media interview, Prabhjot Singh expressed interest in producing his travel web series. While explaining the same, Prabhjot said,
It was not hard to accept, it was hard to express. I went to my family and friends and presented them with something that they never expected to hear from me. A story, creativity and a desire to get my dreams a living, moving, lively life. I presented them that I want to create a web series and all of them stood their awe-stuck. It was sort of embarrassment for a minute seeing all their faces but that sudden pat on my back, it just made me believe that my people will always believe.”
- On 3 November 2021, Jatt Prabhjot played a friendly football match at the Jamnabai Grounds, Mumbai to celebrate the legacy of Argentine professional footballer Diego Maradona. In the match, Prabhjot played for the team Maradona: Blessed Team which included players like Awez Darbar, RJ Abhinavv, Zaid Darbar, Viraj Ghelani, Ranveer Allahbadia, and Karan Sonawane. Other members of the latter team were Ranbir Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Ahan Shetty, Shoojit Sircar, Vivian D’sena, and Leander Paes. In a media interview, the founder of All Stars Football Club, Bunty S Walia, while talking about the match said,
Maradona is one of the most celebrated and legendary footballers across the world. He has left a huge legacy behind that can never be matched. This celebrity football match is a celebration of his legacy and his contribution to the game and we’re beyond excited to do this.”
Jatt Prabhjot and Ranbir Kapoor; picture from friendly football match played betwwen Ranbir Kapoor’s team All Stars Football Club and Maradona – Blessed Team
- In 2020, the Indian Bikers Magazine featured Jatt Prabhjot among the top ten moto vloggers in India.
- Jatt Prabhjot follows a non-vegetarian diet.
A Facebook post shared by Jatt Prabhjot about his food habit
- Jatt Prabhjot is a dog lover and has a pet dog named Coco. He also maintains an Instagram account for his pet dog named ‘Badshah Coco.’ In February 2022, Jatt Prabhjot, along with his pet dog Coco went for a hiking trip in Ladakh, India.
Jatt Prabhjot and his pet dog, Coco; picture from Prabhjot’s Ladakh trip