What is Zakir Khan's net worth? Comedian becomes first Indian to perform Hindi show at Madison Square Garden | VIDEO

Stand-up comedian Zakir Khan made Indians proud on Monday as he became the first from the country to headline a Hindi comedy show at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

Hailing from Indore, Khan performed in front of a 6,000-strong audience and expressed his joy on Instagram.  "To entertain 6,000 people in Hindi at Madison Square Garden—it’s a feeling I can’t describe. This will always remain a special milestone," he posted.

What is Zakir Khan's net worth?

Zakir Khan's net worth is believed to be ₹26.6 crore, according to Sovrenn. Though born in Indore, he family is from Rajasthan. His grandfather Ustad Moinuddin Khan was a sarangi maestro while his father is a music teacher.

Arjun Kapoor posted a video of Zakir Khan getting a standing ovation following his NYC performance on Instagram Stories, saying, “Fantastic Zakir bhai Madison square garden sold out!!! Making all of us proud." Tabu congratulated the comedian with clapping emojis while Vir Das said, “congratulations brother!"

Zareen Khan also wrote in the comments, “Kya baath hai !" and he was joined by Armaan Malik who remarked, “Insanity”.