Chirag Gupta is a Diary of a Wimpy Kid character in which he is one of Greg Heffley's friends besides Rowley. He appears in only 5 books (1st book, Rodrick Rules, The Last Straw, The Ugly Truth, and Cabin Fever) in the series so far but appears in the first 3 movies and in the animated 2021 film based on the first book.
Biography[]
Chirag was born on October 8, 1996 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Mrs Gupta (Born on November 23, 1969) and Mr Gupta (Born on June 12, 1966).
Appearance in the books[]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid[]
When Greg is saying how school grade levels should be based on height, he uses Chirag as an example of him being in first grade due to his size.
Rodrick Rules[]
When Chirag came back to Greg's town when his family decides to go back to town after moving away, Greg and his classmates start this joke where he's invisible and they pretend to not notice him and treat like he was still gone. He tries to test Rowley since he sees him as a weakness to Greg's joke by trying to give him a corn dog if Rowley says that Chirag exists. Instead, that backfires and Greg said there was a floating corn dog and ate it, much to Chirag's anger. He eventually reported on Greg about the joke, but Vice Principal Roy ended up making Greg apologize to the wrong person, Sharif. After Chirag's dad told Susan about the joke, Greg went to Chirag's house to apologize for the correct person, and Chirag was kind enough to let Greg play one of his video games with Greg.
The Last Straw[]
At school, when Greg and his classmates made a new joke about Chirag where they talked really quiet to make Chirag think he was losing his hearing, Chirag went to a teacher and ended the joke.
The Ugly Truth[]
After hearing the news from Susan that his family is getting a maid, he announces it to his classmates at lunch, but Chirag chimed into the conversation and said that his mom is always home when he gets home from school, and he doesn't need a maid.
Cabin Fever[]
When Greg says that around the holidays, kids from families that don't celebrate Christmas be a little bit of a jerk towards others since they won't have to deal with trouble during the holiday season, he uses Chirag as an example of him tripping over Greg.
Appearance in the movies[]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid[]
Chirag is shown to be a friend of Greg and Rowley throughout the trilogy. When Greg spots a slice of moldy cheese on the blacktop, he warns Greg and Rowley about it and explains a backstory to them about that Cheese.
Rodrick Rules[]
Like the book adaptation, the Invisible Chirag joke goes nearly the same, but Greg never goes to the principal's office about the joke and doesn't get trouble with Chirag's dad and his mother about the joke. Instead, he tricks Greg into thinking he's Holly when he sends him a fake note by "Holly" to see him the art classroom and then dressing up to be Holly. He performs in the Winter Talent Show.
Dog Days[]
When Greg goes to a wilderness camp, he is put in a group with Chirag being a member. He and Greg set up a trap for Mr. Warren which consists of a spider web which leads to a ditch.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021 animated film)[]
After Rowley becomes ex-friends with Greg after the argument at lunch one school day, Rowley decides to become Chirag's friend.