Chirag Gupta

"I... AM... A... HUMAN... BEING... TOO!"

—-Chirag Gupta

Chirag Gupta is the Indian-American friend of Greg Heffley. He appears only as a supporting character in the online and book version, but his role is greater in the film.

Overview

Chirag was a good friend of Greg's. According to Greg, he wass just as short and stout as he is. He makes a cameo in the first book during his departure party, where he supposedly moved out of state and was to never be heard from again. In Rodrick Rules, however, it is revealed that his parents decided not to move, and Chirag stayed in Greg's neighborhood. Greg and the other students thought it would be funny to pull a practical joke on him before welcoming him back for real. Although the joke starts small, it soon gets to Chirag's attention, and Chirag reports the joke to Vice Principal Roy. However, this failed, as Vice Principal Roy could not get the identity of the person who reported Greg correctly. Chirag later commited suicide. Eventually, Greg was arrested.

In The Last Straw, he is seen in a "We will remember them" Section on the classroom wall. This section also includes deceased Darren Walsh: The kid who started the cheese touch. Chirag has appeared in no more books.

Appearance

Chirag was the same age as Greg; he was also in the same grade as him, but was much shorter than him, to the point of which Greg says if grades were based on heights he would have still been in the first grade. Like a lot of people in the book, his nose was extremely long and he had short and stubby hair. His immense ears were circular in shape like Gregory's and he had beady black eyes. In the film, Chirag has a heavy Indian accent. He isn't that short as he wass in the book, has short, rounded hair instead of short stubby hair, and noticeably large teeth.