Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (transl. Taarak Mehta's inverted spectacles; sometimes abbreviated as TMKOC) is an Indian Hindi language television sitcom. One of India's longest running television shows, it is produced by Neela Tele Films.[2] The show went on air on 28 July 2008. It airs from Monday to Friday on SAB TV. Reruns of the show started on Sony Pal from 2 November 2015.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
GenreSitcom
Created byAsit Kumarr Modi
Based on"Duniya Ne Oondha Chashmah" by Taarak Mehta
Directed by
  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Dheeraj Palshetkar
  • Harshad Joshi
  • Malav Suresh Rajda
Narrated byShailesh Lodha
Opening themeTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Composer(s)Sunil Patni
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Hindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2971
Production
Producer(s)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 21 minutes
Production company(s)Neela Tele Films
DistributorNeela Tele Films[1]
Release
Original networkSAB TV
Picture format
Original release28 July 2008 (2008-07-28) –
present
External links
Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Neela Telefilms

The show is based on the column Duniya Ne Undha Chashma written by columnist, writer, and journalist/playwright Taarak Mehta for the Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha.

Summary

The series takes place at the Gokuldham Co-operative Housing Society, an apartment complex in Powder Gali, Goregaon East, Mumbai(also known as Mini India) around Gada Family which consists of a successful businessman Jethalal Champaklal Gada, his father Champaklal Jayantilal Gada, his wife Daya and their naughty son Tipendra "Tapu" Gada who is the leader of his friend circle called "Tapu Sena."

Jethalal calls his father Champaklal to keep an eye on Tapu, but the opposite happens, and he joins hands with Tapu. Most of the episodes are based on Jethalal being stuck in a problem, and Taarak Mehta, his best friend, helps him out of it whom Jethalal calls "Fire Brigade."

The show covers topical issues that are socially relevant. The residents of Gokuldham face daily life problems and find solutions for it but with a moral value in a hilarious manner. Although Gokuldham Society consists of 17 flats the show mostly focuses on the lives of the families, that are of; Jethalal Champaklal Gada, a Gujarati; Taarak Mehta, who is a Gujarati writer; Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide, who belongs to Marathi culture; Dr. Hansraj Hathi, a Bihari overweight doctor; Krishnan Iyer, a scientist from Chennai but has a Bengali wife; Roshan Singh Sodhi, a Punjabi but has a Parsi wife and Patrakaar Popatlal Panday, a bachelor journalist from Bhopal. They always help each other in their problems, to promote Unity in Diversity.

Cast and characters

Main characters
  • Dilip Joshi as Jethalal Champaklal Gada: He is a Gujarati Jain businessman from Bhachau, Gujarat who runs a store, Gada Electronics. He is happily married to Daya and has crush on Babita, his neighbour. He is the son of Champaklal Jayantilal Gada, Tapu's Father and Best friend of Tarak Mehta (2008–present)
  • Disha Vakani as Daya Jethalal Gada:[3] Jethalal's wife, Tapu's mother, Champaklal's daughter in law and Sunderlal's sister. Daya is a garba dance expert. She is from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (2008–2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Bhavya Gandhi as Tipendra "Tapu" Jethalal Gada [4](2008–2017): son of Jethalal and Daya. He is leader of Tapu Sena.
    • Raj Anadkat replaced Gandhi as Tipendra. [4] (2017–present)
  • Amit Bhatt as Champaklal Jayantilal Gada: Jethalal's father and Tipendra's grandfather. He is from Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat / Jayantilal Giridharlal Gada: Champaklal's father (In memories & photo). (2008–present)
  • Shailesh Lodha as Taarak Mehta: A writer by profession, Taarak is Anjali's husband. He is Jethalal's best friend, who calls him "Fire Brigade" as he helps him through most of his problems. He is fed up of Anjali's diet food. (2008–present )
  • Neha Mehta as Anjali Taarak Mehta: Taarak's wife is a dietitian, who always makes diet food for him. Taarak however, is fed up of it. (2008–present)
  • Munmun Dutta as Babita Iyer: Iyer's wife and Jethalal's crush, She is the neighbor of Jethalal, Jethalal always tries to impress.She is Most fashionable and modern in the society and always impress everyone especially Jethalal from her beauty. She is from Kolkata, West Bengal. (2008–present)
  • Tanuj Mahashabde as Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer: He is Babita's husband. Iyer is a scientist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is a society committee member. Jethalal and he often fights but helps each-other when anyone of them is truly in a problem. (2008–present)
  • Mandar Chandwadkar as Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide: A home tutor from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra and Gokuldham Society's only Secretary. Madhavi's husband and sonu's father. He is always stressed about his work. (2008–present)
  • Sonalika Joshi as Madhavi Aatmaram Bhide: Aatmaram's wife is a business woman who sells achchar papad (papadum), a seasoned flatbread, with pickles. She is the mother of sonu.(2008–present)
  • Jheel Mehta as Sonalika "Sonu" Aatmaram Bhide[5](2008–2012): Bhide and Madhvi's daughter, member of Tapu Sena.
    • Nidhi Bhanushali replaced Mehta. (2012–2019)
    • Palak Sindhwani replaced Bhanushali.[6](2019–present)
  • Nirmal Soni as Dr. Hansraj Baldevraj Hathi:[7] Hathi, which means "elephant" in Hindi, is an overweight doctor from Bihar. He loves to eat. (2008–2009, 2018–present)
  • Ambika Ranjankar as Komal Hathi: Dr Hathi's wife and Goli's mother. (2008–present)
  • Kush Shah as Gulabkumar "Goli" Hathi: Dr. Hathi and Komal's son who also loves eating. He is a member of Tapu Sena. (2008–present)
  • Gurucharan Singh as Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi:,[8] A mechanic who owns a car garage. He hails from Amritsar, Punjab and has a Parsi wife who is also named Roshan. He loves to do party (2008–2013, 2014–present)
    • Laad Singh Maan replaced Gurucharan Singh as Sodhi. [8](2013–2014)
  • Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal as Roshan Kaur Sodhi:[9] Sodhi's wife and Gogi's mother.(2008–2013, 2016–present)
    • Dilkhush Reporter replaced Bansiwal as Roshan.[9](2013–2016)
  • Samay Shah as Gurcharan Singh Sodhi (Gogi): Sodhi's son and member of Tapu Sena.(2008–present)
  • Shyam Pathak as Popatlal Bhagwatiprasad Pandey: He is from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He works as a senior crime reporter in the Toofan Express. He is a society committee member. He has won "The Golden Crow Award". He has been a bachelor for many years and is obsessed with getting married. (2009–present)
  • Sharad Sankla as Abdul Miyaa: Owner of a grocery shop where gents of the society gather after dinner for general discussions. (2008–present)
  • Azhar Shaikh as Pankaj "Pinku" Diwan Sahay: A member of Tapu Sena, who initially lived in Gokuldham Society but later shifted to another society. His parents Mr. Diwan Sahay and Mrs. Dipika Sahay works as secret agents for Indian Army since many years. (2008–present)
  • Ghanashyam Nayak as Natwarlal Prabhashankar Udhaiwala (Nattu Kaka): Nattu is Jethalal's employee and Bagha's paternal uncle. (2008–present)
  • Tanmay Vekaria as Bagheshwar "Bagha" Dadukh Udhaiwala: Jethalal's employee, Nattu's nephew, Bawri's fiancée and love interest. (2010–present)

Recurring characters
  • Monika Bhadoriya as Bawri Dhondulal Kanpuria: Bagha's fiancée and love interest. (2013–2019)
  • Mayur Vakani as Sundarlal : Daya's brother. (2008–present)
  • Priya Ahuja as Reporter Rita Shrivastav. (2008, 2009–2010, 2013–present): A reporter in Kal Tak News channel.
    • Nidhi Nautiyal replaced Ahuja as Reporter Rita Shrivastav. (2010–2013)
  • Daya Shankar Pandey as Inspector Chalu Pandey. (2010–present)
  • Asit Kumarr Modi as Himself. (2008–present)
  • Yash Patel as Magan, worker at Gada Electronics. (2008–present)
  • Kanti Joshi as Baka, Sunder's friend. (2010–present)
  • Jatin Bajaj as Bhailu, Sunder's friend. (2014–present)
  • Anil Yadav as "Matka King" Mohanlal (2008–2009)
  • Madhushree Sharma as Sunita Sabziwali.
  • Abhay Srivastav as Popatlal's boss and editor of Toofan Express as well as other characters

Cameo appearances

Production and promotion

The shooting happens in film city, Mumbai. Some parts of the show have also been shot for that time storyline in places such as Gujarat, New Delhi, Goa and in overseas locations such as London, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore.[39][40][41][42]

From March to June 2020, filming shut down in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India [43]. The show started broadcasting its new episodes from 22 July 2020 at 8:30 pm[44]

On it completing 1000 episodes on 6 November 2012,[45] Asit Kumarr Modi revealed that it took eight years to get this show on air.[46] Further, he said, “Originally, it was a column in a Gujarati magazine, and I bought its rights in 2001. I approached every channel, but the trend of daily soaps had just started, and saas-bahu shows dominated the scene. Whoever I approached said there was no scope for comedy every day. But I had a feeling that one day comedies, too, would become a daily trend. Finally, in 2008, Taarak Mehta... came on air.”[46]

In February 2015, Joshi, Vakani, and Lodha hosted the red carpet at the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards to promote the Clean India campaign.[47]

Reception

In the first week of 2017, the show stood in the fourth position with 6,004 TVT ratings. In the fourth week, the show entered the top five and stood in the fifth position with 6,059 TVT ratings. In March 2017, the show remained within the top five shows urban rural metrics. In the 25th week of 2017, the show stood at the top spot with 6,092 TVT ratings. In the 26th week of 2017, the show stood at third spot with 6,049 TVT ratings. It is the longest-running scripted show on Indian television. In the 1st week of 2018, the show topped the chart with 6961 TVT ratings.[48] In the 42nd week of 2019, the show stood at the first position with 7952 TVT ratings. In week 29 of 2020, the show emerged as number one show post Covid19 lockdown with 6477 TVT ratings.[49]

Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Glinski visited the sets of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in February 2016.[50]

Adaptations

The series has been dubbed in Telugu, which is broadcast on ETV Plus as ‘Tarak Mama Ayyo Rama’ and Marathi, which is broadcast on 'Fakt Marathi ' TV channel as Gokuldhamchi Duniyadaari.[51]

Crossovers and special episodes

In 2010 the cast of Khichdi made a special appearance to promote their film Khichdi: The Movie.[52]

Special episodes Anand Ka Safar to pay tribute to Rajesh Khanna aired in July 2012 in which the cast members danced on Khanna's songs.[53]

Crossover episodes with C.I.D. named Mahasangam aired July 2014 in which CID visits Gokuldham Society to solve a case.[29]

Awards

Indian Television Academy Awards
Year Category Recipient(s)
2008 Best Actress-Comedy Disha Vakani[54]
2009 Best Actress-Comedy[55]
Best Serial–Comedy[55] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Serial-Comedy[56]
2012 Best Actor-Comedy Dilip Joshi[57]
2013 The ITA Scroll Of Honour[58] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2014 Best Actor-Comedy Dilip Joshi[59]
Best Actress-Comedy Disha Vakani[60]
2015 Best Show – Comedy Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2016 Best Serial- Comedy Neela Tele Films Private Limited

Indian Telly Awards
Year Category Recipient(s)
2009 Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[61]
Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Disha Vakani[61]
Best Sitcom[61] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Sitcom Writer Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay[61]
2010 Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[62]
Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Disha Vakani[62]
Most Popular Child Artist (Male) Bhavya Gandhi[62]
Best Sitcom[62] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Sitcom Writer Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay[62]
2012 Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[63]
Best Actress in a Comic Role (Jury) Disha Vakani[63]
Best Sitcom[63] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2013 Actress in a Comic Role (Jury) Disha Vakani[64]
Best Director (Sitcom) Harshad Joshi and Malav Rajda[64]
Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role Dilip Joshi[64]
Best Sitcom / Comedy Program[64] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2019 Best Actor in a Comic Role Dilip Joshi
Best Sitcom / Comedy Program Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Ensemble Fiction Sony SAB

Star Guild Awards
Year Category Recipient(s)
2011 Best Actor in a Drama Series Dilip Joshi
2013 Best Comedy Series Neela Tele Films Private Limited
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See also

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