Surprised?
So
were
we,
when
we
recently
came
to
know
that
Rajpal
Yadav
was
offered
the
role
of
Jethalal
in
the
popular
sitcom
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Oolta
Chashmah.
In
a
recent
interview,
the
Hungama
2
actor
said
that
he
has
no
regrets
about
turning
down
this
role
which
has
been
made
iconic
by
actor
Dilip
Joshi.
When
radio
journalist
Siddharth
Kanan
asked
if
he
had
any
regrets
about
not
taking
up
the
show,
Yadav
said,
"Nahi,
nahi.
Jethalal
ka
character
ki
pehchaan
ek
achche
adakaar,
ek
achche
kalakaar
ke
haathon
hui
aur
main
har
kirdaar
ko
kisi
kalakaar
ka
kirdaar
maanta
hoon
(No,
no.
The
character
of
Jethalal
is
identified
with
a
very
fine
actor,
and
I
believe
that
an
artist
makes
a
character)."
Further
revealing
why
he
turned
down
the
offer
to
play
Jethalal
in
this
highly
successful
TV
show,
the
Bhaagam
Bhaag
actor
explained,
"Humlog
ek
manoranjan
ki
market
mein
hai
toh
main
kisi
kalakaar
ke
kirdaar
mein
apne
kirdaar
ko
fit
nahi
karna
chahta
(We
are
in
the
business
of
entertainment
and
I
don't
want
to
do
a
character
which
another
actor
has
already
done)."
Rajpal
hoped
that
he
is
fortunate
enough
to
play
roles
penned
for
him
over
the
ones
where
he
needed
to
play
a
certain
character
already
established
by
another
actor.
He
continued,
"Toh
mujhe
aisa
lagta
hai
ki
jo
bhi
kirdaar
bane,
jo
Rajpal
ke
liye
bane,
unko
karne
ka
saubhagya
mile,
lekin
kisi
doosre
kalakaar
ke
rachaye
basaye
kirdaar
ko
kabhi
nibhaane
ka
mauka
nahi
mile
(I
hope
that
I
get
the
good
fortune
to
do
the
roles
written
for
me
but
I
don't
want
the
opportunity
to
play
a
character
that
another
actor
has
already
established)."
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
which
premiered
on
Sony
SAB
in
2008,
will
be
clocking
13
years
on
the
small
screen
next
week.
Speaking
about
Rajpal
Yadav,
the
actor
is
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
his
upcoming
Hungama
2
which
stars
Paresh
Rawal,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Meezaan
and
Pranitha
Subhash.
Besides
this,
he
is
also
a
part
of
Kartik
Aaryan-Kiara
Advani-Tabu
starrer
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2.