SAB
TV's
popular
show,
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
is
the
longest
running
sitcom
serial
on
television.
The
show
that
was
first
aired
on
air
on
July
28,
2008,
has
completed
10
years.
Apparently,
the
makers
cancelled
their
10th
anniversary
celebration
as
a
mark
of
respect
to
late
actor
Kavi
Kumar
Azad!
Instead,
they
decided
to
have
a
puja
on
the
sets
of
the
show.
Also,
recently,
it
was
reported
that
the
makers
were
planning
to
shoot
in
Vaishno
Devi,
Kashmir.
But,
the
producer
of
the
show
Asit
Kumar
Modi
felt
that
it
would
be
difficult
to
shoot
during
the
visit
to
the
holy
shrine
with
such
a
huge
star
cast,
and
hence
the
idea
was
called
off!
On
the
occasion
of
the
show's
10th
anniversary,
Dilip
Joshi,
who
plays
the
role
of
Jethaalal
Gada
on
the
show,
remembered
his
first
day
of
shoot.
He
was
quoted
by
Mid-day
as
saying,
"My
first
shot
had
my
character
being
kidnapped
by
some
comic
goons.
It
has
been
a
smooth
sail
since
then."
The
actor
credits
the
writers
for
the
success,
"Our
USP
is
that
we
churn
out
relatable
content
day
in
and
day
out,
and
still
bring
on
the
laughs.
Comedy
is
a
difficult
genre.
When
we
do
our
reading,
if
a
particular
joke
feels
forced,
we
don't
let
it
go.
We
all
brainstorm
and
improvise
on
it."
Tanmay
Vekaria
recalled
as
to
how
he
did
bit
roles
on
the
show,
before
he
played
Bagha.
The
actor
said,
"I've
done
several
roles
-
from
a
cop
to
a
taxi
driver
to
a
school
teacher
(before
playing
Bagha)."
The
actor
adds,
"Taarak
Mehta
has
discussed
so
many
topics,
including
education,
health
policies,
old
age
homes,
and
so
on.
No
other
show
does
that."
Mandar
Chandwadkar,
who
plays
the
role
of
Bhide
said,
"Amit
(Bhatt)
is
hilarious,
which
is
quite
at
odds
with
his
character
(Champakklal).
If
someone
were
to
record
his
antics,
it
would
make
for
amazing
viral
content."
Every
character
on
the
show
has
a
unique
characteristic
and
is
equally
loved
by
the
fans.
But,
Mandar
says
that
he
would
love
to
step
into
Tanuj
Mahashabde's
(Iyer)
shoes,
"Bhide
is
perfect.
But
from
an
actor's
point
of
view,
I
would
say
Iyer's
role
has
an
interesting
graph."
Ghanshyam
Nayak
recalls
as
to
how
a
fan,
who
was
battling
depression,
thanked
the
show
for
the
change
in
attitude.
The
actor
was
quoted
by
the
leading
daily
as
saying,
"I
know
of
a
viewer
who
was
contemplating
suicide.
But
an
episode
made
him
see
things
in
new
light."