Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
is
the
longest-running
sitcom
on
Indian
television.
The
show,
which
started
in
July
2008,
has
been
running
successfully
on
SAB
TV
with
decent
TRP
ratings.
Ever
since
the
show
started,
all
its
characters
became
popular
in
many
households.
Especially,
Dayaben's
character
played
by
Disha
Vakani
is
one
of
the
most
iconic
characters
in
the
history
of
Indian
television.
Well,
after
ruling
the
small
screen
for
almost
9
years
with
her
character
Dayaben,
Disha
Vakani
took
a
break
from
the
show
for
her
pregnancy
in
2017.
On
November
27,
2017,
she
was
blessed
with
a
baby
girl,
and
since
then,
the
42-year-old
actress
has
not
yet
returned
to
the
show.
Notably,
Jethalal
and
Dayaben
fans
are
dying
to
see
the
on-screen
couple
together
on
the
TV
screen
again.
However,
there
is
bad
news
for
you
all.
A
report
published
in
KoiMoi
states
that
Disha
Vakani
has
quit
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
permanently.
A
source
close
to
the
development
told
the
entertainment
portal,
"After
the
maternity
break,
there
definitely
had
been
talks
regarding
the
perfect
plot
to
return.
Producers
had
been
in
touch
with
Disha
and
there
were
some
on-going
negotiations
that
were
being
worked
upon.
But
unfortunately,
things
did
not
materialise
and
Disha
decided
to
quit."
The
source
further
said
that
there
is
some
information
coming
from
the
director
and
producers
that
Disha
will
not
be
returning
to
the
show.
However,
they
are
not
yet
announcing
the
same
because
of
a
lot
of
confusion.
Well,
after
this
report,
fans
are
waiting
for
the
official
confirmation
from
the
makers.
Meanwhile,
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah's
Bhide
played
by
Mandar
Chadwadkar
tested
posted
for
COVID-19.
He
is
currently
under
home
isolation.
Talking
about
the
show,
produced
by
Asit
Kumar
Modi,
TMKOC
also
stars
Dilip
Joshi,
Shailesh
Lodha,
Sunaina
Fozdar,
Sonalika
Joshi,
Munmun
Dutta,
Amit
Bhatt
and
others
in
key
roles.