Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah’s
former
Tapu
aka
actor
Bhavya
Gandhi
has
lost
his
father
due
to
COVID-19
complications.
According
to
a
report
in
Dainik
Bhasker,
Bhavya’s
father
was
hospitalised
for
the
last
10
days
and
was
on
ventilator,
fighting
for
his
life.
He
was
reportedly
admitted
to
the
Kokilaben
Ambani
hospital
in
Mumbai
where
he
breathed
his
last.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife,
Yashoda,
and
sons
Bhavya
and
Nischit.
It
must
be
noted
that
the
family
is
yet
to
release
an
official
statement
in
this
regard.
Meanwhile,
Bhavya
was
expected
to
attend
Taarak
Mehta
actor
Samay
Shah’s
sister’s
wedding
during
the
weekend.
However,
he
gave
it
a
miss
in
spite
of
being
in
the
same
city,
owing
to
his
father’s
ill
health.
Bhavya
Gandhi
is
best
known
for
playing
the
character
of
Tipendra
Lal
Gada
aka
Tapu
on
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah.
He
left
the
show
in
the
year
2017
after
playing
the
role
for
close
to
9
years.
The
actor
is
currently
away
from
TV
and
has
recently
acted
in
a
few
Gujarati
films.
Bhavya
still
shares
a
close
bond
with
TMKOC's
actors
like
Disha
Vakani,
Dilip
Joshi
and
Samay
Shah
aka
Gogi.
He
recently
grabbed
attention
for
his
statements
on
being
in
touch
with
his
on-screen
mother,
Disha
aka
Dayaben.
Bhavya
had
told
TOI,
"We
definitely
have
these
video
calls
sometimes,
and
every
time,
she
sees
me,
she
goes,
'Aahhh,
what,
beard?'
(laughs)
I
say,
yes,
I've
got
a
beard
now.
She
has
never
seen
me
in
a
beard,
so
she
gets
shocked.
I
say,
'Haan,
aave
gaiyo'
(Yes,
they've
grown)
and
I
am
growing
them
more."