An
animated
series
based
on
Indian
television’s
longest-running
daily
sitcom
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah
will
stream
on
Netflix
from
February
24,
the
makers
announced
on
Tuesday.
Titled
Taarak
Mehta
Kka
Chhota
Chashmah,
the
family
comedy
entertainer
show
is
created
and
authored
by
Asit
Kumarr
Modi
and
stars
a
host
of
actors
including
Dilip
Joshi,
Shailesh
Lodha,
Munmun
Dutta,
and
Mandar
Chandwadkar,
among
others.
The
Neela
Film
Productions
Private
Limited’s
animated
series
–
which
has
aired
two
successful
seasons
on
TV
since
2021
–
also
features
popular
characters
from
its
parent
show
in
hyperbolic
comic
avatars.
Modi,
also
founder
and
director
of
Neela
Film
Productions,
said
good
content
can
be
seamlessly
adapted
across
mediums
and
they
are
thrilled
to
bring
the
animated
series
on
OTT
for
their
audience.
“The
show’s
animated
version
will
be
available
to
our
viewers
on
Netflix
and
it
also
reiterates
the
fact
that
pure
humour
can
bring
positive
transformation
in
our
society
and
at
Neela
Film
Productions,
spreading
joy
is
pivotal
to
our
ethos.
We’re
glad
that
our
viewers,
especially
kids,
will
get
to
enjoy
Taarak
Mehta
Kka
Chhota
Chashmah
on
OTT
as
well,”
Modi
said
in
a
statement.
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah,
the
original
Hindi
sitcom,
is
based
on
the
weekly
Gujarati
column
'Duniya
Ne
Undha
Chasma'
by
late
columnist
playwright
Taarak
Mehta
in
'Chitralekha'
magazine.
The
TV
show,
which
first
aired
in
2008,
is
running
in
its
14th
year
with
over
3,300
episodes.