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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal remembers old cast members as show clocks 16 years

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah recently completed 16 years. Here's what Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal shared with his fans on the special occasion.

Nirali Kanabar
Jul 29, 2024
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal remembers old cast members as show clocks 16 years
Dilip Joshi celebrates 16 years of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah completed 16 years on July 28, 2024. The first episode of the sitcom aired in 2008. As the show turned sixteen, the team of TMKOC celebrated this milestone with an event. Dilip Joshi, who plays Jethalal in the show, wasn't present for the celebrations as he is presently in the USA (United States of America). However, he did a live interaction session with his fans on Instagram. While talking about 16 years of TMKOC, Dilip remembered old cast members.

Dilip Joshi on 16 years of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Dilip Joshi celebrated 16 years of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah with his fans on social media. Through his Instagram session, Dilip made everyone recollect that exactly 16 years ago, on July 28, 2008, the first episode of TMKOC was aired.

"I still remember that day when Asit Bhai called me to his office for Jethalal’s role. And after that conversation, we began shooting, and today, we have completed 16 years. I cannot believe that even today, we are receiving the same amount of love for the show," he said.

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Joshi, seen as Jethalal in the sitcom, further remembered old cast members on the special occasion. "All those cast members who aren’t with us now, I am missing them all in this celebration. I hope that they are all doing good," added Dilip. For those who are unaware, actors Gurucharan Singh Sodhi, Neha Mehta, Disha Vakani, Shailesh Lodha, Bhavya Gandhi, Raj Anadkat and more were a part of TMKOC in the past.

How did Dilip Joshi celebrate TMKOC's 16th anniversary?

In his live Instagram session, Dilip Joshi told his followers that he would watch Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's first episode to celebrate the occasion. "So, once I am done with this live session, I will sit and watch the first episode of the show and revisit all those memories that I made on the show. That first day of our shoot, it was incredible," he said while signing off.

As for TMKOC is concerned, the show's episodes air on Sony Sab while they are also available for streaming on SonyLIV and OTTplay Premium.

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