| Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा |
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| Genre | Sitcom[1] |
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| Created by | Sab TV Team
Neela Telefilms |
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| Written by | Raju Odedra
Rajan Upadhyay |
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| Directed by | Harshad Joshi |
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| Starring | See Below |
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| Opening theme | "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" by Shailendra Barve |
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| Original language(s) | Hindi |
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| No. of episodes | 1100 as on 23rd March,2013 |
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| Production |
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| Producer(s) | Neela Asit Modi
Asitkumarr Modi |
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| Location(s) | Mumbai, Maharashtra
Gujarat
London |
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| Running time | Approx. 20 minutes |
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| Productioncompany(s) | Neela Telefilms |
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| Broadcast |
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| Original channel | SAB TV |
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| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
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| Original run | 28 July, 2008 – Present |
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| External links |
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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (English:
Taarak Mehta's Upside Down Glasses) is an Indian
sitcom that airs on
SAB TV. The show first aired on July 28, 2008 and is produced by Neela Telefilms. The show and its title are based on the column
Duniya Na Oondha Chashmah (
Gujarati:
દુનિયાન ઉંધા ચશ્મા) which loosely translates to "Seeing The World Through Upside-Down Glasses" written by
columnist and
journalist Taarak Mehta for the
Gujarati weekly magazine
Chitralekha.
[2]
The series has aired more episodes than any other
sitcom in the world. In August 2010, the show beat
Colors TV's popular serial
Balika Vadhu to be the most watched serial in the country.
[3] It has often been noted for its frequent references to issues of social importance in the country and its positive approach towards the problems faced by the society.
[4] Lauded performances by its lead and supporting actors alike have also contributed in making the show a success.
[5] On June 22, 2012, the show completed 900 episodes thus becoming the second longest running daily comedy show of all time on Indian television and on November 6, 2012 it completed 1000 episodes.
[6]
The serial's producer Asit Modi spend lot of money on the construction of sets.
[7] The outer set is made of wooden planks and the inner sets are located at different studios in the
Dadasaheb Phalke Filmcity.
[7] In March 2012, the set was renovated.
[8]
In December 2012 & January 2013, there was big long track of Gulabo and with this track they created another history as the show got highest TRPs & on no. 01 position in week no. 03 & 04 of 2013 in all Indian television GEC.The show was completed 4.5 years on January 28,2013 also & still no. 01 in Indian Television.
The show will be completed 1100 episodes on 23rd March,2013,the huge successful & highest long running daily comedy show of India.The target of the show is to break record of Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi[Star Plus] ,the highest running daily show[1830 Episodes],they will break the record in February,2016.
All the people of the society are good friends and they share a great sense of camaraderie among each other. Gokuldham Society celebrates all the festivals together, with pomp and vigour. They do quarrel with each other at times, but soon enough patch things up. Whenever there are any mishaps, the entire society comes together and tackles the problem and helps each other. The society members live together like a family. Gokuldham Society depicts a miniature India as it shows "Unity In Diversity".
[edit]Characters
[edit]Gada Family
The story mainly revolves around Jethalal Champaklal Gada and his family. Gada family is
Kutchi-
Gujarati Jain. Jethalal is a successful businessman and runs an electronic store, "Gada Electronics", in
Andheri, Mumbai. He has only studied until class 10 and cannot speak
English. This serial captures the drama of his day to day life and his interactions with the people of Gokuldham society. he is also scared of his father. His wife, Daya Jethalal Gada, is an uneducated, family oriented woman, who has studied till class 7. She is always ready to dance the "Garba"(gujrati folk dance) and people call her "Garba Queen". She is from
Ahmedabad. She is shown to be always on the phone with her mother, who finds new and funny names for Jethalal. She calls Jethalal as "Tapu Ke Papa" as she, like many Indian housewife, think it is sin to take the husband's name. Jethalal often scolds her. Despite this, there is love and unity between the two main protagonists of this show.
They have a son Tipendra Jethalal Gada(Tappu), who is smart but very naughty. Tappu is the leader of society's children's brigade known as "Tappu Sena". They make all the plans for fun parties on holidays. Champaklal Jayantilal Gada, father of Jethalal is a very kind man and an ideal grandfather in his late sixties. He is an ardent gandhian. He is very religious and the entire society respects him. He often scolds Jethalal when he disrespects Daya. When Jethalal does something he dosen't like, he get VERY mad at him. He looks like his father Late Jayantilal Girdharlal Gada.
A prominent non-resident of Gokuldham society is Daya's brother, Sundarlal(Sundar), referred to by Daya as "Sundar veera". He is very affectionate towards his sister and nephew, but creates problems for Jethalal. A common situation involves Sundar travelling all the way from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in an air conditioned taxi and asking Jethalal to pay the fare, giving excuses that he doesn't have enough cash while promising to pay back the money soon, which he never does. Jethalal gets irritated by him and refers to Sundar as "Panoti" meaning "Unlucky person".
[edit]Mehta Family
Taarak Mehta is a writer by profession and is the narrator of the show as well as Jethalal's best friend in the Society. Whenever Jethalal has a problem, Taarak Mehta acts as his "fire brigade". Taarak Mehta is portrayed to be a modern man who, however, does not forget his traditional values. He helps everybody in society. His wife, Anjali Taarak Mehta, is a dietician and feeds her husband only with diet-rich foods such as freshly prepared "bitter-gourd juice and khichdi". She is a good friend of all ladies of society.
[edit]Bhide Family
The
Marathi family, the Bhides, consists of Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide, a teacher, who is forever nostalgic about "good old times", his wife Madhavi Aatmaram Bhide, and their daughter Sonu Aatmaram Bhide. Aatmaram is also the secretary of the society and often says himself as "ekmev secretary" meaning "one and only secretary". He has a love-hate relationship with Jethalal and his family. He had a scooter which never starts which he later, after much persuasion for all the members of the society, decided to sell off. He is usually shown to be complaining about Tappu's mischief. He always want to maintain discipline in society but no one listens to him. His wife Madhavi is a home-based businesswoman who sells "achaar" meaning "pickle" and "papad". She often gets tired of her husband's behavior. His daughter Sonu is an intelligent girl and is Tappu's best friend. he always fears that Sonu will marry Tappu in the future. Later in the show, he fears even more about Sonu and Tappu's marriage when he suspects Tappu's love for Sonu.
[edit]Iyer Family
The Iyer family consists of Krishnan Subrahmaniam Iyer and his wife Babita Krishnan Iyer. Krishnan Iyer is a
South Indian hailing from
Chennai who is a well-known scientist and his wife Babita is
Bengali from
Kolkata. While Krishnan Iyer's complexion is dark, Babita is fair. Jethalal has an innocent crush on Babita. Jethalal often flirts with Babita ji, but every time his efforts come to naught because of her husband. So, he always looks for a reason to settle scores and get back at Jethalal Gada. Babita is a beautiful, modern woman. She thinks Jethalal and Daya as her good friends and opposes her husband whenever he fights with Jethalal.
[edit]Sodhi Family
The Sodhis are a pair of
Punjabi husband and
Parsi wife having the same name. Theirs is a love marriage. Roshan Singh Ajit Singh Sodhi, is a garage owner and is a happy-go-lucky person who gets aggressive with those who mess with him or any of the society members. He is always ready for a party and the subsequent drinking binge. Mrs. Roshan Kaur Roshan Singh Sodhi is a housewife with a pleasant personality. She loves her husband and son. She doesn't like her husband's habit of drinking, which seems to be the only fly in the ointment of their happy married life. They have a son, Gurucharan Singh Roshan Singh Sodhi(Gogi), who is the youngest child in the Tappu Sena.
[edit]Hathi Family
The
Bihari family of Hathis include Dr Hansraj Hathi, a doctor who is morbidly obese, who is fond of eating. He often comments as "Sahi baat hai" meaning "that's right". His wife Komal Hansraj Hathi, who is also morbidly obese, is a modern woman and a housewife who tries to keep a check on her husband's and son Goli's eating habits. Goli Hansraj Hathi is like his father who is always eating food. He is very naughty and often scolded by the adults.
[edit]Other members
Another funny character in the show is Patrakar Popatlal Pandey, a journalist from
Toofan Express (a parody of the real-life newspaper
Indian Express) who also resides in the society. He is a
North Indian and hails from
Bhopal. He is very cynical and demands everything to be cancelled, with the tag lines "
cancel kardo" (cancel it) and "
duniya hila doonga" (I will shake the world). He always carries an umbrella with him. He always tries to marry but in vain he doesn't succeed.
In the evenings, all the men in the society meet after dinner at the shop nearby the society for their regular glass of soda. The shop is run by Abdul, a simple
Muslim person who is like a member of the society. A news reporter named Rita Shrivastav is also the member of the society, who always helps the ladies and children. She works as a correspondent for the news channel "Kal Tak"(parody of a real-life Hindi news channel named
Aaj Tak). There is always a fight between Popatlal (print journalist) and Rita (television news reporter), as they both consider their media as superior to the other. There is another boy named Pinku Diwan, who lives alone and his parents are never shown in the show and are assumed to be working abroad.
Natwarlal Prabhashankar Udaywala (Nattu Kaka) is an employee in Jethalal's electronics shop. He is in his sixties but considers himself as young and speaks some English. He constantly demands that his salary be increased. Whenever Jethalal scolds him, he pretends to have hearing problem and says, "aapne mujhse kucch kahaa?" (Did you say something to me). Bageshwar Dadukh Udaywala (Baga) is Nattu Kaka's nephew and Jethalal's employee. He is funny and creates problems in Jethalal's life. Baga always says, "jaisi jiski soch" (Each to his way of thinking). The uncle and nephew both have a great bonding with each other.
| Portrayed by | Role |
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Gada Family
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| Dilip Joshi | Jethalal Champaklal Gada |
| Disha Vakani | Daya Jethalal Gada |
| Bhavya Gandhi | Tipendra Jethalal Gada |
| Amit Bhatt | Champaklal Jayantilal Gada |
| Jayantilal Girdharlal Gada |
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Mehta Family
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| Shailesh Lodha | Taarak Mehta |
| Neha Mehta | Anjali Taarak Mehta |
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Bhide Family
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| Mandar Chandwadkar | Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide |
| Sonalika Joshi | Madhavi Aatmaram Bhide |
| Jheel Mehta / Nidhi Bhanushali | Sonu Aatmaram Bhide |
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Sodhi Family
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| Gurucharan Singh | Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi |
| Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal | Roshan Kaur Roshan Singh Sodhi |
| Samay Shah | Gurucharan Roshan Singh Sodhi |
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Iyer Family
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| Tanuj Mahashabde | Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer |
| Moonmoon Dutta | Babita Krishnan Iyer |
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Hathi Family
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| Nirmal Soni / Azad Kavi | Dr. Hansraj Hathi |
| Ambika Ranjankari | Komal Hansraj Hathi |
| Kush Shah | Goli Hansraj Hathi |
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Others
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| Ghanashyam Nayak | Natwarlal "Nattu" Prabhashankar Udaywala |
| Tanmay Vekaria | Bageshwar "Baga" Dadukh Udaywala |
| Mayur Vakani | Sundarlal |
| Shyam Pathak | Patrakar Popatlal Pandey |
| Priya Ahuja / Nidhi | Rita Shrivastav |
| Sharad Sankla | Abdul |
| Tarun Uppal | Pinku Diwan |
| Daya Shankar Pandey | Inspector Chalu Pandey |
[edit]Production
[edit]Shooting
In late 2012 it was announced that the cast and crew might go abroad for a special shooting schedule. Producer Asitkumarr Modi said: "I am planning for a particular episode where the entire cast of Gokuldham are planning for a picnic abroad, and so we are planning to take the entire cast of 'Taarak Mehta...' somewhere abroad." He further added: "We will be shooting in a location where none of the serials have been shot before. It should be a visual treat and should look different than other shoots...It will take some time to execute it and we need to also look at the revenue that will be needed for the shoot."
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[edit]Film adaptation
After
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah completed its 1000 episodes on 6 November 2012, producer of the show Asitkumarr Modi has decided to make a film on the sitcom. He said: "Yes, I am planning to make a movie on
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. The film is in its scripting stage. I have to take this call because of the viewers' request. They have been requesting me to make a film on
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". He further told: "In my film, I assure, I will involve film celebrities. I have already approached many of them. I will soon make an official announcement. These days comedy films are working very well. So I believe this is the right time. I am very excited about the film. The film will go on the floors in 2013". He has decided to shoot the film on a different canvas as he does not want the audience to feel that they are watching yet another episode of the serial."
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[edit]Special appearances
Bol Bachchan cast with the cast of
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
List of special appearances:
- Taarak Mehta in the first episode, Diwali festival episode, in the 200th episode,and also in the 900th episode.
- Raju Srivastav in the 200th episode.[13]
- Satish Kaushik, Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi in the 200th episode; (to promote their film Tere Sang).[13]
- Vinay Pathak (to promote his film Straight).
- Randeep Hooda in the Ganesh Chaturthi festival episode; (to promote his film Love Khichdi).
- Shreyas Talpade in the Ganesh Chaturthi festival episode; (to promote his film Aagey Se Right).
- Ajay Devgan in the Diwali festival episode; (to promote his film All The Best: Fun Begins).
- Sunil Pal (to promote his film Bhavnao Ko Samjho).
- Sharman Joshi and Vatsal Seth (to promote their film Toh Baat Pakki).
- Irfan Pathan, when Roshan Singh Sodhi meets him at his Baroda residence after Gokuldham "Cricket" Premiere League (GPL).
- Ayushmann Khurrana (to promote the cricket series DLF IPL).
- Anang Desai, Rajeev Mehta, Nimisha Vakharia, Jamnadas Majethia and Supriya Pathak in the Ganesh Chaturthi festival episode; (to promote their film Khichdi: The Movie).[14]
- Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh (to promote their film Do Dooni Chaar).
- John Abraham and Pakhi Tyrewala in the Navratri festival episode; (to promote their film Jhootha Hi Sahi).
- Indira Krishnan (to promote her serial Krishnaben Khakhrawala).
- Hemant Chauhan in Bhajan Samaroh after Gokuldham is repainted.
- Darsheel Safary (to promote his film Zokkomon).
- Salman Khan (to promote his film Ready).
- The Smurfs(as in the movie), (to promote their film The Smurfs).
- Falguni Pathak in the Navratri festival episode and Sharad Poornima episode.
- Saroj Khan in the Disco Dance competition as judge.
- Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi (to promote their film Ferrari Ki Sawaari).[15][16]
- Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Rohit Shetty, Prachi Desai and Asin (to promote their film Bol Bachchan)[17]
- Sabri Brothers (Aftab Sabri and Haashim Sabri) to celebrate Eid in Gokuldham society with Qawwali.[18]
- Ranbir Kapoor (to promote his film Barfi!).
- Kareena Kapoor (to promote her film Heroine).
- Paresh Rawal in the Ganesh Chaturthi festival episode; (to promote his film Oh My God).
- Anandji Virji Shah in the Ganesh Chaturthi festival episode in Antakshari competition.
- Asitkumarr Modi, the producer of this sitcom, in the 1000th episode.
- Giaa Manek to promote her show, Jeannie Aur Juju.
- Ajay Devgn (making his third appearance on the show) and Sonakshi Sinha to promote their movie Son of Sardaar and to congratulate the team for completing 1000 episodes.[19]
- The whole off-set team of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah including the director, producer, writers, sound designers of the show. (To celebrate the show's success of 1000 episodes on the 1008th episode of the show).
- Taarak Mehta's daughter to congratulate the team for a 1000 episodes
[edit]Reception
[edit]Response
In its initial stage the show was not well praised by the audiences but after some months it became very popular among the audience. Frequent guest appearances also contribute in making it popular.
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