‘Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (TMKOC) recently completed a remarkable 3100 episodes. India’s much-loved television sitcom is in its 13th year of uninterrupted run.
Indeed it is India’s only family show that cuts across demographics to entertain audiences with humor. The show’s success is also attributed to its close connection with Indian society which it represents through its storyline and its characters.
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fans are elated as their favorite television show now has an animated version. The Sony SAB sitcom will air on Sony Yay!. Viewers who have been missing Dayaben (Disha Vakani) on the show will get to see her crazy antics on the animated show.
“Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah” Here is all you need to know about the, main casts, their real life and salary per episode as per Starsunfolded:
Jethalal Gada
The highest-paid actor on the show ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, Dilip started acting at a very young age of 12. He joined Little Theatre academy of Namdev Lahute and his first play was ‘Ae Ranchodd Rangela’.
Later he also appeared in various Gujrati plays like ‘Baapu Tame Kamaal Kari’, ‘Jalsa Karo Jayantilal’ etc. He got his breakthrough with the role of ‘Ramu’ in 1989 Bollywood file ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’.
Real Name: Dilip Joshi
Salary: Rs 50,000 per day
Family: wife- Jaymala Joshi, Son- Ritwik Joshi & Daughter- Neeyati joshi
Daya Jethala Gada
Disha started her acting career in 1997 with Bollywood film ‘Kamsin The Untouched’. Her real brother Mayur Vakani coincidentally plays onscreen bother Sunderlal’s role in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
She won the Indian Telly Awards in the category of “Best Actor in a Comic Role Female” for Taarak Mehta ka Oolta Chashmah twice.
Real Name: Disha Vakani
Salary: Rs 40,000 Per day
Family: Father- Bhim Vakani (Theatre artist), Brother- Mayur Vakani
Tarak mehta
In 2007 he participated in famous TV reality show “Comedy Circus” as a contestant. He has also written four books, The first two books are satirical comedy, third one is self help book co-written by his wife and fourth one is ‘Diljale Ka Facebook Status’.
Real Name: Shailesh Lodha
Salary: Rs 32,000 per day.
Family: Father-Shyam Singh Lodha, Mother-Shobha Lodha, Wife- Swati Lodha, Daughter- Swara Lodha
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Aatma Ram Bhide
Chandwadkar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has appeared in a number of Hindi and Marathi plays as ‘Aamahi Shadet Janaar Nahi’. He started his acting career in 2005 by playing the role of a doctor in Marathi TV serial ‘Don Fool Ek Doubtful’.
In 1998 he formed his own theater group named “Pratibimb” and directed several plays.
Real Name: Mandar Chandwadkar
Salary: Rs 30,000 per day.
Family: N/A
Champaklal Gada
Amit was born and brought up in Gujrat. He has spent more than 16 years in Theatre. Amit worked in numerous TV serials like ‘Yes boss’, ‘Chupke Chupke’, ‘FunnyFamily.com’, ‘Gupshup Coffee Shop’ and F.I.R.
Interestingly, Amit who plays father of Jethalal Gada in the show, is 4 years younger than Jethalal (Dilip Joshi) in reality.
Real Name: AMIT Bhatt
Salary: Rs 35,000 per day.
Family: N/A
Tapu
Raj began his acting career in 2016 with the TV serial ‘Yeh Rishta Sajhedaari Ka’. On March 2017, Bhavya Gandhi was replaced by him for the role of Tipendra Jethalal Gada in TMKOC.
Real Name: Raj Anadkat
Salary: Rs 10,000 per day
Family: N/A
Babita
Munmun born in a Musical family is a trained classical musician. She did her first show in 2004 ‘Ham Sab Baraati’. She even participated in few fashion shows before entering the entertainment industry.
Real Name: Munmun Datta
Salary: Rs 30,000 per day
Family: N/A
Madhvi Aatmaram Bhide
Sonalika started her career as theatre artist and did many plays such as ‘Wadhta Wadhta Wadhe’ & ‘Bol Bachan’. In 2015 she hosted ‘Sab Ke Anokhe Awards’.
Real Name: Sonalika Joshi
Salary: Rs 25,000 per day
Family: Husband- Sameer Joshi & Daughter- Arya Joshi
Anjali Taarak Mehta
She started her career in 2001 with the role of Vaishali in the TV show ‘Dollar Bahu’ on Zee TV. She even hosted the show ‘Wahh Wahh Kya Baat Hai’ in 2013 with Shailesh Lodha on Sab TV.
Real Name: Neha Mehta
Salary: Rs 25,000 per day
Family: N/A
Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi
Gurcharan is certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner and and conducts workshops, personal coaching’s & corporate training. In 2007 he started working as a model and got his add featured in ‘Times Of India’, ‘Billboards’, and ‘Hindustan Times’.
Real Name: Gurcharan Singh
Salary: Rs 28,000 per day
Family: N/A
Patrakar Popatlal Pandey
Shyam Pathak has been playing the role of Popatlal in ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ since 13 years. He owns an Mercedes car and he is also the proud owner of a Toyota Innova Crysta.
Real Name: Shyam Pathak
Salary: Rs 28,000 per day
Family: Wife- Rashmi Pathak, Son- Parth Pathak and Shivam Pathak, Daughter- Niyati Pathak
Dr. Hansraj Hathi
After spending his nights on Mumbai’s footpath, Kavi began his career as a comedian actor in Bollywood Film ‘Mela’. He did supporting role in Film ‘Fun2shh’2003 and entered television in 2008 with the role of Jaanbaaz Jadugar in ‘Best of Luck Nikki’.
He slipped into coma on 8 July 2018, at Woskhardt Hospital due to cardiac arrest and died the very next day on 9 July 2018.
Real Name: Kavi Kumar Azad
Salary: Rs 25,000 per day
Family: Younger Brother- Ravi
Mrs. Roshan Sodhi
Jennifer was born to the Parsi father and Christian mother. She started her career in 2008 with the Bollywood Film ‘Halla bol’, but got fame after playing Roshan Sodhi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Real Name: Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal
Salary: Rs 22,000 per day
Family: Husband- Mayur Bansiwal(Actor and photographer) & Daughter- Lekissha Mistry Bansiwal
Komal Hathi
Previously worked in “Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar” (2001), Ambika has also worked as a Gujrati theatre artist. she is active in Indian Film & TV Industry for over 25 years, but got fame as Komal Hathi in 2008.
Real Name: Ambika Ranjankar
Salary: Rs 26,000 per day
Family: Mother- Savita D Soukur, Husband- Arun Ranjankar & Son- Atharva Ranjankar
