taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah 12 year
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There are a few sitcoms that become part of people’s everyday life and one of these is Asit Kumarr Modi’s ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’. The show has become the longest-running sitcom on Indian television. Yes, ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'(TMKOC) has completed 11 years of broadcasting.

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As the show enters into its 12th year, it’s creator Asit Kumarr told Mid-day, “For me, ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ is like my own child. To see its success is amazing and to be part of that success is double that joy and pride. The happiness I am experiencing while embarking on the journey of its twelfth year cannot be explained in words.

Dilip Joshi, who plays Jethalal in the show, feels like it was just yesterday when they had started this show. “Are we really entering into 12th year? It feels like yesterday when the show had begun. Who would have thought that the character of Jethalal will grow to this mammoth size? The journey has been happy and fruitful where all the actors and our technical team have become one big happy family. Naturally, we don’t even realise how time has passed by,” he reminisced.

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Joshi further added, “TMKOC has become a constant companion of not only the audience but also of the actors and the team. Grateful to Late Shri Taarak Mehta Ji for creating the character of Jethalal and Asit Bhai for coming up with such unique and interesting situations for Jethalal. We are thankful to the audience for their constant love and support.” 

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Over the years the show has garnered praises from the audience as it is a perfect dose of a family entertainer which has also highlighted various social causes and issues.

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