Shailesh Lodha aka Taarak Mehta has been making headlines with the reports of him quitting Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. While producer Asit Modi and Shailesh himself have not commented on the news so far, Dilip Joshi, who essays the role of Jethalal in the show finally broke his silence about the latter’s exit from the show.
During a recent interaction with the media, Dilip shared that Shailesh Lodha might return to the show.
He said, “Like I said, change is inevitable. Thodi difficulty toh hoti hai when they leave the show, of course as a rhythm is set with your co-stars, but never say never Shailesh Bhai Aa bhi sakte hain wapas.”
When asked about the reason behind him not being active on social media, Dilip said, “I am not that active on social media and frankly speaking I don’t get that much time. Like we shoot for almost 12 hours every day and after going home whatever time I get I like to spend with my family. Social media is like a monster once you get addicted to it, it won’t spare you. It’s better to be a little away from it.”
Talking about the journey of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah which has been running successfully for 14 years now, The actor shared, “I can only say one thing, God has been really kind to all of us, especially Asit Bhai. He thought of making a show years ago based on legendary humorist Taarak Bhai Mehta’s characters. He wrote for 40 years and Asit bhai took a decision, made a show on his writings, and gave all of us a chance to act in it. God has been very kind that people loved us and they still watch our show. As we all know, shows and films come and go but we have managed to make a world record. We have made a record that a sitcom has had such a successful run for 14 years. It has only happened because of God’s favor.”