Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा તારક મેહતા કા ઊલટા ચશ્માં
Format	Situational Comedy
Created by	SAB TV Team & Neela Telefilms
Written by	Raju Odedra & Rajan Upadhyay
Directed by	Dharmesh Mehta & Dhiraj Palshetkar
Country of origin	India
No. of episodes	566 by march 18, 2011
Production
Producer(s)	Neela Asit Modi & Asitkumar Modi
Running time	approx. 24+ minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	SAB TV
Picture format	480i (SDTV),
Original run	28 July 2008 – prese

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Hindi: तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा) is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV since 28 July 2008 which airs from Monday to Friday 8:30 pm IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajen Upadhyay. It is based on the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma written by Indian columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta. The serial is based in the Gokuldham Society. In August 2010, it beat Baalika Vadhu to become the most watched TV show in India.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. Applaudable performances by its lead and supporting actors alike have also contributed in making the show a success .Several critics have noticed influences of previously aired gujurati based sitcoms like Instant Khichdi on the show. This show is by far the longest running daily comedy show on indian television .

 

Actor/Actress	Role
Shailesh Lodha	Taarak Mehta
Dilip Joshi	Jethalal Gada
Disha Vakani	Daya Jethalal Gada
Bhavya Gandhi	Tappu Gada
Amit Bhatt	Champaklal Gada
Mayur Vakani	Sundar
Neha Mehta	Anjali Mehta
Mandar Chandwadkar	Atmaram Bhide
Sonalika Joshi	Madhavi Bhide
Gurucharan Singh	Roshan Singh Sodhi
Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal	Mrs. Roshan Sodhi
Azad Kavi	Dr. Hansraj Hathi
Ambika Ranjan	Komal Hathi
Nirmal Soni	Dr. Vansraj Hathi
Tanuj Mahashabde	Krishnan Iyer
Moonmoon Dutta	Babita Iyer
Shyam Pathak	Patrakar Popatlal Pandey
Nishant Yetam	Rajesh Kumar
Jheel Mehta	Sonu Bhide
Kush Shah	Goli Hathi
Priya Ahuja	Rita Reporter
Ghanshyam Nayak	Nattu Kaka