Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा
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Format Situational Comedy
Created by SAB TV Team
Neela Telefilms
Written by Raju Odedra
Rajan Upadhyay
Directed by Harshad Joshi
Starring see below
Opening theme "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" by Shailendra Barve
Country of origin India
Language(s) Hindi
No. of episodes 818 as of March 1, 2012
Production
Producer(s) Neela Asit Modi
Asitkumar Modi
Running time approx. 19+ minutes
Broadcast
Original channel SAB TV
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
Original airing July 28, 2008-Present
External links
Website

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Hindi: तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा; English: Taarak Mehta's Upside Down Glasses) is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST.[1] The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay. The show and its title are based on the column Duniya Ne Oondha Chasma (Gujarati: દુનિયાને ઉંધા ચશ્મા) (which loosely translates into "Seeing the world through upside-down glasses") written by Indian columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta for the Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha.[2] On 6th February 2012, the show completed 800 episodes.[3]

In August 2010, it beat Balika 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.[4] Lauded performances by its lead and supporting actors alike have also contributed in making the show a success.[5] The set of Gokuldham society is an outdoor set of wooden walls attached on the real flats located in Dada Saheb Phalke Filmcity. The sets are having balconies and the back buildings are hidden by a sheet. The indoor houses of characters are created in different studios in Filmcity. The set was completed only in two months. Producer Asitkumarr Modi spent a huge sum of money to construct the set.

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[edit] Plot

The serial is based on the happenings of Gokuldham Society and the day-to-day life of its members. The Gokuldham society is like an ideal mix of India's social fabric in Goregaon, Mumbai. In the society, they have Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bihari, South Indian, Bengali, Parsi people living together in harmony.

The story mainly revolves around Jethalal Champaklal Gada and his family. Jethalal is a successful businessman and runs an electronic store "Gada Electronics" in Andheri, Mumbai. His wife, Daya Jethalal Gada, is an uneducated, my-family-is-everything kind of woman, who said to pass till Class 7th and wanted to be a doctor. They have a son Tipendra Jethalal Gada (Tapu), who is smart but very naughty and is the leader of society's children brigade "Tapu Sena". Champaklal Jayantilal Gada, father of Jethalal is an ideal man in his late sixties, religious and often scolds Jethalal when he disrespects Daya, goes to the temple every day, is very kind. Daya's brother, Sundarlal (Sundar), creates problems for Jethalal—which is often humorous in costs of taxis,loans,deliveries etc. Jethalal also has a innocent crush on Babita, who in reality is the wife of Shri Krishnan Iyer.

Taarak Mehta, is a writer by profession and is the narrator of the show. 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. Whenever Jethalal is in a problem, Taarak Mehta acts as his "Fire Brigade". Jethalal is a good friend of Taarak Mehta.

The Marathi family, Bhide's consists of Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide,who's stuck in his times, his wife Madhavi Aatmaram Bhide, and their daughter Sonu Aatmaram Bhide. Aatmaram is a teacher by profession and is also the secretary of the society. He has a love-hate relationship with Jethalal. He never leaves a chance to complain about the mischief's of Tapu and his child brigade. His wife is a home-based businesswoman who makes "achaar" and "paapad" to sell and make money.

The Iyer family consist of Krishnan Subrahmaniam Iyer and his wife Babita Krishnan Iyer. Krishnan Iyer is a well-known scientist and his wife Babita is from Kolkata. While Krishnan Iyer's complexion is dark, Babita, however, is milky-white. 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.

The Sodhi family, the Sodhi's are a pair of Punjabi husband and Parsi wife. Theirs is a love marriage, Roshan Singh Ajit Singh Sodhi, is a garage owner and is a happy-go-lucky person and also aggressive for those who mess with him. Mrs. Roshan Kaur Roshan Singh Sodhi is a housewife with a pleasant personality. They have a son, Gurucharan Singh Roshan Singh Sodhi(Gogi), who is the youngest to all the children of the society and a member of Tapu Sena.

The Hathi family, Dr.Hansraj Hathi, is a doctor who is morbidly obese, but still fond of eating. His wife, Komal Hansraj Hathi, is a housewife and tries to keep a check on her husband's and son Goli Hansraj Hathi's eating habits.

The other funny character of the show is Popatlal Pandey a.k.a. Patrakar Popatlal, a journalist from Toofan Express who also resides in the society. He is very cynical and demands everything to be cancelled, with the tag lines "cancel kardo" and "duniya hila doonga." He always keeps a umbrella with him. Born on 29th February, always tries to marry but always fails in it.

In the evenings, all the men in the society meet after dinner at the shop nearby the society for their regular drink of soda, the shop is run by Abdul, who is a simple person and is like a member of the society. A news reporter named Rita Sharma 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 to a real Hindi News channel named Aaj Tak). There is always a fight between Popatlal (Print journalist) and Rita (Television news reporter), as they both think of 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 a.k.a. Nattu Kaka, the employee in Jethalal's Electronic shop. He constantly demands that his salary should be increased.Bageshwar Darukh Udaywala a.k.a. Baga is Nattu Kaka's nephew and Jethalal's employee. He is funny and creates problems in Jethalal's life.

All the people of the society are good friends and do they share a great bond with each other. The Gokuldham society celebrates all the festivals together. Whenever there are any mishaps, the entire society comes together and tackles the problem and helps each other.

[edit] Cast

Main article: List of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah characters

[edit] Special appearances in the show

[edit] Awards

[edit] Indian Telly Awards

[edit] Indian Television Academy Awards

  • 2009: Most Popular Actor in Comic Role(Female) – Disha Vakani[8]
  • 2009: Best Serial(Comedy) – Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah[8]
  • 2010: Best Serial(Comedy) – Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah[9]

[edit] Zee Gold Awards

  • 2010: Best Actor in Comic Role(Male) – Dilip Joshi
  • 2010: Best Actor in Comic Role(Female) – Disha Vakani
  • 2010: Best Comedy Show of The Year – Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

[edit] Lions Gold Awards

[edit] New Talent Awards

[edit] The Global Indian Film and Television Honours

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ SAB TV. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". http://www.sabtv.com/comedy/show.php?id=6. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  2. ^ Jankharia, Bhavin: The Daya Gada Laugh, Mumbai Mirror, 23 May 2009.
  3. ^ Telly Chakkar Team (2012-02-06). "Asit Modi's Taarak Mehta... completes 800 episodes today". Telly Chakkar. http://slv005a.indiantelevision.co.in/news/asit-modis-taarak-mehta-completes-800-episodes-today. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  4. ^ Patel, Nidhin (2011-10-13). "'Taarak Mehta' completes 700 episodes". Times of India. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-03/tv/30238205_1_audience-pleasant-surprise-screen. Retrieved 2012-02-18. 
  5. ^ Mazumder, Jayeeta (2010-09-01). "Taarak Mehta... beats Balika Vadhu". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tarak-Mehta-beats-Balika-Vadhu/Article1-594710.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  6. ^ a b c d "Indian Telly Popular Awards 2009 – Winners". http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/winners/winners.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
  7. ^ a b c d e "Indian Telly Popular Awards 2010 – Winners". http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10/winners.php. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
  8. ^ a b "The Indian Television Academy Awards 2009 – Winners". http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2009. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
  9. ^ "The Indian Television Academy Awards 2010 – Winners". http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2010. Retrieved 2011-10-22. 
  10. ^ a b "Winners of Lions Gold Awards 2010". 2011-01-12. http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/lions-gold-awards-2010/winners-lions-gold-awards-2010-0. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  11. ^ "New Talent Awards 2009 – Winners". http://newtalentawards.tellychakkar.com/y2k11/previous_winners_2009.php. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 

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