'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is one of the most popular shows on TV, it has been the audience's favorite for the last 16 years. In the last few years, many actors of the show have also said goodbye. Jethalal i.e. Dilip Joshi has also completed 16 years in this show. He has been associated with this show since the beginning.
Dilip Joshi is a popular actor of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. The show is based on Gujarat background and he is playing the role of Jethalal. Dilip Joshi has shared a case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is said that the PM's eyesight is so sharp that when he met him after two years, he remembered that Dilip Joshi had lost weight.
Met Dilip Joshi after 2008
Dilip Joshi said that Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah started in 2008 and instantly became a superhit. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Ka Ooltah Chashmah on which this serial is based. That Tarak Mehta had written a book which was released in Ahmedabad. Modi sir had come as the chief guest. A 45-minute play was made on Taarak Mehta. We had to give a presentation in front of Modi sir, so he was going to come for some time. After releasing the book he had to leave from there. But they came and found us.
Met PM Modi after 2 years
After meeting him in 2011, Dilip Joshi talks further. Sadbhavna Mission was in Ahmedabad only. Then one by one we went to meet them on the stage. In those days my weight had reduced a bit. As soon as I went to meet him, Modi Saheb said, Jethalal's weight has reduced. I was surprised. I said I don't know how many lakhs of people he might have met but remember this was two years ago, after two years he was looking at me but he remembers it is a little change.