From confusion over Disha Vakani’s return to MNS demanding an apology, times when Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah made headlines

Comedy show Taarak Ka Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is definitely one of the most watched shows on television. The show has not just entertained fans for more than a decade but the characters have become like our family.

However, recently the show’s actor Amit Bhatt aka Champaklal landed himself in a controversy with MNS. The actor in a recent episode said that Hindi is the most spoken language in Mumbai and this triggered MNS. The party demanded an apology from producer Asit Modi and Amit Bhatt as Mumbai’s main language is Marathi. Both the producer and the actor have apologized.

Here’s taking a look at the times when Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah made headlines…

Actress Disha Vakani, who brought Dayaben’s character to life, has been away from the show for two years now. After the actress got pregnant around two and a half years ago, she never made a comeback on the show. Since then several speculations have been made about her comeback but the actress never made it. Hardcore fans of the show have been eagerly awaiting to see her again on the screen. A lot of speculations and rumors happened about Disha’ return. It was also being said that the actress is demanding a huge amount of money. However, Disha did not return to the show and neither did she give any official quote.

The makers landed themselves in a soup, a couple of years ago with the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC). The makers were accused of hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community as one of the characters, Roshan Singh Sodhi, played Guru Gobind Singh Ji in an episode. But, later the producer, actor and makers clarified that he actually played Guru Gobind Singh Ji Khalsa.

Actor Kavi Kumar Azad, who was fondly remembered for playing Dr. Hansraj Hathi in the show passed away in 2018. The actor reportedly suffered from a cardiac arrest. Azad’s performance in the show was hugely appreciated by everyone, and his sudden death came as a shock for everyone. Later, actor Nirmal Soni replaced him in the show.

Child actor Bhavya Gandhi, who rose to fame playing the character of Jethalal’s mischievous son Tapu in the show, got replaced back in 2017. The actor apparently signed a Gujarati film without discussing it with makers and it left producer Asit Modi fuming. Asit even gave a quote saying that Bhavya’s behavior was unprofessional and hence they decided to replace him. Later, actor Raj Anadkat was roped in to play the role.

TMKOC has entertained the audience for more than a decade on Indian television. Well, the show actually made a place in the Limca Book Of records for being the longest running fictional comedy show.

Actress Nidhi Bhanushali, who used to play the character of Atmaram Bhide’s daughter Sonu in the show decided to quit the show owing to her studies. The actress was appreciated for her performance however, she wanted to concentrate on her studies. Nishi was later replaced by Palak Sidhwani.