Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Genre Sitcom
Drama
Indian Soap Opera
Comedy
Created by SAB TV
Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Asit Kumarr Modi
Based on Column Duniya Ne Oondha Chashmah By Taarak Mehta in Gujarati magazine Chitralekha
Written by Raju Odedra
Rajan Upadhyay
Jitendra Parmar
Abbas Hirapurwala
Niren Bhatt
Directed by Dharmesh Mehta
Harshad Joshi
Malav Rajda
Starring See Below
Opening theme Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Composer(s) Shailendra Barve
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of episodes 2084 as on 1 December 2016
Production
Producer(s) Neela Asit Modi
Asit Kumarr Modi
Editor(s) Sandeep Gala
Running time 20 mins approx
Production company(s) Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Release
Original network SAB TV
Picture format

576i(SDTV)

1080i(HDTV)
Original release 28 July 2008 (2008-07-28) – present
External links
Website

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is an Indian sitcom produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited. The show went on-air on July 28, 2008. It airs from Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm and is repeat telecast at 11:00 pm and the next day at 3:00 pm on SAB TV. The show started its re-run on Sony Pal from November 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm everyday.

The show is based on the column Duniya Ne Oondha Chashma written by columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta for Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha.

On October 2, 2014, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi invited the entire team of the show to take part in the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan. Recently the Polish deputy prime minister visited the sets of the show.

The show was declared by the Limca Book of Records as the longest running comedy show after completing its 1700th episode on June 22, 2015. The show completed its 2000 episodes on August 11, 2016.[1]

Plot summary

Gokuldham Society is a residential society in Mumbai in which six Indian families, respectively headed by Taarak Mehta(from Rajasthan), Jethalal Champaklal Gada(from Kutch district, Gujarat), Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide(from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra), Dr. Hansraj Hathi (from Bihar), Sardar Roshan Singh Harjeet Singh Sodhi (from Jalandhar, Punjab and his Parsi wife) and Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer (from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and wife from Kolkata, West Bengal), a bachelor Patrakar Popatlal Pandey (from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) and a teenager Pinku. There are also other individual characters including Sundarlal (from Ahmedabad, Gujarat), Abdul, Reporter Rita Shrivastav, Natwarlal Prabhashankar Udhaiwala, Bagheshwar Dadukh Udhaiwala, Bawri Dhondulal Kanpuria.

The members of the society and other characters have a good psychological attachment of love and sympathy for one another that makes them the members of a greater family. They are often seen celebrating festivals and participating in events together. In the episodes of the show, the families are shown to live the lives of typical Indian families. However, the characters, more often than not Jethalal Gada, get into petty troubles cropping up from daily life activities that intensify in a comical manner, giving rise to laughter among the viewers. Humour in the show is further heightened by the individual quirks of the characters. Whatever the nature of the problem that a member of the Society encounters, all the other members stand by them to extend every possible help. In an episode, the cessation of the problem that a character faces is usually followed by a moral commentary by Taarak Mehta, which is meant for all the characters of the show as well as the viewers.

Cast

Current
Former
Cameos

Production and promotion

The major part of the shooting is done in Mumbai. However, some parts of the show have also been shot in places such as Gujarat, New Delhi and in overseas locations such as London, Brussels, Paris and Hong Kong[2]

After Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah completed 1,000 episodes on 6 November 2012,[3] "He has decided to shoot the film on a different canvas as he does not want the audience to feel that they are watching yet another episode of the serial."[4]

In October 2013, Joshi and Vakani participated in a promotional event held in New Jersey at the Expo Center.[5]

Reception

In 2010 the show beat Balika Vadhu to become the most watched show in India. The show has constantly achieved high trps throughout its run irrespective of the Indian Premiere league. It has always been among the top 10 shows in the last 5 years, sometimes even topping the charts. It has an IMDB rating of 8.3. In week 25 of 2016 the show stood at the 7th spot with 4998 (in 000s) tvt ratings. It has been cited as one of the greatest comedy shows of all time.[6] In week 27 of 2016, the show stood at the 6th spot with 5382 (in 000s) tvt ratings. In week 28 it even bettered itself with 5495 tvt ratings and stood at the 5th spot. In week 31, the show climbed to no. 4th spot with 5556 tvt ratings.. In week 35, the show stood at 2nd spot with 6370 tvt ratings.[7]

Special episodes

Awards

Indian Television Academy Awards

Year Category Recipient(s)
2008 Best Actress-Comedy Disha Vakani[8]
2009 Best Actress-Comedy[9]
Best Serial–Comedy[9] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2010 Best Serial-Comedy[10]
2012 Best Actor-Comedy Dilip Joshi[11]
2013 The ITA Scroll Of Honour[12] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2014 Best Actor-Comedy Dilip Joshi[13]
Best Actress-Comedy Disha Vakani[14]
2015 Best Show - Comedy Neela Tele Films Private Limited

Indian Telly Awards

Year Category Recipient(s)
2009 Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[15]
Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Disha Vakani[15]
Best Sitcom[15] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Sitcom Writer Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay[15]
2010 Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[16]
Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Disha Vakani[16]
Most Popular Child Artist (Male) Bhavya Gandhi[16]
Best Sitcom[16] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Best Sitcom Writer Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay[16]
2012 Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role (Male) Dilip Joshi[17]
Best Actress in a Comic Role (Jury) Disha Vakani[17]
Best Sitcom[17] Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2013 Actress in a Comic Role (Jury) Disha Vakani[18]
Best Director (Sitcom) Harshad Joshi and Malav Raida[18]
Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role Dilip Joshi[18]
Best Sitcom / Comedy Program[18] Neela Tele Films Private Limited

Star Guild Awards

Year Category Recipient(s)
2011 Best Actor in a Drama Series Dilip Joshi
2013 Best Comedy Series Neela Tele Films Private Limited
2015

Other awards

Year Award Category
2011 Global Honours Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male)[19]

References

  1. ↑ "'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' crosses 2,000 episodes". The Times of India. August 8, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Shruti Jambhekar (21 November 2012). "Gujarat comes alive on TV". Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Awaasthi, Kavita (24 October 2012). "Taarak Mehta... completes 1,000 episodes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Film version of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah set to roll next year". DNA India. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah goes to New Jersey! - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  6. ↑ http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/barc-india-ratings-week-25-2016-160701
  7. ↑ http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/barc-india-ratings-week-35-2016-160908
  8. ↑ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  9. 1 2 "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  10. ↑ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  11. ↑ http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2012
  12. ↑ http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2013
  13. ↑ http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2014
  14. ↑ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com.
  15. 1 2 3 4 http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k9/winners/winners.htm
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Tenth Indian Telly Awards". Tellyawards.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  17. 1 2 3 http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k11/winners.php
  18. 1 2 3 4 http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/winners.php
  19. ↑ ards-winners.html Archived 12 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.

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