New Delhi: 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is the longest-running Indian sitcom, and the show has given many memorable characters. Daya Ben, played by Disha Vakani, is one such character. Disha left the show in 2017 as she took a maternity break and has been on a break ever since. Now as the show completed 15 years, producer Asit Modi announced that Disha will soon be returning to the show.
He shared, "In this journey of 15 years, a hearty congratulations to all of them. One such artist is whom we cannot forget. That artist is Daya Bhabhi aka Disha Vakani. She has entertained the fans and also made us laugh for all these years. Fans have been waiting for her to come back, and I promise you all that Disha Vakani will soon be back to Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah."
While many actors who left the show, like Shailesh Lodha and Raj Anadkat were replaced by other actors, Disha Vakani was not replaced even six years after she left the popular sitcom.
The 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' team also joined Asit Modi in celebrating 15 years of the show and recalled their journey. Actor Dilip Joshi, who plays Jethalal Champaklal Gada, said, “Our producer, Asit Kumarr Modi, saw this dream of creating a show inspired by Tarak bhai Mehta's column 'Duniya na undha chashma', on July 28, 2008, the first episode was telecasted and today even after 15 years it is running successfully. It has been his hard work and persistence to keep this show running that also motivates us to give our 100% too.”
For the past few months, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been in news for all the wrong reasons. It all started when Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who played Mrs Roshan Sodi in the TV show accused producer Asit Modi of sexual harassment and also spoke about the toxic work culture on the set of the show. After her, many other actors who had worked on the show in the past came out and spoke against the work environment.