The TV serial ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ has been entertaining the audience for the last several decades. Although almost the entire star cast of the show has changed in recent times, the departure of Disha Vakani and Shailesh Lodha from the serial was very saddening to the audience. Shailesh Lodha was playing the character of Taarak Mehta in this show and Disha Vakani played the role of Jethalal’s wife for a long time. The audience could not understand Shailesh’s sudden departure from the show, but the actor remained silent about it for a long time. But now after a lot of time has passed, he has broken his silence on this question.
Shailesh breaks silence on leaving TMKOC
Shailesh Lodha told that money was never the reason for his departure from the show, he left this serial showing light-hearted stories because of self-respect. Shailesh Lodha, during a conversation on a YouTube channel, said that producer Asit Modi had spoken to him in a very rude manner. After which he decided to leave the show. The actor told that the makers tried to settle the matter by distorting it, after which he made up his mind to leave the show.
Left the serial because of self-respect
Shailesh told that the makers of ‘Good Night India’ had invited him as a special guest and he had also gone to it as a poet. He told that then he got a call from Asit Modi, producer of ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’. Shailesh said that he had gone to the show as a poet and not as a character in TMKOC. He told that Asit Modi spoke to him in a very rude tone which he could not tolerate. Asit said, “I couldn’t bear it. Because it was not the first time.”
“Everyone working here is my servant.”
Shailesh Lodha told that once again Asit Modi had scolded him on the set. Asit told that then Shailesh had told him that all the people working here are his servants. Let us tell you that when Asit Modi was asked on this matter, he had said that he does not like Shailesh’s taunting about him. Asit Modi said that disputes over small matters always happen in the family, but Shailesh never returned to the set. Then Shailesh had accused Asit of not clearing his accounts and filed a case against him.