Jethalal Aka Dilip Joshi on Facing ‘Tough Time’ Before TMKOC: ‘I Was Jobless for a Year’
Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal Gada An old video interview of actor Dilip Joshi, who became a household name after playing Jethalal in the hit sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,’ talking about being “jobless” for a year has surfaced on the internet. In the video, Dilip Joshi “jethalal ka” says that he was offered a choice to essay the role of either Champaklal or Jethalal. However, he refused to play Champaklal citing he wouldn’t look the part.
“I was excited when Asit told me that he is making a show. I was asked to choose between the characters of Jethalal and Champaklal. Although the caricature of Jethalal was different too, lean with charlie mustache, Asit assured me that whatever character I choose, I will do good.”
| jethalal shirts also very famous in the ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, |
Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal gada said “I was jobless for a year’: When Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal opened up about his struggle before signing ‘TMKOC’
Actor Dilip Joshi, who shot to fame for his role as Jethalal in the hit sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah‘, has had a long wait before he finally saw success coming his way.
Born into a Gujarati family, Dilip, who started his acting career in 1989, playing the character of Ramu in the film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, essayed several small roles in Hindi films and television serials, before he finally landed the part which saw him reach the heights of success.
Recently, a video interview of Dilip’s in which he is talking about being jobless for a year before getting onboard “TMKOC’ is going viral on the internet.
In the video, Dilip Joshi is heard saying he was offered a choice to essay the role of either Champaklal or Jethalal. However, he refused to play Champaklal citing he wouldn’t look the part. He then said that the producer, Asit Modi, expressed his confidence in him and he finally got on board as Jethalal for the sitcom which now has millions of fans across the globe.
jethalal in tarak mehta (Dilip )also heard talking about the period of struggle before he signed “TMKOC’. He said, “Before I signed TMKOC, for over a year I had no job, no work. The serial I was working on had gone off-air. The play I was part of, it’s runtime was over. So, I had no work. It was a tough time and I couldn’t comprehend what should I do or whether I should change my field. But by the grace of God, TMKOC was offered to me.”
Yes. Actually my struggle would have started from the very time I would have started acting as a child. I was good in mimicry. My mom thought of putting me in the theater. And these were the days when acting was a social taboo. So from starting to sustaining, it was a battle. Acting is risky business. No matter how big you are, you are never secure.”
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