![]() ![]() ![]() We shared jokes, we were in touch all the time with each other and you could see that everybody was missing each other terribly, so we said why not make another season of the show? Let's go ahead! We asked JD (Jamnadas Majethia, the producer) when we were having a small party at my house. During these 12 years we tried to meet each other, we were also in touch with each other on the phone or through our WhatsApp chat group (created by Rupali Ganguly). Satish Shah, who essays the character of the mischievous Indravadan Sarabhai on the show said, "I can safely say that we all gelled so well that we became a family. Up until then, it almost went unnoticed.Īfter being embroiled in a copyright issue with Star One - the sister channel of Star Plus, which was replaced by Life OK in 2011, the makers had no choice but to revive the show on the network's digital platform Hotstar, this time as a web series. Their names were revealed to be Deewan Sahay and Deepika Sahay. ![]() However, in the very recent past, it was revealed that Pinkus parents were in fact, agents of the Indian government. It was only post 21 re-runs that the show grabbed eyeballs. For the longest time, the parental details regarding the character of Pinku in TMKOC (played by Azhar Shaikh) were not revealed by the makers. Shah continued, "It's a pity that it took so long but such is life in India, we were also totally surprised and appalled that after Sarabhai not a single show was produced of this caliber, everyone had to wait for us for 12 years, and that says something about us no?" "What can we say about the taste of the people, I always felt that we were ahead of our times, a real audience for a show like this had not been prepared, we were pioneers in that," said Ratna Pathak Shah, speaking exclusively to India Today TV. So much so that a show based on the newly introduced format of stand-up comedy, on the same channel amassed television ratings of 9, while this sitcom raked in numbers as low as 0.63.Īlso read: You will be amused to know why the entire cast of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai: Take 2 has put on weight It premiered on 28 July 2008 and airs on Sony SAB and is also digitally available on SonyLIV. Taarak Mehta's inverted spectacles ), also known as TMKOC, is a Hindi sitcom based on the weekly column 'Duniya Ne Undha Chasma' by Taarak Mehta in Chitralekha magazine. The stellar performance of the cast and their crackling chemistry was the cherry on the cake.īut little did you know that the show initially didn't get its due when it was on air from 2004-2006 on the Star Network. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ( transl. Kiku who said no to Jethalal, is now Jethmalani in TKSS!Īs per reports, Kiku had refused to be a part of the show, because he did not want to be a part of a full-fledged show and was then already busy with some of his new projects.By Piya Hingorani: After a hiatus of 11 years, Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai is back, this time with the tag Take 2! Directed by Deven Bhojani, and written by Aatish Kapadia, back in the early 2000s, the show redefined comedy on Indian television and was best known for its wise cracks, well-written characters of Maya and Indravadan Sarabhai, the unapologetic middle-class traits of Monisha, Sahil- the plastic surgeon caught between his mother and wife, and of course the Momma's boy, Rosesh. Yes, you heard that right! He is none other than Kiku Sharda. But Rajpal rejected the role stating that he wanted to focus on films and did not want to give long-term commitment to a television sitcom.Īsit next approached comedian Ahsaan Qureshi, who had also refused to play the character.īut did you know that Jethalal’s role was also offered to someone, who is now a popular face on the famous 'The Kapil Sharma Show'? If reports are anything to go by, Asit Modi had approached many popular faces in the cine industry for the role of Jethalal! First, the character was offered to popular actor-comedian Rajpal Yadav, who is famous for roles in movies like 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Phir Hera Pheri', ‘Chup Chup Ke’ and ‘Bhagam Bhag’. ![]() However, he was unable to zero in on an actor willing to take the risk and play such a complex-comedic character. There was a time, when producer of one of television's most popular shows, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashmah', Asit Modi, had to run from pillar to post to finalise the cast of the (Sab TV) sitcom.Īlmost a decade earlier, producer Asit Modi had tried hard to find the perfect fits for his special project. ![]()
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