Shailesh Lodha (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian poet, actor and writer.[3][4] He is best known for portraying Taarak Mehta in the longest running Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Lodha was born in Jodhpur in a Marwari family.[5] Lodha is married to a management author, Swati Lodha, and has a daughter Swara. Since his father had a transferable job, Lodha travelled a lot. His mother loved reading and had a good vocabulary in Hindi. At the age of nine, Lodha was nicknamed "Baal Kavi". He had an office job, but he left it to follow his passion, i.e. writing poems.[2] In a 2015 interview Lodha said, "I am half Jain".[6] Lodha has completed B.Sc.[7]
Lodha first appeared on Wah Wah a poetry show created by Shri Adhikari Brothers and then Comedy Circus as a contestant, and later in Comedy ka Mahamukabla.[8][9] He portrayed Taarak Mehta in the sitcom series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah from 2008 to 2022.[10][11][12]
In 2022, Lodha filed a lawsuit against producer Asit Kumarr Modi for his pending dues and on his production company Neela Tele Films. On 5 August 2023, the verdict came in Lodha's favour.[14]
Lodha has written four books: the first two are satirical humour; the third is a self-help book co-written with his wife; and his most recent book, Diljale Ka Facebook Status, is a collection of poems written from the point of view of a jilted lover.[10]
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