Shailesh Lodha

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Shailesh Lodha
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Shailesh Lodha in 1,000 episode celebration of TMKOC 12 November 2012
Born (1969-11-08) 8 November 1969 (age 54) [1] [2]
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Known for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
SpouseSwati Lodha
Children1

Shailesh Lodha (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer. [3] [4] He is best known for portraying Taarak Mehta in the Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah .

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Personal life

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 was transferred to different places, 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. and PG in marketing. [7]

Career

Shailesh Lodha at 12 years anniversary of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah show Cast-of-Taarak-Mehta-Ka-Ooltah-Chashmah-celebrate-the-12-year-anniversary-of-the-show.jpg
Shailesh Lodha at 12 years anniversary of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah show

Lodha first appeared on 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]

Lodha was the main presenter in the TV program Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! telecast on SAB TV during 2012-13. In 2019, he appeared in the comedy film Wig Boss along with Sunil Pal and Rakhi Sawant. [13]

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]

Filmography

Television

YearsTitleRoleNotes
2008–2022 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Taarak Mehta [15]
2008 Comedy Circus 2 Himself
2011 Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala [16]
Bahut KhoobHost [17]
2013–2014 Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! [18]
2022–2023 Waah Bhai Waah [19]
2024 Indian Idol 14 Guest
Madness Machayenge - India Ko Hasayenge [20] [21]
2024-present Advocate Anjali Awasthi Ramesh Patel

Author

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]

Awards

TV awards

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