Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ( Taarak Mehta's inverted spectacles) is a Hindi sitcom based on the weekly column "Duniya Ne Undha Chasma" by Taarak Mehta in "Chitralekha" magazine. It is produced by Asit Kumarr Modi. It premiered on 28 July 2008 and airs on Sony SAB. The series is one of the longest-running Indian sitcoms by episode count.
Summary.
The series takes place at the Gokuldham Co-operative Housing Society – an apartment complex in Powder Gali, Goregaon East, Film City road, Mumbai – and centres around the members of Gokuldham Society. The residents of Gokuldham are shown facing mundane problems and finding solutions for those problems. The show also occasionally highlights social issues. Most of the episodes are based on Jethalal being stuck in a problem and Taarak Mehta, his best friend, whom he calls his "Fire Brigade", rescues him. They help each other in their problems, to promote unity in diversity. Gokuldham is lively and often laughs. The members of Gokuldham celebrate all the festivals like a family and organise various events. The responsibility of organising these events is often on Tapu Sena's shoulders while Bhide is tensed about exceeding the budget.
Production and promotion.
The series was approached initially for the channels Star Plus and Zee TV. When they rejected the series, Sony SAB accepted the script.
The shooting happens in film city, Mumbai. Some parts of the show have also been shot for that time storyline in places such as Gujarat, New Delhi, Goa and in overseas locations such as London, Brussels, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore.
On it completing 1000 episodes on 6 November 2012, Asit Kumarr Modi revealed that it took eight years to get this show on air. Further, he said, "Originally, it was a column in a Gujarati magazine, and I bought its rights in 2001. I approached every channel, but the trend of daily soaps had just started, and saas-bahu shows dominated the scene. Whoever I approached said there was no scope for comedy every day. But I had a feeling that one day comedies, too, would become a daily trend. Finally, in 2008, "Taarak Mehta..." came on air."
In February 2015, Joshi, Vakani, and Lodha hosted the red carpet at the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards to promote the "Clean India" campaign.
From March to June 2020, filming shut down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. The show started broadcasting its new episodes from 22 July 2020 at 8:30 pm
The show completed 3000 episodes on 24 September 2020.
The series was also dubbed in Telugu as "Tarak Mama Ayyo Rama" for ETV Plus and Marathi as "Gokuldhamchi Duniyadari" for Fakt Marathi.
Reception.
In the first week of 2017, the show stood in the fourth position with 6,004 TVT ratings. In the fourth week, the show entered the top five and stood in the fifth position with 6,059 TVT ratings. In March 2017, the show remained within the top five shows urban rural metrics. In the 25th week of 2017, the show stood at the top spot with 6,092 TVT ratings. In the 26th week of 2017, the show stood at third spot with 6,049 TVT ratings. It is the longest-running scripted show on Indian television. In the 1st week of 2018, the show topped the chart with 6961 TVT ratings.
In the 42nd week of 2019, the show stood at the first position with 7952 TVT ratings. In week 29 of 2020, the show emerged as number one show post COVID-19 lockdown with 6477 TVT ratings.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Glinski visited the sets of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in February 2016.
Crossovers and special episodes.
In 2010 the cast of "Khichdi" made a special appearance to promote their film "".
Special episodes "Anand Ka Safar" to pay tribute to Rajesh Khanna aired in July 2012 in which the cast members danced on Khanna's songs.
Crossover episodes with "C.I.D." named "Mahasangam" aired July 2014 in which CID visits Gokuldham Society to solve a case.
Spin-off.
An animated series based on the characters of the Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah titled "Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah" started airing on Sony Yay from 19 April 2021.