TMKOC Fame Actor Journey: To become popular in the glamor world, just one character is enough. For actor Dilip Joshi, that character is Jethalal. Dilip is playing the role of Jethalal in the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, he does not need any identity today. But this success has not been so easy for him. He has struggled a lot in the industry.
Dilip was also seen doing small roles in films. He played the role of Ramu in Maine Pyar Kiya. After this he appeared in a Gujarati film Hun Hunshi Hunshilal. Then he worked in the superhit Hum Aapke Hain Koun. Even though his role in this film was small, it was quite interesting. After this film, Dilip started feeling that his struggle would now end. But the real struggle started after this.
When Dilip had no work
Dilip Joshi played the role of Bhola in Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994). He had a small role in this film.
Talking about this he had said, ‘The truth of life is sometimes very bitter. When I did this film and the film became a superhit, I felt as an actor that now life is set, I don’t have to struggle anymore. Now I will keep getting film after film and good characters. But after Hum Aapke Hain Koun, I did not get any work at all. I did not get a single film. After that I struggled a little. Then I started getting serials. Then I started getting little work and I kept working.
After this film, when he had no work, he tried his luck in TV. He worked in many TV shows for years, but he got success after 2008.
Dilip Joshi’s luck changed with this show
Woh Kabhi Ye Kabhi Woh, Dal Mein Kala, Kya Baat Hai, Kora Kagaz, Do Aur Do Paanch, Hum Sab Ek Ekh, Yeh Duniya Hai Colorful, Rishtey – The Love Stories, Shubh Mangal Savdhaan, Bhagwan Bachay Inko, Agadam Bagdam Tigdam Mein Were seen. In 2008, he was seen in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. This show changed his fate. Even today this show is equally popular. Jethalal’s character remains the most discussed in the show. This show made Dilip Joshi a big star of TV.
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