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Tarak Mehta
Indian columnist and playwright
Not to be confused with Taarak Mehta.
Tarak Janubhai Mehta (26 December 1929 – 1 March 2017) was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright, who was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre.
Mehta is widely known for his column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma.[1]
His humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and looked at contemporary issues from a different perspective.
He published 80 books in his whole career.[2]
In 2008, SAB TV (now Sony SAB) – a popular entertainment channel in India – started the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah based on his column,[3] which soon became the flagship show of the channel.
Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Taarak Mehta, a character based on him, in the show until 2022 when he left the show and currently, Sachin Shroff portrays Mehta.[4]
Personal life
Tarak Mehta belonged to the Gujarati Nagar Brahman community.[