Recalling the days of struggle, 'Jethalal' said - 'No one was ready to give a role'

Actor Dilip Joshi i.e. Jethalal of popular TV serial 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma' has completed 31 years in the world of acting. Today he is popularly known as 'Jethalal' from house to house. So let us know about his acting career.

In an interview, actor Dilip Joshi recalled his old days and said that he has been working in the industry since 1989. He has acted in many films ranging from Shah Rukh Khan to Salman Khan. "I didn't get a role. I didn't stop acting and turned to drama," he said. I did the role I got there. I also worked as a backstage artist and at that time I was getting only Rs 50 for this work.

Dilip Joshi sometimes wrote punchlines and jokes for plays in theaters which people liked very much. Also, with 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma', actor Dilip Joshi got true identity and stardom. The character he is playing in 'Jethalal' has become popular at home today. Actor Dilip Joshi's popular films include 'Maine Pyaar Kiya', 'Hum Aapke Hai Kon', 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani', 'One 2 Ka 4', 'Firaq' and 'What's Your Rashi'.

The TRP of the popular TV show 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma' has been declining for the last few weeks and now the show has dropped out of the top 5 shows on TV. Actor Dilip Joshi, who plays Jethalal in the serial, recently said in an interview that he feels that the writing of the show has been adversely affected over time.

In a conversation with stand-up comedian Saurabh Pant, actor Dilip Joshi said that when you look at quantity, quality is affected somewhere. Earlier, the writers of our show 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma' used to get a lot of time. Wrote 4 episodes, another 4 episodes were set to shoot next month.

Actor Dilip Joshi further said that now the writers of 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma' have to find a new topic every day. After all he is also a man. I believe that not all episodes can be of the same level when you are doing this show every day. When it comes to comedy, some episodes don't have that level of comedy. He said that now 'Taraq Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma' has become a factory in which writers have to write daily episodes as well as explore new topics.