Dilip Joshi
Dilip Joshi (born 26 May 1968) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared in several Indian movies and television series. Joshi has performed mostly in comedy roles, he initially worked in side roles in Bollywood films and then rose to fame for his role as Jethalal Champaklal Gada in the Indian sitcom "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah". Personal life. Dilip Joshi was born into a Gujarati family originating from Porbandar. While doing BCA, he was awarded the INT (Indian National Theater) Best Actor. He is married to Jayamala Joshi with whom he has two children , Niyati Joshi and Ritwik Joshi. Career. Dilip Joshi started his acting career in 1989, playing the character of Ramu in the film "Maine Pyar Kiya". Since then, he has appeared in several Gujarati dramas, one of them being "Bapu Tame Kamaal Kari" with Sumeet Raghavan and Amit Mistry, the trio known for their television show "Shubh Mangal Savadhan". Joshi starred in the show "Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen" and "Kya Baat Hai" in which he played a South Indian. He also appeared in films such as "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" and "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" Since 2008, Joshi has been  playing the role of Jethalal Champaklal Gada in the popular sitcom "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" often called TMKOC. For his performance in the show, he received several accolades, including 5 Telly awards and 2 ITA awards. Notable among his other tele-serials in Hindi are "Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh", "Hum Sab Ek Hain", "Shubh Mangal Savadhan", "Kya Baat Hai", "Daal Mein Kala" and "Meri Biwi Wonderful". He appeared in the children's comedy "Agadam Bagdam Tigdam" as Uncle Tappu, as well as in the 2009 films "Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge" and Ashutosh Gowarikar's "What's Your Raashee". Dilip Joshi