Dilip Joshi

Dilip Joshi
Born	Dilip Joshi (1968-may-26) May 26, 1968 Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989-present

Dilip Joshi (born 26 May 1968) is an Indian actor and television actor. He has appeared in a number of serials as well as films. He acts mostly in comedy and is currently playing the role of Jethalal Champaklal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He is a staunch believer in Swaminarayan BAPS.

Personal life

Born into a Gujarati family from Porbandar, Joshi obtained a degree in bachelor of commerce (B.Com.) from N.M. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. While doing B.Com., he was awarded the INT (Indian National Theatre) best actor award twice. Joshi is married to Jaymala Joshi. The couple have 2 children, a son and a daughter who are both students. Joshi lives in Mumbai with his family.

Career

Joshi 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 serial 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 Maine Pyaar Kiya, and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!.

He plays the role of Jethalal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Notable among his tele-serials in Hindi are Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh, Hum Sub Ek Hain, Shubh Mangal Savdhan, Kya Baat Hai, Daal Mein Kala and Meri Biwi Wonderful. He appeared in the children's comedy serial 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 in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Dilip Joshi has been playing the role of Jethalal Gada in the popular comedy series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah which airs on SAB TV since year 2008. Disha Vakani as Daya Jethalal Gada is paired opposite Dilip Joshi. Their unique comic timing is the main reason for the high ratings of the show.

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Co-star
1994	Galatnaama	Raj Kumar Bharti
1995	Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh	Vasu Karmarkar
1996	Gopaljee	Titto
1997	Kya Baat Hai	Rangaswamy	Mona Ambegaonkar
1998	Daal Mein Kala	Bharat	Renuka Shahane
1998	Kora Kagaz
1998	Do Aur Do Paanch	Rahul	Tanaaz Currim
1998-2001	Hum Sab Ek Hain	Sohan
1999	Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen	Balkrishna Namudari
2002	Shubh Mangal Saavdhan	Dilip	Hritu Deepak
2002-2003	Meri Biwi Wonderful	Raj	Tanaaz Currim
2004	Aaj Ke Shriman Shrimati	Sanjay	Shruti Ulfat
2004	Kudkudiya House No 43
2004	Hum Sab Baraati	Nathu Mehta
2004	Bhagwan Bachaye Inko	Gopi	Hritu Deepak
2006	C.I.D	Bob
2007	F.I.R.	Victim
2007	Agadam Bagdam Tigdam	Uncle Tappu
2008–present	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Jethalal Gada	Disha Vakani

Films

Year	Film	Role
1989	Maine Pyar Kiya	Ramu
1992	Hun Hunshi Hunshilal	Hunshilal
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!	Bhola Prasad
1996	Yash	Gopi
2000	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani	Sapney
	Khiladi 420	Arora
2001	One 2 Ka 4	Champak
2002	Humraaz	Guest Appearance
	Dil Hai Tumhaara	Factory CEO
2008	Firaaq	Deven
2008	Don Muthu Swami	Fikarchand
2009	Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge	Mama Nautanki
	What's Your Raashee?	Jitubhai
2012	Jalsa Karo Jayantilal

Awards

All awards received for work in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Year	Award	Category
2009	9th Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Popular)
2010	3rd Boroplus Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor(Popular)
2010	10th Indian Telly Awards	Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role
2011	4th Boroplus Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor(Popular)
2011	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Actor
2011	Apsara Awards	Best Actor in Drama Series
2012	11th Indian Telly Awards	Most Popular Actor in a Comic Role
2012	5th Boroplus Gold Awards	Best Comic Actor (Popular)
2012	People's Choice Awards India	Best TV Actor - Comedy
2012	12th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor - Comedy
2014	Zee Gold Awards	Best Actor In Comic Role (Male)

See also

• List of Indian film actors

External links

• Dilip Joshi at the Internet Movie Database