Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah - तारक मेहता - Ep 2411 - 26th February, 2018

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (English: Taarak Mehta's Different Perspective) is India's longest running sitcom serial.^[2] It is produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited. The show went on air on July 28, 2008. It airs from Monday to Friday on SAB TV. Reruns of the show started on Sony Pal on November 2, 2015.

The show is based on the column Duniya Ne Undha Chashma written by columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta for Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha. It is the longest running scripted show in India.

Plot summary

Gokuldham Society is a residential society in Powder Galli, Goregaon, Mumbai with three wings: A Wing, B Wing and C Wing. Although the society has more than 50 flats, the show revolves around the lives of eight families:

• Jethalal Champaklal Gada, an electronics shop-owner from Kutch district, Gujarat, and his wife Daya, father Champaklal Jayantilal Gada and son Tipendra (Tapu). Residents of B Wing.
• The narrator, Taarak Mehta, a column-writer and his wife Anjali, a disciplined dietician who are from Gujarat. Residents of B Wing.
• The society's secretary, Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide, a home tutor from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, his wife Madhavi, a business woman and daughter Sonalika (Sonu). Residents of A Wing.
• Dr. Hansraj Hathi, the resident doctor from Uttar Pradesh, his wife Komal and son Gulabkumar (Goli). Residents of A Wing.
• Roshan Singh Sodhi, a car mechanic from Amritsar, Punjab and his Parsi wife, also named Roshan and their son Gurucharan (Gogi). Residents of A Wing.
• Krishnan Subramaniam Iyer, a Tamil scientist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and his Bengali wife Babita from Kolkata, West Bengal. Residents of C Wing.
• Popatlal Pandey, a newspaper journalist working for Toofan Express and from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Residents of C Wing.
• Pankaj Sahay also called Pinku, part of the Tapu sena and resides in another society

There are also other recurring characters including Sundarlal (brother of Jethalal's wife Daya, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat)and his friends. Abdul, the shopkeeper of the provisions store located outside the society entrance, reporter Rita Shrivastav from 'Kal Tak' a news channel, Inspector Chalu Pandey, Asit Kumarr Modi as himself, Jethalal's shop assistants - Natwarlal Prabhashankar Udhaiwala (Natu Kaka) and his nephew Baagheshwar Dadu Udhaiwala (Baagha), who are often bent on doing the wrong job, and Baagha's fiancée Bawri Dhondulal Kanpuria.

The members of the society and other characters have a good psychological bond of love and sympathy for one another that makes them live like members of one family. They are often seen celebrating festivals and participating in events together. Although they are shown to live the lives of typical Indian families, the characters, more often than not Jethalal Gada, tend to find themselves in trouble, cropping up from routine activities that intensify in a comical manner.

The quirks of the individual characters seek to enhance the humour quotient of the show. Whatever the nature of the problem that a member of the society encounters, all the other members stand by them to extend every possible help. In an episode, the resolution of the problem that a character faces is usually followed by a moral message at the end by Taarak Mehta, which is meant for all the characters of the show as well as the viewers.

The Tapu Sena

The Tapu Sena is a five-member group of children residing in Gokuldham Society: Tapu (the leader of Tapu Sena), Goli, Gogi, Pinku and Sonu. These children have played significant roles, providing a fun young tone to the show. Usually, the group becomes a nuisance for the other members of the society because of their mischief, while at other times, it draws praises from the members by doing something laudable. The society secretary, Atmaram Tukaram Bhide is especially annoyed with the Tapu Sena for playing cricket in the society compound as sometimes they break the window glasses, or just cause a problem as shown in some episodes. Since the beginning of the show, the Tapu Sena has, with their childlike activities, characterized the typical frolicsome Indian children. As the children grow up and mature, the stories are tailored to suit their ages.