Shailesh Lodha (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian poet, actor and writer. He is best known for portraying Taarak Mehta in the longest running Hindi sitcom ''

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''.

Personal life

Lodha was born in

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family. Lodha is married to a management author, Swati Lodha, and has a daughter Swara. Since his father had a transferable job , Lodha travelled a lot. His mother loved reading and had a good vocabulary in

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. At the age of nine, Lodha was nicknamed "Baal Kavi". He had an office job, but he left it to follow his passion, i.e. writing poems. In a 2015 interview Lodha said, "I am half Jain". Lodha has completed

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Career

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Lodha first appeared on Wah Wah a poetry show created by Shri Adhikari Brothers and then ''

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'' as a contestant, and later in ''Comedy ka Mahamukabla''. He portrayed Taarak Mehta in the sitcom series ''

'' from 2008 to 2022. Lodha was the main presenter in the TV program '' Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!'' telecast on

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during 2012-13. In 2019, he appeared in the comedy film ''Wig Boss'' along with

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and

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. In 2022, Lodha filed a lawsuit against producer

Asit Kumarr Modi Asit Kumarr Modi (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian television producer, director, actor and founder of Neela Film Productions. He is known for producing the serials, Saarrthi, , ''SAB Khelo SAB Jeeto!'', ''Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!'', ''Krishn ...

for his pending dues and on his production company Neela Tele Films. On 5 August 2023, the verdict came in Lodha's favour.

Filmography

Television

Author

Lodha has written four books: the first two are satirical humour; the third is a self-help book co-written with his wife; and his most recent book, ''Diljale Ka Facebook Status'', is a collection of poems written from the point of view of a jilted lover.

Awards

* National Srijan Award 2016 * Bharat Gaurav * Rajasthan Gaurav * Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Ratna Award 2022

TV awards

* 2014 – Zee Gold Awards (''Best Anchor'') * 2018 – Zee Gold Awards (Best Actor in Comic Role)

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lodha, Shailesh Living people Male actors in Hindi television Indian humorists Indian stand-up comedians Indian male poets Indian male comedians Poets from Rajasthan Male actors from Rajasthan Indian television presenters 1969 births People from Jodhpur