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

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' () is an Indian sitcom based on the weekly column "Duniya Ne Undha Chasma" by Taarak Mehta in '' Chitralekha'' magazine. It is produced by Asit Kumar Modi. It premiered on 28 July 2008 and airs on Sony SAB ...

''.

Personal life

Lodha was born in

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in a Marwari family. Lodha is married to a management author, Swati Lodha, and has a daughter Swara. Since his father was transferred to different places, Lodha travelled a lot. His mother loved reading and had a good vocabulary in Hindi. 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

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". Lodha has completed

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and PG in marketing.

Career

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Lodha first appeared on '' Comedy Circus'' as a contestant, and later in ''Comedy ka Mahamukabla''. He portrayed

Taarak Mehta Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'',and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre. His humorous weekly column first appeared in '' Chit ...

in the sitcom series ''

'' from 2008 to 2022. Lodha was the main presenter in the TV program ''

Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! ''Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!'' is an Indian comic poetry series produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited which premiered on 15 September 2012 on SAB TV. The series was hosted by Shailesh Lodha and Neha Mehta, known respectively as Taarak Meh ...

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

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and Rakhi Sawant.

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 for contribution to poetry or literature

* National Srijan Award * Awarded by International Vaish Federation * Bharat Gaurav * Rajasthan Gaurav

TV awards

* 2014 –

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(''Best Anchor'') * 2018 –

(Best Actor in Comic Role)

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lodha, Shailesh Living people Indian male television actors 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