Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal Gada reveals why he feels quality of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' has suffered

Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah has been a fan favourite show since it aired 12 years ago. However, Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal feels that the show's writing has suffered in time as certain episodes were "not up to the mark as far as the humour is concerned". 

While speaking to comedian Sorabh Pant in a special podcast, Dilip said that as the writers are pressured to deliver episodes every day, the quality of the content has suffered. 

He said, "Jab aap quantity dekhte hai, toh kahin na kahin quality suffer hoti hi hai. Pehle weekly hum karte the aur writers ke paas bohot time hota tha. Chaar episode likhe, doosre chaar episode agle mahine shoot karna hai (When you focus on quantity, the quality does suffer somewhere. Initially, it was a weekly show and the writers had a lot of time. With four episodes being shot per month, they had a gap of a month to write the next four episodes)." 

"Abhi yeh almost like a factory ho gaya hai (now it has become almost like a factory). Every day the writers have to find new subjects. After all, they are also human beings. I agree that all the episodes cannot be of that level when you are doing a daily show for such a long time. I do feel that certain episodes are not up to the mark as far as the humour is concerned," he further added. 

Recently, the Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah cast appeared on the reality show India’s Best Dancer. Producer Asit Kumarr Modi seemed to have found his new Dayaben in contestant Rutuja Junnarkar, who dressed up as the character for a performance. The original Dayaben, a character played by Disha Vakani, has been on indefinite maternity leave since the birth of her daughter two years ago.