TMKOC bags the best popular comedy serial at ITA Awards 2022, Dilip Joshi wins Best Comedy Actor award!

#NeelaFilmProductionsPrivateLimited’s #TaarakMehtaKaOoltahChashmah (#TMKOC) has won the #IndianTelevisionAcademy (#ITA) Awards 2022 for the Best Popular Comedy Serial. Dilip Joshi who plays the role of Jethalal in the show also won an award for the Best Comedy Actor at the awards event that was held last evening, 06 March 2022. Created and authored by Asit Kumarr Modi, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is billed as the world’s longest running daily comedy show and its characters are household names in India and many other countries. First aired in 2008, the show is running in its 14th year with upwards of 3300 episodes. The show enjoys top viewership in the family comedy entertainment segment on TV.

“Tomorrow, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah completes a whopping 3400 episodes and there could not have been a better time to receive this award. We thank ITA for nominating us for the award and congratulate Dilip Joshi for his win too. The award is a testament to the show’s unparalleled popularity and we thank viewers for their love and support,” Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi, Creator and Author, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and Founder & Director, Neela Film Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Earlier this year, a report released by Amazon declared Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as the most searched TV show on Amazon’s Fire TV Device. Over the last 14 years, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s fandom has only soared. Today, the show’s characters are popularly exchanged across social media as WhatsApp stickers and inspire whacky memes. The show’s animated version Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah (TMKCC) too, is a major hit with children.

“On the back of such unprecedented admiration from all quarters, Neela Film Productions is expanding its footprint across all things entertainment. The show’s animated version, Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah is now streaming on one of the world’s most popular OTT platforms, Netflix. We are also focusing on leveraging our IP to create a bouquet of offerings that brands can capitalize on and monetize. We will soon launch an all exclusive line of merchandize for children followed by games for mobile devices,” concludes Mr Modi.

The production house also streams Gokuldhamchi Duniyadari in Marathi and Tarak Mama Ayyo Rama in Telugu on YouTube.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC) is India’s most watched daily family comedy show. Produced by Neela Film Productions Private Limited, the show is conceived and designed by Mr. Asit Kumarr Modi. The daily comedy family show was aired for the first time on 28 July, 2008 and presently, it is telecast on the channel SAB TV, Sony Pictures Network India. Having completed over 3300 episodes, the show enjoys a massive viewership of family audiences worldwide. The show aims to bring about a positive transformation in the audiences’ perception towards societal issues through comedy and is recognized as the platform on television for a progressive India.