Taarak Mehta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Taarak Mehta

Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Date of Death: 01-Mar-2017

Profession: writer, playwright, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma.
He had translated and adapted several comedies into Gujarati, and had been well-known figure in the Gujarati theatre.The humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and ever since has been looking at contemporary issues from a different perspective.
He had published 80 books, over the years, three books are based on the columns he wrote in Gujarati newspaper Divya Bhaskar while rest were compiled from the stories in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.In 2008 SAB TV, a popular entertainment channel in India, started a sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah that is based on his column, and soon it became the flagship show of the channel.
Actor Shailesh Lodha portrays him in the show.