Exclusive - Taarak Mehta actor Gurucharan Singh missing: On-screen son Samay Shah says 'I strongly feel he must be in some zone and will be back soon'

Gurucharan Singh, known for his role as Sodhi in the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has been missing for a week now. On April 22, he was supposed to travel from Delhi's domestic airport to Mumbai but did not board the flight and went missing. His father filed a missing complaint in Delhi's Palam area. Two days after his disappearance, CCTV footage confirmed that Singh withdrew Rs 7,000 from an ATM in Delhi on April 24. However, there has been no further update about the actor's whereabouts since then.

While speculation about his disappearance has led to suggestions that he might be dealing with depression, actor Samay Shah, who portrayed his on-screen son Gogi in TMKOC, recently spoke to ETimes TV exclusively and shared that he strongly feels Gurucharan is dealing with something personal and will be back soon.




Reacting to the news of Gurucharan going missing, Samay shared, "I think he will be back soon and that's the only belief I have. It's not a hope, it is a belief. I strongly say that and I feel there is something personal and it will be resolved very soon. For me it is not shocking, it is disbelief. I can't believe this, he is not that kind of a person, who will run away." When asked if he has any kind of information about his whereabouts, Samay shared, "I don't have any information, but it's just my strong, gut feeling that makes me believe he will be back soon. It is a belief because I know Gurucharan ji as a person. Based on all this I know he will be back. I strongly feel he is doing fine."

Samay further recalled his last conversation with Gurucharan, who played his on-screen father, "I was in touch with him on and off. We used to have conversations, there were very few calls. But we were in touch on and off. I don't remember the exact time when I last spoke to him, but I think it was four-five months ago. He never sounded disturbed. He was always very happy whenever we spoke. He would always push me to do well in life and motivate me. He is a very lively, fun-loving, jovial person. He is very down-to-earth and plus he's a very energetic person. I strongly feel he must be in some zone and he will be back soon," he said.

Samay says he shared a special bond with Gurucharan and it is hard to put into words, "The relationship that I share with him, it can't be described in words. I can't explain it. He is close to my heart because all those efforts he put into making me a good actor and my life, I can't forget that. I've grown up in front of him and spent a lot of time on sets with him."

Following Gurucharan Singh's disappearance on April 22, his father lodged a missing person's report (FIR) with the Delhi police. Scheduled to board a flight from Delhi to Mumbai on that day, the actor did not show up. The last known sighting of the 50-year-old actor was captured by a security camera, showing him crossing a road in the Palam neighborhood.