Meet the real life families of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's star-cast

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been on-air for over 10 years now and is a hit with the audience. The reel characters are loved by fans and the idea of umpteen number of families belonging to different cultures staying together happily in the Gokuldham, society is the biggest USP of the show. The reel families are loved by the fans, but not many know about the real-life families of the stars. Have a look. Photo- Instagram.

One of the longest-running shows of the small screen, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actors share an amazing bond on and off-screen. They are like a family and never miss a chance to have fun on the sets. Recently, Gurucharan Singh aka Mr. Sodhi’s parents visited the sets of the show and he shared a picture with them. Interestingly, few cast members of TMKOC are also seen in the image and Gurucharan addressed them as family. He shared a selfie which has Pinku, Goli, Gogi, Sonu Bhide and Mr. Iyer along with his parents. Gurucharan has been part of the show for more than 10 years now and he plays a Sikh character. His role is of a fun-loving person who loves to spread positivity and laughter. His character Harjeet Singh Sodhi gets angry at the drop of a hat. (Photo: Instagram).

The actor is blessed with a boy and a girl. Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi has been married for over 20 years now. His wife's name is Jaymala Joshi.Photo- Instagram.

The actress is married to Mayur Padiya, a businessman. They got married in 2015 and have a beautiful daughter of one year old, named Stuti. The actress is currently missing from the show as she had taken a sabbatical from work post delivery. She was extremely loved as Dayaben. Photo- Instagram.

Essaying the role of Jethalal’s father, Champak Chacha aka Amit Bhatt is much younger than what he plays onscreen. In fact in real life he is younger than his on screen son Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi. Amit is married and is blessed with twin sons. Photo- Instagram.

Shyam Pathak essays the role of Popatlal in the show. Unlike his reel image of desperately wanting to get married, in real life Shyam is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Reshami for almost a decade now and is blessed with two children. Photo- Instagram.

Mandar Chandwadkar aka Bhide has been married for over a decade years to Snehal whom he considers as his lucky charm. The couple is blessed with a young boy, Parth who is extremely attached to his father. Photo- Instagram.

Mrs. Bhide aka Sonalika Joshi is happily married for over a decade and is blessed with two girls. Her husband's name is Sameer Joshi. The actress recently went out for dinner with her extended family and they had a great time. She shared a picture of herself along with her big family who were all smiles as they posed for the camera. Sonalika is extremely popular as Mrs. Madhurii Bhide in the shpew Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Photo- Instagram.

Shailesh Lodha aka Taarak Mehta is happily married to his wife, Swati Lodha and both are blessed with a teenage daughter Swara. The actor is extremely popular as Taarak from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Photo- Instagram.

The son of popular Gujarati actor Arvind Vekaria, is happily married in real life and has two children.Photo- Instagram.

Munmun Dutta, who hails from Kolkata, is a doting daughter. Munmun recently lost her father and currently her mother is residing with her. Munmun makes sure to be the perfect daughter to her mother and is taking compete care of her Ma. Photo- Instagram.

Popular as Anjali, Neha Mehta's parents stay with her and she being a dutiful daughter takes care of them. Photo- Instagram.

Ambika Ranjankar aka Komal Hathi is married to Arun Ranjankar, a famous director and actor. Her son is currently out of India to pursue his higher education.Photo- Instagram.

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The actress whose real name is Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal is married to Mayur Bansiwal aka Bobby Bansiwal in real life. The couple are a proud parents of a daughter. Photo- Instagram.