Tarak Maheta Ka Ooltah Chasmah

There were times in late 1970s, when Innocent comedy has only one synonym "Hrishikesh Mukherjee" in Indian cinemas. He represented his understanding of humor in variety of his films of that time. That legend continued till the end of 1970 and then there was a gap! A big gap in the field of Pure Comedy. Yes, there were of course so many films and TV serials which may claim today, to be comedy drama, but they didn't have the magical touch of Hrishi-Da. Whenever, I used to see any of the films by Hrishi-Da, I was on the path of thoughts that when would be the time again when such innocence would take place for the Indian audience?

But Kudos to one TV channel that they aired one of the greatest attempt in the field of Comedy in Tellywood, on 28th Jul - 2008 which is known as "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah". This is one of the best comedy TV serials ever made in the Television history according to me. It may be possible that this award is yet to be given but I can see very clearly that it is going to be, if the serial continues to give same amount of quality which it has been delivering since 2008 to the present date of 2012.

Today, in the times of stress and tension, when people almost had forgotten to laugh, "Taarak.." came like the drops of rain in the desert. Many would find my words over-rating, but this serial actually has amazed so many individuals from the cine world. Today, people are after the director and producer of this serial, to be in their cast. Many top most celebrities, including Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Abhisek Bachchan have come in this show to promote their upcoming films. Imagine the hype of this serial. The film stars who are almost unavailable to the TV Screen, grab two to three episodes of the serial for their promotion. What has made this serial so popular and successful?

Of course, it is the taste of humor which is given in this serial. In our day to day life, we people can't wish to have a luxurious suit to party. Nor we can wish to go on watching the best comedy creations all the time. It is our natural humor that makes the life easy. Humor is one of the virtues which is at peak when we are surrounded with our dear ones. When we share jokes and make pranks, our stress automatically decreases because in the very stage of pure laughter, thoughts stop coming to the mind. They're thoughts which bring the feelings of happiness and sadness to us. When we're busy in laughing and enjoying with our friends or relatives, our thoughts of sadness disappear and life becomes living heaven to us. The entire cast is dedicated to give this natural happiness to all Indians. Every episode has something to deliver except laughter.

Jethalal and Daya are almost in everyone's heart. I totally agree that there are so many people who find the accent of Daya very disgusting. They find her miserable and manner less in today's times, when people pay to others to learn different types of manners! But for me, Daya is not miserable or manner less. She represents the very essence of a woman belonging to village culture - who doesn't know how to speak but very well knows how to greet the guests with respect. Who may not know how to talk but knows very well how to explain and tackle the tough situations through proper negotiation! For me, Daya is a character of that Indian woman which is only total with her family. For her, nothing lies in this world, when there is no family. Daya represents the character of a house wife which is only beautiful when she has some mistakes in her. A housewife should be somehow naughty and playful like Daya. Corporate culture spoils the whole game in families!

On the other hand, Jethalal is a character of an obidient son, almost everytime disturbed brother in law of Sundar and husband of  Daya, proud owner of Gada electronics and father of Tapu - the mischief. He shares great chemistry with Daya and from their day to day life, stories of serial arise.

The serial not only puts weight on laughter but also takes care of the other subjects. They're the first of their kind who showed on TV that celebration of festivals is for the sake of happiness which grows older by sharing with one another in a team. They also don't forget to catch up with current affairs of the country.

"Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmaah" is a complete package. One should not miss it if one wishes to know about family, friends, pranks and happiness. Most of all - the serial represents the UNITY factor amongst the society members who belong to different religions and cultures. In Gokuldham society where these characters live, you can find whole INDIA and at least can dream of Ideal India!