Gurucharan Singh Drops BOMBSHELL About Being Replaced in TMKOC: 'They Didn't Even Inform Me'

Gurucharan Singh mentioned that he didn't quit Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah back in 2012; instead, he claimed that the producers replaced him. In a recent interview, the actor, known for portraying Roshan Sodhi in the beloved sitcom, stated that the TMKOC team replaced him in 2012 without giving him any prior notice. He expressed his surprise at being unaware of his replacement and was taken aback when a new Sodhi was introduced in an episode.

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“Taraak Mehta is like my family because if I didn’t consider them as family, I would have said a lot of things about them which I didn’t. In 2012, they replaced me, I didn’t leave the show,” he told Siddharth Kannan.

“There was some conversation about contract and agreement going on at that time. They didn’t even tell me that they were going to replace me. I was in Delhi and I was sitting with my family members and we were watching Taarak Mehta. And in that episode, Dharam paaji had a cameo for a film promotion or something. I said ‘wow, Dharam paaji is here’ and in that episode, they introduced the new Sodhi. I was shocked when I saw that. I was watching it with my parents and they were just as shocked,” the actor continued.

Singh remembered how the producers received heavy backlash for swapping him out. He shared that even his fans were 'mad' at him, but he felt helpless as the 'bosses' made the ultimate call.

“They were under a lot of pressure after they replaced me. Even I was getting so much pressure from the audience. When I would go to the gym, people would say ‘Why have you left? This is not fun you should go back’ and they would say this angrily. People would scold me like you scold your family members. I said ‘it’s not up to me, it’s up to the bosses’,” he said.

Gurcharan Singh, who portrayed Roshan Singh Sodhi, a lively man always in the party spirit and openly showing affection for his wife, was a beloved character and an original cast member. Despite leaving the show in 2012, he made a comeback the following year due to popular demand. However, after exiting the show in 2020, he was succeeded by actor Balwinder Singh Suri. Since then, Singh has been absent from our TV screens.

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