Dilip Joshi is an India

India

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n film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

Actor

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. He has appeared in a number of tele serials

Miniseries

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 as well as films. He acts mostly in comedy

Comedy

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 and is currently playing the role of Jethalal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...

.

Career

Joshi has appeared in several Gujarati dramas, one of them being Bapu Tame Kamaal Kari with Sumeet Raghavan

Sumeet Raghavan

Sumeet Raghavan is an actor in highly Marathi and Hindi TV Industry/ Hindi Movies. Born on April 22, 1971 to a Tamil Father and a Kannadiga mother-Career:...

 and Amit Mistry, the trio known for their television serial Shubh Mangal Savadhan. Joshi starred in the show Kya Baat Hai, in which he played a South Indian accountant. He also appeared in the film Maine Pyaar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun etc.

He plays the role of Jethalal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...

. Notable among his tele-serials in Hindi are Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh, Hum Sub Ek Hain, Shubh Mangal Savdhan, Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen, Meri Biwi Wonderful and Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...

. He appeared in the children's comedy serial Agadam Bagdam Tigdam as Uncle Tappu, as well as in the 2009 films Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge

Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge

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and Ashutosh Gowariker

Ashutosh Gowariker

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's What's Your Raashee?

What's Your Raashee?

What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...

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Television

• Galatnaama
• Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh as Vasu
• Zara Hatke as Sonu
• Gopaljee as Titto
• Kya Baat Hai as Rangaswamy
• Daal Mein Kala
  Daal Mein Kala
  Daal Mein Kala is a rib-tickling comedy, directed by Asha Parekh, which aired in 1998 on Star Plus.-Plot:Ram Sinha , owns a restaurant and living his life with his three brothers Lakhan , Bharat and Shatrughan...
  
  as Bharat
• Kora Kagaz
• Shubh Mangal Saavdhan as Dilip
• Hum Sab Ek Hain (1998–2001) as Sohan Khachroo
• Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen (2000–2001) as Balkrishna Namudari
• Meri Biwi Wonderful (2002–2003) as Raj
• Bhagwan Bachaye Inko as Gopi
• Do Aur Do Paanch as Rahul
• CID Special Bureau as Bob
• Agadam Bagdam Tigdam
  Agadam Bagdam Tigdam
  Agadam Bagdam Tigdam is a children's comedy series produced by and aired on Disney Channel India. It was launched on May 18, 2007 as the third major original production of the network, and Disney's third locally produced live action Hindi language series...
  
  (2007) as Uncle Tappu
• Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
  Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
  Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...
  
  (2008–present) as Jethalal Gada

Films

Year	Film	Role
1989	Maine Pyar Kiya Maine Pyar Kiya Maine Pyar Kiya , English: I Fell in Love) is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree...	Ramu
1992	Hun Hunshi Hunshilal	Hunshilal
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Kaun	Bhola Prasad
1996	Yash Yash (film) Yash is a musical movie directed by Sharad Saran in 1996 with the leading cast of Bijay Anand , Kartika Rane, Dilip Dhawan, Mangal Dhillon, Dina Pathak, Parikshat Sahni, Ajit Vachani and Sonu Walia.Though the movie bombed...	Gopi
2000	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani is a Bollywood film released by Dreamz Unlimited on 21 January 2000...	Sapney
	Khiladi 420 Khiladi 420 Khiladi 420 is an Indian Hindi action film directed by Niraj Vora and starring Akshay Kumar and Mahima Chaudhry. The film was written by Uttam Gudda and released on 29 December 2000. It is the last film in the Khiladi series starring Kumar, which included Khiladi , Main Khiladi Tu Anari , Sabse...	Arora
2001	One 2 Ka 4 One 2 Ka 4 One 2 Ka 4 is an Indian film directed by Shashilal Nair. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jackie Shroff. The music composition is by A.R.Rahman. The film received a lukewarm response at the box office. The usual chemistry between the lead pair was greatly missing in this venture...	Champak
2002	Humraaz Humraaz Humraaz is a 2002 Bollywood romantic thriller film directed by duo Abbas-Mustan and produced under Venus Movies banner...	Guest Appearance
	Dil Hai Tumhaara Dil Hai Tumhaara Dil Hai Tumhaara is a 2002 Bollywood romantic comedy and family film starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Shergill and Alok Nath...	Factory CEO
2008	Don Muthu Swami Don Muthu Swami Don Muthu Swami Hindi is a Bollywood film, released in May 2008. Don Muthu Swami is a comical tale of a Don, pushed to choose the path of Ahimsa by his dying father to change from Don Muthuswami to Sir Muthuswami...	Fikarchand
2009	Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Dhoondte Reh Jaoge is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film produced by UTV Motion Pictures, starring Sonu Sood, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, and Paresh Rawal, released 6 March 2009 in India, and 20 March 2009, in the US. The film is directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Ronnie Screwvala...	Mama Nautanki
	What's Your Raashee? What's Your Raashee? What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...	Jitu Bhai

Indian Telly Awards

Indian Telly Awards

The Indian Telly Awards is an annual Indian television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels....

• 2009: Best Actor in Comic Role (Male); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
  Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
  Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...
  
  
• 2010: Most Popular Actor in Comic Role (Male); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Zee Gold Awards

Zee Gold Awards

The Indian Telly Awards is an annual Indian television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels.It is the first Indian Television Award to be awarded Globally....

• 2010: Best Actor in Comic Role (Male); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Lions Gold Awards

• 2010: Lions Favorite Actor in a Comic Role (Male); Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

The Global Indian Film and Television Honours

The Global Indian Film and Television Honours

The Global Indian Film and Television Honours is an annual Indian television and film production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television and film fields....

• 2011: Best Actor in Comic Role; Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

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