Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Asit Modi recalls when channels REJECTED the show: They said it won’t work

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is among the most loved and watched shows today on Indian Television. But, did you know major broadcasting channels once refused to air TMKOC? Yes, back in the day, several channels rejected to air Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, as they felt that the show would not work.

In a recent chat with the Times of India, TMKOC producer Asit Modi recalled the times, when channels turned down the show. He shared the challenges and struggles he had to face to bring Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah onscreen for the viewers. “Yes, I faced a lot of rejections when we first decided to do Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah because people did not believe that a show like this can work,” Asit ji said.

The producer went to state that all the major channels had rejected TMKOC as they felt that it won’t work. However, Asit Modi did not give up and kept trying. He shared how later a channel believed in his vision and he did not disappoint them. “But when the comedy channel was launched and I had worked with them in 1998 on Hum Sab Ek Hain and they trusted me. They trusted me and I delivered,” he was quoted saying.

Check out the animated version of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah here: