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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the longest running shows on television. There is some bad news for fans of TMKOC. Shailesh Lodha aka Taarak is reportedly quitting the sitcom. Yes, you heard it right! After Disha Vakani, Neha Mehta, and Gurucharan Singh, Shailesh is the latest one to bid adieu to the popular show.

As per a report in ETimes, Shailesh Lodha, has made up his mind to quit TMKOC. Sources informed the portal that the actor has not been shooting for the show for the last one month and he has no plans to return. The source also said that Shailesh is not very happy with his contract and he feels that his dates are not properly used in the show.

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And another reason behind his quit is that he is not able to explore other opportunities. Reportedly, he has turned down several offers and now he doesn’t want to miss those. The production house is trying to convince Shailesh to be on the show but he has made up his mind to exit.

Shailesh Lodha is one of the main characters of the show. He could connect with the audiences and even they loved him so much specially his friendship with Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi. Now let’s see who will replace Lodha as Taarak in the show.

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