Owing to his terrific acting in the show, he is popularly referred as his character's name Jethalal by his fans.

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He began his acting career with the film Maine Pyar Kiya starring Salman Khan.

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He has featured in various movies but television became a game-changer for him.

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On that note, here are five interesting things about the most popular character on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi.

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Born in a Gujarati family, Dilip Joshi is married to Jaymala Joshi and has two kids Niyati and Ritwik Joshi.

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