Dilip Joshi shares he failed in 12th standard, ran a travel agency for five years before becoming an actor: ‘I failed for the first time’

But, one day he realised that it was not his ‘cup of tea’, and sat down for a conversation with his wife. He shared that he wanted to be an actor and she supported him. “She told me ‘we do not wish to be crorepatis (millionaires), and we have enough to get ourselves food’,” shared Joshi.

After telling his wife, Joshi told his father about his idea and got his support as well. “He has always been supportive. He told me, ‘jo tere mann kare, vo kar (Do what your heart says),” Dilip Joshi shared.

The actor’s gamble paid off, and today he has a successful acting career. He is currently seen playing Jethalal on Sony SAB’s hit sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, which is currently in soup.

Joshi had a knack for acting from an early age. He started doing stage plays in school but that also hampered his studies. He revealed, “I had opted for the science stream. But at the same time, I was doing many plays. I got many awards for the plays I did in my school in 12th standard. But because of that my studies got sidelined and I failed in 12th. ‘Life mein pehli baar fail hua main, kaafi bura laga‘ (I failed for the first time in my life, and it felt quite bad). Then I changed my stream to commerce.”