Dilip Joshi refused to do Comedy Circus as he didn’t want to do anything which his family cannot watch together: ‘Most of their jokes were below the belt’

Dilip Joshi, in the latest episode of The Bombay Journey, shared, “In 2007, I was doing a play which came to an end and I was doing a TV serial which also got shut. For the first time, this period came in my life where I was getting calls for work and I had no work. I have two children, and their fees needed to be paid, expenses were just multiplying. It was a very difficult period. After acting for so many years, I had no clue which line I should go into. I don’t know anything besides acting.”

He continued, “I was in need of money and it was then that I got offered Comedy Circus. Most of their jokes were below the belt, and they were paying well also. But I thought I have never done such kind of work since I have always maintained that I should do that kind of work which my family can watch together and be proud of whatever I do. So, I refused.”

However, the actor thinks with God’s grace he got offered the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah within a month. “After refusing that show (Comedy Circus), I got the offer for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah within a month and a half. It was a miracle,” said Joshi.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been running successfully on television since 2008. Dilip Joshi has been a pivotal part of the show from the very beginning.