Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Shailesh Lodha wins lawsuit against show’s producer Asit Modi: ‘I didn’t bow down to the arm-twisting’

Reports suggest that that Shailesh Lodha will be paid ‘as per the settlement terms a sum of ₹ 1,05,84,000 by way of demand draft’ by Modi. After the verdict, Lodha spoke to Bombay Times and said that “the fight was never about the money”. He said, “It was about seeking justice and self-respect. I feel like I have won a battle and I am happy that the truth has prevailed.” He said that he “didn’t bow down to the arm-twisting.”

While TMKOC is one of the longest-running shows on Indian television, it has always been in news for its several controversies around toxic work conditions. Recently, an actor from the show had levelled charges of sexual and mental harassment against Modi. However, he denied the same in a recent interview, claiming he had a ‘pure heart’.

Before Lodha, Disha Vakani, the actor who played the pivotal role of Daya Jethalal Gada, had also left the show in 2017 as she embraced motherhood the same year.