TMKOC's Jheel Mehta Reveals Who Was The Highest Paid Actor And How She Bonded With Dilip Joshi

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been one of the longest-running shows on TV and continues to entertain viewers with its storyline. The show has featured many actors over the years, and among them Jheel Mehta, who played the role of Sonu, has gained much prominence. Recently, the actress opened up about her relationship with Dilip Joshi. She also revealed which actors on the show made the most money.

Speaking about her bonding with Dilip Joshi on set with ETimes, Jheel Mehta shared, “He is very nice, but there was always the seniority factor over there, so I have not connected with sir on that level of other co-actors. Being a kid, and then there is someone already so accomplished in front of you so you hesitate to speak to them.” She added that Dilip Joshi’s son attended her school and was her senior, so the actor had visited her school as chief guest once. Moreover, showering praise on the actor, Jheel said that on the show they had a script , but because it’s a comedy genre, a lot of it was improvised, and Dilip Joshi was fantastic at it.

Furthermore, Jheel shared details about who was the highest paid actor on the show. She stated, “I am not sure if this is true, I can only remember that when I used to earn Rs 1200, he would be earning 15x of what I did. Dilip sir would be getting paid more than what has been assumed. And it is all worth as he holds the show and his craft is par excellence. Apart from that, the second highest paid actor would be Disha didi or Shailesh uncle.”

The actress also recalled some of her fondest memories from the sets of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. She shared that birthdays were a major deal on the sets, and they used to celebrate them grandly. For Jheel, it was necessary as a child because she would have to shoot on her birthday, and the celebrations were like motivation. She mentioned, “They used to celebrate it the grand way with the speakers and all the cast and crew around you while you cut the cake.”

Jheel left Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in 2012. The actress is currently preparing for her wedding with long-time partner Aditya Dube.