Former TMKOC Star Shailesh Lodha's Father Dies Due To Age-related Illness, Actor Turns Emotional

Shailesh Lodha Mourns Father's Death: The actor who is best known for his role in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah took to his Instagram to pen a note for his father who passed away today. He shared the news with a photo of his late father. Several actors and peers have also mourned the demise.

Shailesh Lodha pens a note on his father's death

On August 29, Shailesh Lodha took to this Instagram account to share the news of his father's demise. The actor shared a photo with the caption stating that he passed away this morning. As per reports, Shyam had been unwell for the past one month and a half. He finally succumbed to age-related illness.

Shailesh wrote in the caption in Hindi “Whatever I am, I am your shadow. Today, while the sun brightened the world, darkness fell upon my life. Papa has left us (sic)." The actor, who is known to have a flair in poetry, further wrote that he could have written something more if he knew the language of tears. He concluded the note with a wish for his father to call him by his name - Babloo. for one last time. The funeral was held at the Shivanchi Gate crematorium in Jodhpur.

When Shailesh Lodha spoke about the early struggles of life

Speaking with Dainik Bhaskar, Shailesh Lodha opened up about his life before entering the television industry. He said that he had ambitions to study at a prestigious institute like JNU or NSD. However, his mother was then admitted to a hospital and Shailesh also had two sisters to take care of. So he was forced to take up the job of a salesman at a small medicine company.

"When the salary stopped coming from the job, it was inevitable that I had to leave. I had definitely decided to do a job because the situation was very bad at that time. My mother was admitted to a hospital. She had met with a serious accident. There were two sisters who were not married. I wanted to go to NSD and JNU University, I put all my dreams in one bundle and became a salesman in a pharmaceutical company. This decision was mine," Shailesh said. He added, "During that period, I went from shop to shop and sold medicines. So I never planned anything for my life, everything happened automatically."

Shailesh Lodha recently made headlines when won a lawsuit against Asit Modi, the producer of Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah, for non-payment of dues. Earlier, in 2022, Shailesh had announced his decision to quit the popular show.