TMKOC: 'Goli' Kush Shah Opens Up On Quitting Show, Says 'Had To Take This Decision...'
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Kush Shah also recalled working with Dilip Joshi and stated that he "loved" each day he spent on the sets of TMKOC.
Kush Shah has opened up on quitting Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. In a recent interview, the young actor, who used to play the role of Goli Hathi in the popular sitcom, shared that he misses being on sets. Kush mentioned that it was also important for him to leave the show because it was time for him to 'do something".
'I miss being on sets because that is my home. But I had to take this decision for me because I turned 27 and I felt this is the time to do something. I feel this show is going to go on forever as viewers are not going to stop loving the show. I love TMKOC, the people on the show, I genuinely love it and I was addicted to that environment. We shot during COVID as well. We shifted to Daman and shot there. There has not been a single day when I've woken up and I don't have to go anywhere. Then there comes a time when you start missing it," Kush said during his appearance on the podcast, Just Kidding with Sid.
Kush further recalled working with Dilip Joshi and stated that he 'loved" each day he spent on the sets of TMKOC. 'I was in 5th class when I started doing Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. I started working during the 5th standard vacation. We used to sit with Dilip sir with scripts in our hands and would improvise. I started learning from him as a kid and enjoyed it. I have learnt a lot, especially from Bhide (Mandar) uncle and Dilip sir. They have a crazy timing. I loved acting and enjoyed each day on the sets," he added.
Kush Shah left TMKOC in 2024 in order to pursue higher studies abroad. He has been replaced by Dharmit Shah on the show.
TMKOC has been running on television for over 17 years now. Kush was not the first actor to leave the popular sitcom. Previously, several other actors, including Disha Vakani, Bhavya Gandhi, Gurucharan Singh, Shailesh Lodha, Neha Mehta, Jennifer Mistry and Raj Anadkat also left the show.
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