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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian actor, writer and comedian}} <br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Shailesh Lodha<br />
| image = Shailesh Lodha in 1000 episode celebration of TMKOC.jpg<br />
| caption = Shailesh Lodha in 1000 episode celebration of [[TMKOC]] 12 November 2012<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|10|19}}<ref name="daily.bhaskar.com"/><br />
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| education = <br />
| religion = <br />
| occupation = [[Actor]], anchor, [[writer]]<br />
| years_active = 1997–present<br />
| spouse = Swati Lodha<br />
| children = 1<br />
| parents = <br />
| relatives = <br />
| known_for = ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]''<br />
}}<br />
'''Shailesh Lodha''' (born 19 October 1969) is an Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/news-and-gossip/38615533_1_delhi-lagte-open-spaces | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015114618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-17/news-and-gossip/38615533_1_delhi-lagte-open-spaces | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-10-15 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-would-love-to-do-a-negative-role-someday-Shailesh-Lodha/etarticleshow/18239474.cms | newspaper=The Times Of India | title=I would love to do a negative role someday: Shailesh Lodha | date=30 January 2013 | first=Amar Ashok | last=Jajoo | access-date=10 March 2019 }}</ref> He is known for playing the role of [[Taarak Mehta]] (a real life Gujarati columnist) in India's longest running sitcom serial ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'', since July 2008.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Lodha was born in [[Jodhpur]]. Lodha is married to a management author, Swati Lodha, and has a daughter Swara. Since his father was transferred to different places, Lodha travelled a lot. His mother loved reading and had a good vocabulary in Hindi. At the age of nine, Lodha was nicknamed "Baal Kavi". He had an office job, but he left it to follow his passion, i.e. writing poems.<ref name="daily.bhaskar.com">{{cite news|title=In Pics: Meet Shailesh Lodha aka Tarak Mehta in real life|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-in-pics-meet-shailesh-loddha-aka-tarak-mehta-in-real-life-4747232-PHO.html?seq=4|work=daily.bhaskar.com|access-date=12 August 2017|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> In an 2015 interview he said, "I am half [[Jainism|Jain]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/celebrities-react-to-the-meat-ban-during-paryushan/liveblog/48915360.cms|title=Celebrities react to the meat ban during Paryushan|work=The Times of India|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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Lodha has completed [[B.Sc.]] and PG in marketing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Revealed! You will be shocked to know the education qualifications of'Taarak Mehta…' star cast|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-daya-jethalal-babita-you-will-be-shocked-to-know-education-qualifications-of-taa-5074996-PHO.html?seq=5|work=Bhaskar|access-date=14 October 2016|date=5 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Lodha first appeared on ''[[Comedy Circus]]'' as a contestant, and later in ''Comedy ka Mahamukabla''. Since 28 July 2008, he has appeared in the sitcom ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'' as the real-life columnist [[Taarak Mehta]]. Along with being the title character on the show, he is also the narrator who speaks of the happenings of the show, as well as life challenges such as inflation and corruption in a satirical manner at the end of each episode.<ref name="toi2">{{cite news |title=Shailesh Lodha readies his fourth book |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/tv/29896926_1_shailesh-lodha-fourth-book-three-books |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015114635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/tv/29896926_1_shailesh-lodha-fourth-book-three-books |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2013 |date=18 August 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Shailesh-Lodha-had-a-huge-surprise/articleshow/10474553.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Shailesh Lodha had a huge surprise |date=25 October 2011|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-23/bollywood/30429437_1_bash-shailesh-lodha-mesmerised | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125005007/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-23/bollywood/30429437_1_bash-shailesh-lodha-mesmerised | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 November 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Shailesh Lodha's b-day bash |access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-14/tv/29769484_1_shailesh-lodha-poems-taarak-mehta | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015114625/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-14/tv/29769484_1_shailesh-lodha-poems-taarak-mehta | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 October 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=A touching moment at Times Square |access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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Lodha was the main presenter in the TV program ''[[Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!]]'' telecasted on [[SAB TV]] during 2012-13. In 2019, he appeared in the comedy film ''Wig Boss'' along with [[Sunil Pal]] and [[Rakhi Sawant]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wig Boss Cast List |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/wig-boss/cast/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
== Television ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Years<br />
! scope="col" | Title<br />
! scope="col" | Role<br />
! scope="col" | Channel <br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
|2008 - present<br />
|''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]''<br />
|[[Taarak Mehta]]<br />
|[[Sony SAB|Sony Sab]]<br />
|<ref name="daily.bhaskar.com" /><br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Comedy Circus 2]]''<br />
|Self<br />
|[[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
|[[Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala]]<br />
|Self<br />
|[[StarPlus]]<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Now, comedy on Dolly's mind - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/now-comedy-on-dollys-mind/articleshow/7741915.cms|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2013–2014<br />
| [[Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!]]<br />
| Host<br />
|[[Sony SAB|Sony Sab]]<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wah Wah Kya Baat..mesmerizes Delhi! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/wah-wah-kya-baat-mesmerizes-delhi/articleshow/19528974.cms|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2014–2015<br />
|Bahut Khoob <br />
|Host<br />
|[[Sony SAB|Sony Sab]]<br />
|<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
|}<br />
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== Author ==<br />
Lodha has written four books: the first two are satirical humour; the third is a self-help book co-written with his wife; and his most recent book, ''[[Diljale Ka Facebook Status]]'', is a collection of poems written from the point of view of a jilted lover.<ref name="toi2" /><br />
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==Awards for contribution to poetry or literature==<br />
* National Srijan Award<ref>{{cite news|title=It's raining awards for Shailesh Lodha|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Its-raining-awards-for-Shailesh-Lodha/articleshow/51911786.cms|date=21 April 2016|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref><br />
* Awarded by International Vaish Federation<br />
* Bharat Gaurav<br />
* Rajasthan Gaurav<br />
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== TV awards==<br />
* 2014 – [[Zee Gold Awards]] (''Best Anchor'')<br />
*2018 - [[Zee Gold Awards]] (Best Actor in Comic Role)[Male]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|3848199}}<br />
*{{Facebook|lodhashailesh}}<br />
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