'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' fame actor Dilip Joshi has shared an old interesting anecdote related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dilip Joshi said that he met Narendra Modi during a book launch in 2011. The actor said that even during that time PM Modi was only the CM of Gujarat but he recognized Dilip Joshi as 'Taarak Mehta Ke Jethalal'.
The video has been shared on a social media platform named 'Modi Story'. In this, Dilip Joshi has told the experience related to his meeting with Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at that time. In this video, Dilip Joshi said, "In 2008, the show 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' started, this TV serial became a super hit.
Dilip Joshi narrates story of meeting PM Modi
'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' on whom this serial is made, wrote a book. Which was released in Ahmedabad. The then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was going to attend the event as the chief guest.
Dilip further told that Taarak Mehta had made a 40-minute play. On which we were going to perform live. Narendra Modi was scheduled to attend the event for a few minutes. During this time, Narendra Modi himself went to everyone and met everyone one by one.
What did PM Modi say to Jethalal?
The actor told that after two years in 2011, he met Narendra Modi again in Ahmedabad. When he was doing 'Sadbhavana Mission'. At the same time, we were meeting the then CM Narendra Modi alternately on the stage. In those days I lost a little weight. As I went to meet him on stage, he looked at me and said, 'Jethalal, weight ochu karyu che...'
Dilip Joshi was surprised
Dilip Joshi said that I was surprised to hear at that time that Narendra Modi would meet millions of people daily. But remember, two years ago he saw me and two years later I met him. He remembered that something had changed in me. It's quite puzzling.