09 May,2021 11:05 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A still from the show `Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah` (Photo/PR)
Television's much-loved show 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' (TMKOC) through its latest story has attempted to sensitize viewers on the subject of hoarding, black marketing and adulteration. Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crises, the country is facing several challenges including a shortage of specific drugs and medical equipment. Taking advantage of this gap in supply and demand, fraudsters are trying to manipulate the market to make a quick buck out of helpless people's adversities.
In its latest episodes, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' depicts one such scenario in which Gokuldhaam Society's Popatlal learns about a particular syndicate that is hoarding as well as selling spurious supplies of medicines and medical equipment. As any honest journalist would do, Popatlal immediately springs into action and decides to investigate the crime. He along with one of his colleagues and also Dr Haathi form a team to carry out a sting operation to learn about the source of the crime.
The show, while continues to bring laughter to audiences, has also tried to address the ground realities of everyday people and society as a whole. In its latest story too, 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' has attempted to confront reality as experienced by everyday people. But the show aims at doing more than just that by parallelly also showing how honest journalists and moral doctors go over and beyond to help society in its time of need.
'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is billed as the world's longest running daily comedy show and most of its characters are household names in India and many other countries. First aired in 2008, the show is running in its 13th year with upwards of 3100 episodes. 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is the only Indian show that concurrently runs the show in live-action, animation, and two different regional languages including Telugu and Marathi.
