Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Nirmal Soni to replace Late Kavi Kumar Azad as Dr. Hathi

Kavi Kumar Azad who was playing the role of Dr. Hathi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah breathed his last on July 9th. All the characters and television fraternity were left in shock and disbelief.

Ever since his demise, the makers of the show were searching for someone who could play his role of Dr. Hathi. The Times Of India reported that Nirmal Soni will replace him because the character is still alive. Nirmal Soni has played this character for a year before Kavi took the role. His comeback will be shot in a grand manner amidst Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. TOI also reported that he has already shot for his entry sequence.

As per the story, Tapu Sena will be busy preparing up for Ganesh Chaturthi along with the Gokuldham Wasis and they will be confused as to which family which do the first aarti. But they mutually decide that Hathi’s family will do it.

Bhide will have a dream where Lord Ganesha will appear and say , ‘Mai Nahi aaunga’ and Bhide is worried that what if his dream comes true.

TOI quoted the producer, Asit Kumar Modi saying that, “Nothing is finalized yet. We have finalized three people and we are shooting with them. We will soon lock the one who will play Dr. Hathi.”

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