If you have not heard of Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma, you should go dig a hole in your backyard and bury yourself. Because, at the moment, you are actually living in a hole. This show has topped TV ratings and captured public imagination for the past 4 years. It is still one of the most watched shows on TV (this is based on a majorly screwed up television viewership rating system devised by the Government of India. Like everything else they create. But hey! Have you seen the number of advertisements this show gets?).
TMKUC (Yes, I just abbreviated it. It's that cool!) is based on a book by a Gujju guy named Tarak Mehta. The old man, the actual writer, makes an appearance in every episode which runs in the multiples of 500. Then he goes home and tries to kill himself after witnessing what has become of his book. At the moment, he has made 4 such appearances and will make the fifth one soon.
Every episode on TMKUC follows this heirarchy:
Step 1: The men create the problems, which is then taken to Tarak Mehta.
Step 2: Tarak Mehta ends up discussing it with the women who go on to diss the men.
Step 3: The kids get involved and the cleverest creature on the show, Tapinder (Tapu), comes up with an annoying solution.
Step 4: Then Bapuji refutes everything that has happened till this point, using his many years of experience and collected wisdom.
The End.
Celebrity Appearances
</Episode 3>
Everyone - Yaay!
Tapu - *hair flick* I'm awesome only.
Hritik - Oh Priyanka! Jadoo *just* left in his spaceship. You *just* missed him.
*Priyanka does a sadface*
Hritik - *afterthought* But wait... Iyer bhai, can you pliss do om om om ommmm again and ask Jadoo to come back?
Madrasi dude - Sure boss. Why not? Footage eating is my passion only.
Iyer goes on to do OM OM OM OMMM again. And Jadoo comes again! His spaceship was parked right around the corner. It gets lonely on his own planet, so he was hoping that he would be called back by the earthlings. So that he can hang out of his spaceship and wave at them.
Priyanka - Yaay! I love you Jadoo!
Everyone - We all love you Jadoooooo! Aaaaaaaa! *mindblown*
TMKUC (Yes, I just abbreviated it. It's that cool!) is based on a book by a Gujju guy named Tarak Mehta. The old man, the actual writer, makes an appearance in every episode which runs in the multiples of 500. Then he goes home and tries to kill himself after witnessing what has become of his book. At the moment, he has made 4 such appearances and will make the fifth one soon.
Plotline
The show is based in a secular housing colony in Mumbai called "Gokuldham Society". It actually is 'secular' because it has representation from all regional (and communal) stereotypes in modern day India. Gujarati, Marathi, Annoying-spoilt-kids, Punjabi, Muslim, Cranky-Elderly, Jains, Parsi, Hindi-sensational-journalists, Madrasi, Funny-Fat-but-don't-make-jokes-about-our-weight, Hot-cleavagey-MILF, Doting-mothers, Irresponsible-Dads, Clean-businessmen, clever-scientists, celebrity-special-appearances and what not. I am not even scratching the surface here. Anything that is Indian, acceptable to the censor board and gets a "suitable for audience under 13 years of age" can be found on this awesome blossom show.
It doesn't really have any plotline but it does have a hierarchy. Every episode on this show follows this hierarchy to the dot.
Let me present an infographic to explain the same:
Let me present an infographic to explain the same:
Step 1: The men create the problems, which is then taken to Tarak Mehta.
Step 2: Tarak Mehta ends up discussing it with the women who go on to diss the men.
Step 3: The kids get involved and the cleverest creature on the show, Tapinder (Tapu), comes up with an annoying solution.
Step 4: Then Bapuji refutes everything that has happened till this point, using his many years of experience and collected wisdom.
The End.
Celebrity Appearances
Let me give you an example of how the episodes are built up towards a celebrity.
<Episode 1>
<Episode 1>
One day, Marathi Uncle buys a vintage radio from a pawn shop. He comes home and wants to show off the awesome radio to the society residents.
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| Marathi Dude who owns an awesome vintage radio. |
</Episode 1>
<Episode 2>
The Society gathers around the radio. But no sound comes out of it. Gujarati woman with a speech defect wonders if she has gone deaf.
The radio is broken.
Marathi Uncle tells the Madrasi Scientist dude to fix his radio.
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| Gujarati woman with speech defect who wonders if she has gone deaf. |
</Episode 2>
<Episode 3>
Madrasi Scientist dude takes the radio to the society compound, which is basically the parking lot of the society that doesn't ever have any cars parked in it (except for visiting celebrity cars).
He connects the Radio to his laptop with a USB cable (Yes. This happened.)
He goes on to do "Om Om Om Oooom." using the radio.
Lightning strikes, the lights in the society go out and a space-ship appears out of nowhere.
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| Madrasi dude who connects his laptop to a vintage radio using USB technology. We haz the teknolojeee!!! |
<Episode 4>
A photoshopped image of Jadoo comes out of the spaceship and waves happily at Gokuldham-wasis.
Gujarati dude - Jadoo, why did you turn off the lights in the society?
Journalist dude - Jadooji, please bring back our lights! It's been half an hour since you cut the power.
Inner Monologue of the Audience - WHAT!? JUST HALF AN HOUR? The Electricity Department is being partial. RELEASE THE ORNOB!! The nation wants to know!
The powercut situation goes on for a week because Jadoo keeps bugging them everyday.
Madrasi dude - WTF man! What is happening only!? What to do only?!
Tapu - I haz an idea! We should call the one person that truly understands Jadoo.
Everyone else - WHO WHO WHO?
Tapu - Hritik Roshan, DUH!
Madrasi dude - WTF man! What is happening only!? What to do only?!
Tapu - I haz an idea! We should call the one person that truly understands Jadoo.
Everyone else - WHO WHO WHO?
Tapu - Hritik Roshan, DUH!
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| Our friendly neighborhood... uh... ALIEN? |
</Episode 5>
<Episode 6>
Journalist dude calls Hritik Roshan. He picks up the phone:
Journalist dude - Hritikji, Jadoo wants to give you a message. Pliss to come to Gokuldham society and listen to his message.
Hritik Roshan - WHAT!? Jadoo is there? I am coming right away. And that way, I will get to meet the people of Gokuldham Society.Journalist dude - Hritikji, Jadoo wants to give you a message. Pliss to come to Gokuldham society and listen to his message.
Everyone - Yaay!
Tapu - *hair flick* I'm awesome only.
Hritik Roshan comes to Gokuldham.
Everyone is clapping as his car comes into the drive-way. Madrasi Dude starts doing "Om Om Om OMMMM" with the vintage radio again. And before you know it, the spaceship is back with a Jadoo hanging out of it!
Hritik - Iyer bhai, pliss to translate his message?
Madrasi dude - Sure bro. In a minute.
Hritik - Iyer bhai, pliss to translate his message?
Madrasi dude - Sure bro. In a minute.
Hririk Roshan comes to Gokuld... wait... not this one...
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| This one. This Hritik Roshan comes to Gokuldham to meet and greet and do stuff with Jadoo. |
</Episode 6>
<Episode 7: GRAND FINALE>
Hritik - Jadoo! What are you trying to tell me?
*message flashes on Laptop screen*
Hritik, I wish you all the best for your movie Krrish 3. May this movie bring peace to the world and spread friendship.
Hritik and everyone else - My God Jadoo! Thank you so much for promoting a movie which was made on earth! A movie which you have nothing to do with. #OKBye!
Jadoo leaves.
But wait! That's not all! Another car comes into the society compound. A very scantily clad saree wrapped Priyanka Chopra steps out and greets all.
Hritik - Oh! Priyanka! WTF are you doing here?Priyanka - Oh Hritik, I heard that Jadoo was coming to Gokuldham. Since I was not in the first movie, I never got to meet him. I really want to meet him. Where is he? WHERE IS HE?
Hritik - Oh Priyanka! Jadoo *just* left in his spaceship. You *just* missed him.
*Priyanka does a sadface*
Hritik - *afterthought* But wait... Iyer bhai, can you pliss do om om om ommmm again and ask Jadoo to come back?
Madrasi dude - Sure boss. Why not? Footage eating is my passion only.
Iyer goes on to do OM OM OM OMMM again. And Jadoo comes again! His spaceship was parked right around the corner. It gets lonely on his own planet, so he was hoping that he would be called back by the earthlings. So that he can hang out of his spaceship and wave at them.
Priyanka - Yaay! I love you Jadoo!
Everyone - We all love you Jadoooooo! Aaaaaaaa! *mindblown*
Jadoo leaves.
Hritik - Now what to do? We have nothing to do and nowhere to go. All of this drama was done in the first half of the episode. We got full payment, now we need to do something till the episode ends.
Gujarati speech defect woman - WILL YOU DANCE WITH MEEEE?
Hritik & Priyanka - Of course!
Hritik - Now what to do? We have nothing to do and nowhere to go. All of this drama was done in the first half of the episode. We got full payment, now we need to do something till the episode ends.
Gujarati speech defect woman - WILL YOU DANCE WITH MEEEE?
Hritik & Priyanka - Of course!
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| Dance with us bitches! That's how we roll yo! Garba e-shtyle! |
Bapuji blesses Hritik and Priyanka. He wishes them success for their new movie. They do some feet touching and blessing taking and leave.
THE END.
</Episode 7: GRAND FINALE>
To see more ridiculous things and enjoy the members of Gokuldham moralizing everything, tune in to Taarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma on Sab TV! Or should I say, watch Taarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma channel which runs the show all day long.
To read our review on Krrish 3:
Krrish 3 - The Indian SuperHoarding
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