Ghanshyam Nayak, popularly known as ‘Nattu Kaka’
Television actor Ghanshyam Nayak, popularly known as ‘Nattu Kaka’ of the long-running Hindi sitcom “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah”, passed away in October this year after losing a battle against cancer. He was 76 years old. Since his demise, there were speculations that his character in the show would be replaced by a new actor, however, quashing the rumours, the show’s producer Asit Kumar Modi said that the late actor would not be replaced. The role of Nattu Kaka has been portrayed by Ghanshyam Nayak since the inception of the show, which has been on air since 2008.
“It has been hardly more than a month since the senior actor passed away. Ghanshyam Nayak aka Natukka has been a friend and I have worked with him for many years. I valued his contribution to the show. As of now, we have no plans to replace his character or bring in any other actor to play the role of Natukaka. There are many rumors going on but I would request the audience not to pay heed to them,” ETimes quoted Asit Kumar Modi as saying.
For Nayak, Nayak debuted as a child artist in 1960 and went on to have a crowded career in Gujarati and Hindi films and on the Gujarati stage. He lent his voice as a playback singer along with Asha Bhosle and Mahendra Kapoor. However, he will be best remembered for playing the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undaiwala aka Nattu Kaka, who handles the accounts section of the electricals store run by the serial’s lead character, Jethalal Gada, played by Dilip Joshi.
“Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah” first aired in July 2008 and has been running on television since then. The show is based on the weekly column “Duniya Ne Uncha Chashma”. The show starred Dilip Joshi, Shailesh Lodha, Sunayna Fozdar, Munmun Dutta, Mandar Chandwadkar and Sonalika Joshi. It is one of the longest running episodic shows. The show revolves around a society named Gokuldham, where families from all religions, different backgrounds and cultures live together and solve their day to day problems as a unit, but with a twist of humour. with.
Seeing its popularity, earlier this year, an animated version of the television show titled “Taarak Mehta Kaka Chhota Chashma” was launched by the makers.
,