Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Ghanshyam Nayak aka Nattu Kaka passed away in Mumbai on Sunday, having lost his battle against cancer. He was 76 years old. He was undergoing chemotherapy sessions for a few months, but eventually succumbed to his condition. While the fans of the comedy show remembered him by trending the hashtag Nattu Kaka on social media for the last few days, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Social media also condoled Nayak’s demise as he shared a throwback with the late actor.
“Shri Ghanshyam Nayak will be remembered for his versatile roles, especially in the popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He was extremely kind and humble too,” Modi wrote alongside his picture with the protagonist.
In the last few days, we have lost two talented actors who have won hearts with their work. Shri Ghanshyam Nayak will be remembered for his versatile roles, especially in the popular show ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’. He was also extremely kind and humble. pic.twitter.com/nwqKVpm4ry— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2021
In the throwback picture, actor Tanmay Vekaria, who plays Bagga in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, is also seen alongside the protagonist and PM Modi. Serial producer Asit Kumar Modi is also behind him.
Nayak started out as a child artist in 1960 and went on to 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.
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However, he will be best remembered for playing the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undaiwala aka Nattu Kaka, who handles the accounts section of the electrical store run by the serial’s lead character, Jethalal Gada, essayed by Dilip Joshi. Whenever Jethalal assigns Nattu Kaka a task he doesn’t want to do, he pretends not to listen and shouts, “Hey, ‘I said something’? (Did you say anything to me?)”
Those words will remain in the collective memory of countless fans of Ghanshyam Nayak.
(with IANS inputs)
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