Talented Rakhee Tandon, who is best remembered for playing Sweety Mathur in Hum Paanch, has denied reports of essaying the role of Dayaben, which was earlier played by Disha Vakani in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, as per reports in Indian Express.
News recently started doing the rounds about Rakhee being roped in as Disha’s replacement on the hit sitcom. However, Rakhee cleared the air in an interview with ETimes. She said that she saw her name pop up online, and though she wasn’t bothered initially, the rumours didn’t stop and this forced her to finally speak up. Claiming to have watched the show, Rakhee said that it is “as iconic as Hum Paanch, which I did in my younger days.”
What if she indeed gets to play Dayaben? Rakhee said getting Disha Vakani’s signature Gujarati twang would be challenging, but she’s confident about her comic timing. She said she’ll bring her own nuances to the character too. Calling it a good merger, she added, “If I do it entirely my way, it might be difficult for the audiences to relate to it.”
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fans have been missing the character of Dayaben the most since 2017. Disha took a maternity break in September 2017 and never came back.
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