Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Dilip Joshi clears the air on his viral weight loss reports; says ‘Woh toh 1992 mein hua tha'
Fans and social media went into a frenzy, eager to decode his so-called fitness secret.
But the veteran actor has now hilariously busted the myth. At a recent Mumbai event, when asked about his transformation, Dilip laughed and said, 'Areey, 1992 mein kiya tha bhai, abhi pata nahi kissi ne social media pe chala diya yaar.' His witty reply left everyone, including the paparazzi, in splits.
The confusion traces back to his 2023 interview, where Dilip had shared a lesser-known story from his early acting days.
Back in 1992, while preparing for his role as a scientist in the Gujarati film Hun Hunshi Hunshilal, he had indeed lost 16 kgs—not recently, but decades ago. Balancing his acting aspirations with an office job, Joshi relied purely on discipline.
'I used to go to work, change at the swimming club, and then jog across Marine Drive to the Oberoi hotel in the rain. It took me around 45 minutes. I lost 16 kgs in one and a half months,' Dilip had revealed in that old interview.
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What's striking is the simplicity of his method—no gyms, no strict diets, no personal trainers—just old-school hard work and the iconic Marine Drive drizzle as his motivator.
While the weight loss buzz may have been misplaced in time, Dilip Joshi's down-to-earth response reminds fans why he remains one of television's most adored personalities: honest, relatable, and effortlessly funny.
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