'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah': Bhavya Gandhi reacts to reports that he was fired from show For the unversed, Bhavya quit the show after working for more than 8 years on the it. He was replaced by 19-year-old Mumbai based teenager Raj Anadkat Bhavya Gandhi | Instagram Updated: Jan 14, 2021, 07:15 PM IST Sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been topping the rating charts for years in a row and many of it's characters, original and the replaced, hold a special place in the hearts of the audiences. Even while the show took a long break during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, many of the show's characters remained viewer's favourite and it wouldn't be wrong to say that over the years the popularity of the serial and the actors have grown manifold.