Amit Bhatt

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amit Bhatt

• Amit Bhatt is an Indian TV actor. In 2008, he played the role of Champaklal Jayantilal Gada or Bapuji in the popular Hindi sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (2008).

• He grew up in Gujarat.

  

• At a very young age, he started participating in various stage plays.

  

• At the beginning of his career, he started working as a theatre artist and has performed in a few Gujarati theatre plays like Chaal Reverse Ma, Jaiye Parke Paise, and Leela Laher.

• Amit has acted in a few Hindi TV serials such as ‘CID’ (1998), ‘Khichdi’ (2003; Star Plus) and ‘F.I.R.’ (2006; Sony SAB).

  

• In 2008, he appeared in the popular Hindi sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ which aired on Sony SAB. He once shared that initially, he auditioned for some other role in the serial. He said that for his role, he had to shave his head completely for every alternate day. However, within a few weeks, he started getting an infection on his head after which Amit and the makers of the TV serial decided to use a Gandhi topi for his character.

• He has played small roles in a few Hindi films such as ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge’ (2009) and ‘Loveyatri’ (2018).

  

• In his spare time, he enjoys singing and travelling to different places.

  

• Amit is a spiritual person, and he often visits various religious places with his family and friends.

  

• He loves animals and owns a pet dog named Leo.

  

• In an interview, he shared that he did all the interior design of his home.

• A netizen once commented on Amit’s photo asking him whether he chewed tobacco. Amit replied ‘Yes’ to it. ^[2]News 18

• The Indian actor Dilip Joshi who plays his onscreen son in the TV serial ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ is around seven years older than him. ^[3]The Times of India

  

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