Sonalika Joshi shares proud moment as Dilip Joshi, TMKOC cast join India Day Parade in New York

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actress Sonalika Joshi who plays Madhavi Bhide shared glimpses of a special Independence Day celebration as the cast of the popular sitcom participated in the 44th India Day Parade in New YorkThe parade organised by the Federation of Indian Associations FIA was held on Madison Avenue in Manhattan as part of the celebrations marking Indias Independence DayThe Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team led by creator and producer Asit Kumarr Modi was among the Indian television personalities who joined the celebrationsSonalika shared pictures and videos from the event on her social media account In one of the videos she can be seen waving to the crowd from an open vehicle as it moves through the centre of the road Large crowds of fans and onlookers can be seen standing behind barricades on either side of the road waving Indian flags and cheering for the castDilip Joshi who plays Jethalal Munmun Dutta who essays Babita Mandar Chandwadkar who plays Atmaram Tukaram Bhide and Sonalika Joshi were among the familiar faces seen at the parade Nitish Bhaluni who currently plays Tapu was also part of the celebrations Balwinder Singh Suri who plays Roshan Singh Sodhi was among the other members of the team present in New YorkView this post on InstagramA post shared by Sonalika Sameer Joshi jsonalikaSharing the video Sonalika wrote ldquoProud proud proud moment for usVery Grateful to FIA who invited us USA to celebrate the 44Th India Day Parade Had all life time memories Happy Independence Day to AllrdquoIn another post she shared a closer glimpse of herself dressed in traditional attire wearing an Independence Day parade sash and tricolour badge while waving to the crowdHer caption read ldquoSurrounded by so much LOVE APPRECIATION amp RESPECT overwhelming moment for usnewyork madison independenceday paradeThank you FIA once againrdquoThe celebrations also saw the iconic Empire State Building illuminated in Indias tricolour of saffron white and greenThe Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah team has been enjoying a special year with the sitcom recently completing 18 years on July 28 2026 The show which premiered in 2008 has remained one of Indian televisions longestrunning sitcomsDilip Joshi as Jethalal Amit Bhatt as Champaklal Mandar Chandwadkar as Bhide Sonalika Joshi as Madhavi Munmun Dutta as Babita Tanmay Vakeria as Baga and Tanuj Mahashabde as Iyer are among the actors who have been associated with the show since its beginningOver the years many popular faces have however moved on from the sitcom Disha Vakani who played the muchloved Dayaben has been away from the show for almost 10 years Shailesh Lodha who played Taarak Mehta and Neha Mehta who played Anjali Mehta also exited the series Bhavya Gandhi the original Tapu was later replaced by Raj Anadkat who in turn was replaced by Nitish Bhaluni in the roleOther prominent actors who have left over the years include Gurucharan Singh as Roshan Singh Sodhi Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal as Mrs Roshan Sodhi Nidhi Bhanushali as Sonu and Kush Shah as Goli The show has also seen the loss of actors such as Kavi Kumar Azad who played Dr Hathi and Ghanshyam Nayak who was fondly known as Nattu KakaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever