The popular Indian playwright, humorist, columnist and renowned writer Taarak Mehta has passed away after the prolonged illness at the age of 87. 

Sab TV's popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been based on his column. The writer was also awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2015. 

Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi says, "I just heard the news. We are also busy finishing our episodes and suddenly we got to know he's no more. It's extremely sad. But we knew he was not keeping well. It's also mostly because of old age. He was suffering a lot, especially in the last few months. But this news has shocked the entire team. Everyone is extremely sad now." 

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