Best known for playing the role of Jethalal Champaklal Gada in ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, Dilip Joshi is a household name. Apart from being a known face on television, the actor has been a part of several films in supporting roles. He has shared the screen with actors such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, and Priyanka Chopra to name a few. The actor has a rich body of work to his name which proves his versatility and talent. As the actor turned 56 on May 26, let’s take a look at his net worth.
As reported by News18, Dilip Joshi’s net worth has significantly increased from Rs 20 crore to Rs 47 crore, marking an impressive 135 percent growth over the past five years.
Besides this substantial net worth, the actor’s remuneration for his lead role in ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ is reportedly Rs 1.5 lakh per episode.
Joshi is also passionate about cars and owns an Audi Q7, which ranges from Rs 82 lakh to Rs 89 lakh, and a Toyota Innova, priced around Rs 14 lakh. In November 2021, the 56-year-old actor purchased a KIA Sonet subcompact SUV for Rs 12.29 lakh. He also has a spacious house in Goregaon which is reportedly valued at Rs 5 crore.
Before achieving fame, he had faced many difficult times in his career. He had talked about the difficult phase on ‘The Bombay Journey.’ The actor had mentioned that when he was working on Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun,’ he was short of money. In 1992, when his daughter Neeyati was born, he was earning around Rs 400-450 per show from a play he was involved in. Despite the film becoming a blockbuster at the box office, he revealed that he had not received any work offers for a long time.
From working for Rs 400 to earning lakhs per episode, Dilip Joshi has come a long way.
