Through his conscientious and energetic performance as Dadaji aka Champak Lal Gada in SAB TV’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Neela Telefilms), Amit Bhatt has enthralled the audience and made a place in the hearts of viewers of all age groups. In a candid chat with Tellychakkar.com, the veteran actor talks about his experience in this industry and more particularly this show. Being a part of the television and theatre industry for long, Bhatt is of the opinion that the TV industry has much more to offer in terms of opportunities than theatre. “If I had to choose between theatre and TV, keeping in mind my comforts, I would definitely choose the former. Firstly, if one makes a mistake on TV, we have the leisure of a retake. Moreover, I personally feel that an actor gets a chance to explore a lot in the television world,” he avers. Amit, who has been a part of many Gujarati plays, claims that as an actor his strength lies in doing comedy as it comes very naturally to him. “Comedy as a genre has started evolving because the stress level has increased amongst people. After finishing their work, all that people want is to watch something that can have a relaxing effect on them and comedy, as all know, is a stress buster. As a matter of fact, if my shoot culminates and I have some time left in my hand, I watch Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as it makes me laugh too,” Bhatt observes. “Talking about actors doing comedy, I really cannot differentiate between good and bad acting as there are lot of good actors sitting at home while the others are being offered shows; it is all a game of destiny,” he adds. On a lighter note, ask this talented personality if he initially thought that Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah would be such a super hit, Bhatt shares with a smile on his face, “When this show got going, I along with other cast members used to discuss as to what should be our way of working so that the show has a minimum run of two years. But the response this show has generated is unimaginable and phenomenal.” Recalling a past memory he shares, “There was an episode where Gokuldham society experienced water-shortage. The shot was such that there would be a force of water coming on me. We rehearsed for two and a half hours to get this shot right as it was a one-take shot or else it would be called off. We thankfully managed to pull it off and all of us rejoiced after that. It was the most memorable incident which I shall hold with the show for my lifetime.” Bidding adieu to his fans, Bhatt phrases out a line that reads: “Sab ke life mein problems hai…sirf Nazariye ki baat hai.” Job well done as Champak, Amit!!!