Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Fame Gurucharan Singh To Participate In Bigg Boss 19?

After months of wait, the much-loved reality show Bigg Boss 19 is all set to go on air starting August 24. And while fans are excited to see the new bunch of participants this year, one of the names which has cropped up is actor Gurucharan Singh, who earlier played Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

According to a report in Telly Chakkar, Singh will be entering the Bigg Boss 19 house after being away from the limelight for several months. However, neither the makers nor the actor himself have confirmed the report yet.

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Singh played the role of Roshan Singh Sodhi in TMKOC for several years, but he quit the show in 2012. However, due to public demand, he returned to the show, only to finally part ways with it in 2020.

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Post the actor's exit from the show, he stepped away from the limelight, but last year, he was all over the news after reports went viral that the actor had gone "missing". He was later found by the cops, and in a heartfelt confession, he revealed that he was facing severe financial stress.

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In fact, his TMKOC co-star Jennifer Mistry had said in an interview that Singh was approached for Bigg Boss 18 and he had even given his nod, but the makers did not get in touch with him later.

"Gurucharan was fully dependent on Bigg Boss for monetary reasons. He was very sure that he would enter the show, and his financial issues would get resolved. However, nothing happened," she had said.

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Singh had also shared that his mental health was affected due to his financial condition and that he was battling depression.