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Asit Kumarr Modi is an Indian TV producer, director, and actor. He’s the founding father of the movie & TV manufacturing home Neela Tele Movies Non-public Restricted. He’s identified for producing the favored Hindi sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (2008). In 2023, the Indian TV actress Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal accused him of sexual harassment.

Wiki/Biography

Asit Kumarr Modi additionally spelt as Asit Kumar Modi aka Asit Modi was born on Saturday, 24 December 1966 (age 56 years; as of 2022) in Pune, Maharashtra. His zodiac signal is Capricorn. From 1969 to 1982, he did his education at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vidyalaya, Mumbai. From 1983 to 1987, he pursued B.Com at Shri Chinai Faculty of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai.

Bodily Look

Top (approx.): 5′ 5″

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Black

Household

Asit belongs to a Gujarati household.

Mother and father & Siblings

There may be not a lot details about his mother and father and siblings.

Spouse & Youngsters

His spouse’s title is Neela Modi. He has a daughter and a son.

Asit Kumarr Modi and his spouse

Asit Kumarr Modi and his daughter

Profession

Within the preliminary part of his profession, he labored as a lighting designer for a number of Gujarati theatre performs. He has additionally labored within the manufacturing and inventive division of assorted TV serials like ‘Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh’ (1994; Hindi) for DD Metro and ‘Kondmara’ (1996; Marathi) for DD Marathi. He has additionally managed the manufacturing and advertising and marketing division of some Gujarati TV serials like ‘Miyan Fuski,’ ‘Parinam,’ and ‘Aahwan.’ Asit has additionally labored as a theatre actor, technician, and assistant director. In 1995, he began a movie & TV manufacturing home Neela Movie Productions Non-public Restricted, which is called after his spouse Neela. He made his debut as a TV producer with the Hindi TV serial ‘Hum Sab Ek Hai’ (1998), which aired on Sony TV.

Hum Sab Ek Hai

In 2008, he produced the favored Hindi TV sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,’ which relies on the Chitralekha journal’s weekly column ‘Duniya Ne Undha Chasma’ by Taarak Mehta. The present is aired on SAB TV.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

He has additionally appeared in a number of episodes of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Asit Kumarr Modi in an episode of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

A few of his different TV reveals as a producer are ‘Krishnaben Khakhrawala’ (2010; Sony), ‘Wah! Wah! Kya Baat hai!’ (2013; SAB TV), and ‘Sab Khelo Sab Jeetto’ (2013; SAB TV). In 2021, Asit produced the animated tv sequence ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmah’ primarily based on the TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, which aired on Sony Yay.

Taarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmah

Controversies

Accusations of Not Paying Charges

Neha Mehta

In 2020, the Indian TV actress Neha Mehta, who performed the function of Anjali Mehta within the Hindi sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (2008) stop the present. In an interview, when Neha was requested about quitting the present after working in it for nearly 12 years, she stated that her charges was due with the makers, they usually weren’t paying her charges. She stated that she even requested Asit to clear her funds. She stated,

I acted in Taarak Mehta as Anjali for 12 years earlier than quitting in 2020. The final six months’ cash is pending. After I stop the present, I known as them a number of instances relating to my pending dues. I don’t like complaining… hopefully, there will probably be an answer quickly and I’ll get my hard-earned cash.”

Later, in an interview, an official from Asit’s crew stated that Asit was upset over Neha’s comment and stated that Neha had left the present with out informing them and stopped replying to their calls. The official stated that as Neha didn’t full the exit formalities, she was not eligible for a full and last settlement.

Shailesh Lodha

One other actor from ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,’ Shailesh Lodha left the present in 2021 over fee points with Asit. He performed the function of Taarak Mehta within the sitcom for nearly 14 years. Reportedly, he filed a grievance towards Modi for not clearing his dues. He even initiated a company insolvency decision underneath part 9 on the Nationwide Firm Regulation Tribunal (NCLT). Later, Lodha uploaded a cryptic submit on his Instagram account hinting in direction of his feud with Asit. In an interview, an official from Asit’s crew talked concerning the matter. The official stated,

There isn’t a lot to say that hasn’t been stated earlier. Shailesh Lodha has been like a household solely. When he left we revered that. And on quite a few events by way of e mail and on phone we now have requested him to return to the workplace to signal all required paperwork and take his remaining numeration. We’ve got by no means denied or refused to present his fee. In each firm when individuals depart, they need to signal full and last papers earlier than full fee is launched. The place is the problem? As a substitute of going round and complaining, isn’t it higher to easily comply with the common process? We aren’t pursuing any case, as a result of we didn’t refuse to present his fee. We’ve got already knowledgeable sir (Lodha) to take his dues and signal the required papers.”

Later, in an interview, Asit stated that he by no means refused to clear his funds. Asit stated that he was upset with Shailesh for concentrating on him along with his couplets and poems at numerous occasions. Later, whereas addressing the media, Shailesh stated that no producer could possibly be greater than the actor.

Accused of Sexual Harassment

In 2023, Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, one other actor from the Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, stop the present. She accused Asit and his crew of being unfair to her. She even accused Asit, and his crew members Sohil Ramani and Jatin Bajaj of sexual harassment. In an interview, whereas speaking about it, Jennifer stated that when she requested for a depart from the makers, they requested her to go away the units of the present. She stated that the makers have been unfair to her a number of instances in previous. She additional talked concerning the sexual harassment she confronted on the units of the present. She revealed that when Asit made a vulgar remark about her. In keeping with Jennifer, Asit stated,

Aj toh anniversary nahi hai. koi guilt nahi hai, aa jao room mein. The subsequent day, he says aap bohot sundar lag rahi ho, tumhare hoth bohot sundar hai, mann kar raha hai pakadh ke kiss kardu.”

In an interview, when Asit was requested concerning the allegations, he stated,

We’ll take authorized motion as she is attempting to defame me and the present each. Since we terminated her companies, she is making these baseless allegations.”

The crew members of Asit Modi, Sohil Ramani and Jatin Bajaj stated that Jennifer used to misbehave with the crew of the sitcom. They stated that she even broken the set property, and he or she was terminated due to her dangerous behaviour.

Awards

• Award on the fifth Nationwide Convention organized by the HR Membership

• ninth Annual Gujarati Display screen & Stage Award

• Maharathi Award for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

• Apsara Award by Producers Guild of India

• Massive Gujarati Leisure Award

• Finest Serial for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah by Massive Star Leisure Award

• Girnar Award by Bruhad Mumbai Gujrati Samaj

• Gujarat Gaurav Award by Divya Bhaskar

• Indian Tv Academy Award

• Finest Comedy Collection of the 12 months for the present Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

• Lions Gold Awards by Lions Membership of Mumbai

• Nationwide Achievement Award

• Finest Leisure for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

• Nickelodeon Child’s Alternative Award for Finest TV Collection for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

• Individuals’s Alternative Award by Viacom 18

• SAB Ke Anokhe Awards by MSM Community India

• Reliance Massive TV Award by Reliance Leisure

• Laadla Parivar for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah

Details/Trivia

• Whereas he was finding out in faculty, he gained numerous awards for steering and performing in performs.

• He can converse numerous languages equivalent to Hindi, English, Gujarati, and Marathi.

• In 2001, he purchased the rights of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and approached numerous TV channels to air his idea of creating Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as serial. Nevertheless, his thought of creating a sitcom was rejected as at the moment there was a pattern of saas-bahu day by day soaps. He struggled for nearly eight years to persuade a TV channel to air his sitcom.

• In 2015, he was invited as a visitor speaker on the Aditya Institute of Administration Research and Analysis, Mumbai.
  

  Asit Kumarr Modi- Speaker at an occasion

• Asit appeared at one of many TEDx Talks occasions in 2018.
  

  Asit Kumarr Modi as a speaker in TedX Talks

• In 2022, his present Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah turned the longest-running sitcom on TV (by episode rely).

• Asit and his Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s crew have been felicitated by numerous publications like Mumbai Samachar, Emotions Journal, and Artistic Membership of Ahmedabad.