The love story of 'Taarak Mehta' journalist Popatlal

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Shyam Pathak, who played the role of journalist Popatlal in 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'

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Shyam Pathak, who plays journalist Popatlal, is married in real life

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Popatlal is married and is also the father of three children.

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Shyam Pathak's wife's name is Reshmi

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Shyam and Reshmi had a love marriage in the year 2003.

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Shyam and his wife Reshmi met at the National School of Drama

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Shyam and Reshmi were classmates. During this, both fell in love

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and secretly got married without informing the family.

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Shyam Pathak's wife Reshmi is a housewife. She stays far away from the limelight.

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Shyam Pathak was studying CA before joining acting

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Admission was done in Institute of Chartered Accounts of India.

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But Shyam was interested in acting, after which he left the studies of CA

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And took admission in National School of Drama

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Before appearing in the show 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah',

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Shyam Pathak also worked in 'Jasuben Jayanti Lal Joshi's Joint Family'.

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Taarak Mehta's offer came, so he immediately said yes

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Shyam got a lot of popularity from the character of journalist Popatlal.

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The fans of the show are busy in getting the journalist Popatlal married.

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Why did Taarak Mehta's Babita ji not work in any other show?

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