Actor Gurucharan Singh of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah opened up about his recent disappearance and financial problems in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, where he admitted having a debt of almost ₹1.2 crores on his head. He had gone missing since April 22 and finally returned to Mumbai this month after being away for 25 days.
Gurucharan said he has been surviving on liquid diet and added, “Aaj 34th day hai aur maine khana nahi khaya hai”. Kuch jagah main khā letā hū jaisē Gurū jī kā āśram hai vahāṁ jātā hū ur path hotā hai toh Monday kō hī jātā hū kyukī Monday kō hī vahāṁ par samōsā milta hai yā brēḍ pākōḍā or sāth mēṁ chāy or mīṭhā (Today is the 34th day I haven’t eaten anything. Sometimes, I eat at certain places like Guruji’s ashram, where I go on Mondays for samosas, bread pakoras, tea and sweets).
Then, when asked what was the reason, Singh explained, “4 saal ho gaye hai, 4 saal se mai bahut saare kaam karne ki koshish kar raha hu. Businesses karne ki koshish kar raha hu sab mein failure mila hai. Toh ab thak gaya hu, ab apna paisa aana chahiye. Matlab earnings ho. Toh kaam saamne se aaye. Taki mummy daddy ka khayal rakh saku.”. Uske baad aur apne karze utaar saku… Jo bank aur EMI ka he woh almost 55-60 lakhs. Doston ne bhi diya almost itna. So 1.2 crores nearly, Its been 4 years and for 4 years, I have been trying to undertake various work and do business but I have faced failure in everything. But I am tired now and need to start earning money, so that I can take care of my parents. I want to repay my debts).
Singh had gone missing after he had left his Delhi home to catch a flight to Mumbai on April 22. He never reached his destination and returned home on May 18