Overview

• On August 10, Asit Modi shared an Instagram video showing Disha Vakani tying a rakhi to him and his wife and having him touch her feet in return.
• The clip provided a rare public glimpse of Vakani with her family, including her daughter, since her 2017 maternity leave.
• Fans flooded the comments with pleas for Vakani to return to her iconic role as Dayaben on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
• Modi confirmed that formal auditions for the Dayaben character are now underway, though no official return date has been announced.
• Producers have acknowledged the difficulty of finding a successor who can match the benchmark set by Vakani’s original performance.