Overview
- Producer Asit Kumar Modi confirmed at the 17th anniversary event that no actor has yet been cast as Dayaben and that Vakani’s personal reasons remain an obstacle to her return.
- Modi said Disha Vakani set a performance benchmark that makes finding a suitable replacement exceptionally difficult.
- Dilip Joshi recalled his strong theatre-grounded chemistry with Vakani and said he deeply misses her on-screen presence since her 2017 maternity leave.
- Mayur Vakani grew emotional describing their lifelong theatre partnership and lamented the void left by his sister’s absence from Sundarlal-Dayaben scenes.
- Despite sustaining robust TRP ratings, the production continues to adjust storylines around Dayaben’s absence while the search for a solution goes on.