The entire Gokuldham Society has been set up in Amravati Maharashtra.
Lifesize cutouts and flats of various serial characters have also been made.
The comedy serial ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma,’ running on Sub TV for the last thirteen years, is now number one in the popularity chart after 3000 episodes. Her characters are such hits that they have become members of millions of households.
An entrepreneur in Amravati, Maharashtra, has developed a unique experiment to take this popularity one step further. He has built an air restaurant called ‘Gokuldham Palace.’
The specialty of this restaurant is that it is a replica of the ‘Gokuldham Society’ of ‘Taraq Mehta’ serial. Buildings like it, gates, balconies, color schemes, everything is like a serial. Not only that, in the serial where different characters are housed, they have also put life-size cutouts of the characters on the balcony.
To give a serial-like look, perfection has been maintained to the extent that the bricks laid in the Society’s courtyard and the rangoli made in the middle are similar to the Adal serial.
Entrance to Gokuldham Palace Restaurant
The recently opened restaurant is located on Morshi Road, 25 km from Amravati. Being on the highway, the restaurant immediately catches the eye of everyone passing by.
The cutouts of Jethalal and Dayaben greet the people at the gate inscribed ‘Gokuldham.’ Then a large courtyard similar to the serial and a separate wing of the residents of Gokuldham Society has been built around it.
Restaurant Promotion Material
Different cottages have been built for the visitors on the left side of this Gokuldham Society. Apart from that, an indoor seating area has also been created.
To the left of the restaurant are cottages designed to accommodate guests
People from different states live like in the ‘Tarak Mehta’ serial. Varieties of different cuisines like Gujarati, Punjabi, South Indian are also available in this restaurant on the same lines.
This restaurant has become popular among people due to its unique theme and delicious dishes in a short time. However, there is debate among experts as to whether the use of pictures, names, locations, etc., of the characters in the popular serial for commercial purposes is a matter of copyright infringement. The serial makers have not yet commented on this theme restaurant issue.
Lifesize cutouts of Dayaben-Jethalal in the restaurant courtyard
Flat of Babitaji-Iyer
Jethalal Champaklal Gada & Family and his flat, below Bagheshwar aka ‘Bagha.’
Jethalal and Daya Ben’s cutouts on either side of the restaurant entrance
The restaurant is located on the highway, 25 km from Amravati.
A small garden has been created outside the Society, just like the serial.
A few days ago, news came that the ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma’ serial became the most searched TV show on Amazon Fire TV. According to data released by Amazon, people searched the serial’s name ‘Alex’ once every minute, at least once last year.
Expressing satisfaction over the issue, Asit Kumar Modi, producer of the serial, said, “I am glad to know that offline television shows are so popular on digital platforms as well. Due to this, the popularity of the serial has also increased many times.