Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Missing 16-Year-Old Found At Film City, Wanted TMKOC Acting Role
A 16-year-old boy from a town in Madhya Pradesh dreamed of becoming an actor.
He really wanted to act in a funny TV show called Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
One Thursday afternoon, he told his family he was going to school.
Instead of going to school, he got on a train and traveled about 900 kilometers to Mumbai.
The next morning, he arrived at Goregaon station and walked to Film City, where TV shows are made.
Police found him there, wandering all alone.
He told them he had come to chase his dream of acting in the show.
Police took him to Aarey police station to keep him safe.
His father confirmed he was missing and is now on his way to Mumbai to bring him home.
A 16-year-old boy from Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, was found wandering alone at Film City in Mumbai, about 900 km from home.
He left home on Thursday afternoon, telling his family he was going to school, and instead boarded a train from Chhindwara to Nagpur, then a connecting train to Mumbai.
He arrived at Goregaon station the next morning and walked to Film City, where a police mobile unit spotted him and took him to Aarey police station.
He told police he had traveled to Mumbai to pursue his dream of acting in the popular television serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC).
His father confirmed the boy had been missing since Thursday; the boy is safe at Aarey police station while his father travels to Mumbai to take him back.
- Who
- A 16-year-old student from Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, his family, and the Aarey police in Mumbai.
- What
- The boy, reported missing by his family, was found wandering at Film City and revealed he had traveled to Mumbai to act in the TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
- When
- He left home on Thursday afternoon, August 6, 2026, and arrived in Mumbai the next morning; reports were published on August 8, 2026.
- Where
- He left from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh and was found at Film City in Goregaon, Mumbai.
- Why
- He wanted to pursue an acting opportunity in the popular television series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
- Age
- 16 years
- Home
- Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh
- Distance travelled
- About 900 km
- Found at
- Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai
- Reason
- Wanted to act in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC)
- Travel route
- Chhindwara Railway Station to Nagpur, then connecting train to Mumbai (Goregaon station)
- Police station
- Aarey police station, Mumbai
- Status
- Boy safe; father traveling to Mumbai to take him back
Sources
16-Year-Old Travels 900 Km From Madhya Pradesh To Become Actor On Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Found Near Mumbai's Film City
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fan TRAVELS 900 KM to Mumbai? Here's what happened
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Dream Takes Missing 16-Year-Old From MP To Mumbai, Found At Film City
