Disha Vakani's brother Mayur Vakani refutes reports of her throat cancer, calls them ‘baseless’

Actor Mayur Vakani has refuted reports that his sister Disha Vakani is suffering from throat cancer

A few recent media reports claimed that the actor, who quit Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has throat cancer because of the peculiar voice of her character Dayaben in the show.

Disha’s brother Mayur Vakani, denied the reports and called them baseless.

Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal, who plays Mrs. Roshan Singh Sodhi, also reacted to the rumors and said Disha sounded fine when they last spoke.

Mayur told ETimes TV, "Aise bahut saare afwaayein aate rehte hain ismein koi sacchayi nahi hai

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah makers have been in search of a new actor to play Dayaben for a long time.

Disha has not returned to the show since she took a maternity break in 2017.

While the makers haven’t yet found someone to replace Disha, they recently introduced a new Taarak Mehta.

Sachin Shroff has replaced Shailesh Lodha, who played the part for 14 years.