India, Aug. 9 -- He came to Mumbai chasing a television dream, but instead of finding a role on his favourite show, a 16-year-old from Madhya Pradesh found himself stranded for two days near Film City in Goregaon. The Aarey police found the teenager wandering in the area and contacted his family.

Paras Ratiram Verma, 16, from Chhindwara, told police he was fascinated by the TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and wanted to work in the popular serial.

Police said Verma left home on August 6, travelling by train from Chhindwara to Nagpur and then onwards to Mumbai. He later took a local train to Film City after learning that the show was shot there.

An Aarey police patrol team was alerted by the control room about a minor wandering n...